Ohangwena regional leadership has expressed dismay about the slow pace at which government vehicles are repaired at Ondangwa.
They were speaking during Works and Transport Deputy Minister Veikko Nekundi's courtesy visit to the office of Ohangwena Governor Sebastian Ndeitunga.
Works and Transport Deputy Minister Veikko Nekundi visited the Okongo constituency in the Ohangwena Region to assess earth-track roads in that area.
These hard-to-navigate sandy roads are hampering development and making it difficult for communities to access schools and health centres promptly.
The National Democratic Party (NDP) has promised to create job opportunities for young people if elected to power in the November national elections.
Its president, Martin Lukato, addressed a media briefing at Ondangwa.
Over 900 students graduated from the University of Namibia's Ongwediva Campus.
Parents of learners who wrote Grade 11 examinations last year at Savo Nuts Private School at Oshikango in the Ohangwena Region are unhappy about the withholding of their children's results.
Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila handed over a borehole to the residents of Epembe Constituency's Ohamutwe-Tautende Village in the Ohangwena Region.
The project was funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform to the tune of N$2.7 million.
Residents of Oikuku and Ohamukwata villages in the Ohangwena Region now have access to potable water after three decades of waiting.
The project is being carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform and the Office of the Prime Minister at a cost of N$3.6 million.
The Roads Authority (RA) Chief Executive Officer is not impressed with the slow progress on the Engoyi-Omuntele road upgrade.
The road construction commenced in October last year and was to be completed by September this year.
Staff members of the Elambo Combined School in the Oshikoto Region petitioned the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture to address inconsistencies in the bush allowances.
The Ogongo UNAM Campus Indigenous Forest Parks Project, funded by the Welsh government in 2021 at a cost of N$5,2 million, is progressing well.
The project includes a tree planting programme with a focus on the uses of indigenous fruit trees within the ecosystem.
