Residents of Otjiwarongo Constituency have been urged to give the Swapo Party another mandate to ensure continued development in the region. This call was made by Marlene Mbakera, the assigned Swapo Party Leader for the Otjozondjupa Region, during a mini rally held at the Kalkfeld Settlement.

Otjozondjupa Region has highlighted a lack of special schools or resource centres in the region as a concern. 

Otjozondjupa Regional Council Chairperson, Marlene Mbakera, says government schools are also not inclusive towards children with disabilities, resulting in them not completing school.

The first-ever Kalkfeld Business Park is yet to be fully occupied by businesses and vendors.

The park was constructed in 2012 at a cost of N$14 million.

Over the years, challenges facing the market occupation have been blamed on the high rental fees.

The Otjozondjupa Regional Council has helped electrify 10 houses of pensioners at Otjiwarongo's informal settlements.

Otjiwarongo councillor Marlene Mbakera says the initiative aims to meet sustainable development goals 1 and 10, which speak to poverty and inequality reduction.

Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has appealed to financial institutions to lower their loan requirements for start-up capital and collateral for technical skills graduates to set up businesses.