Community members of Onamatanga Village in the Ruacana Constituency have launched a voluntary, self-funded campaign to clear a 42-kilometre stretch of road that has left their village largely cut off from the rest of the Omusati Region.

Two women from Onyaluwili Village in the Anamulenge Constituency of the Omusati Region have successfully transformed their traditional Oshiwambo pottery-making skills into a sustainable business that now provides for their families.

Residents of Otjitho Village in the Ruacana Constituency are facing a severe water shortage after their underground water supply dried up.

The situation has forced some residents to spend nights at the water point to get water when it becomes available.

The opening of gates to the 15th Olufuko Annual Cultural Festival to exhibitors and the public on Monday marked the welcoming of the Olufuko brides at the Olufuko homestead. 

Outapi District Hospital has been under severe pressure due to a high influx of patients, including referrals from Angola.

Adding to that is a shortage of doctors, which continues to strain the facility.

Elenga Enene of Ombalantu Traditional Authority, Oswin Mukulu, officially inaugurated a newly constructed community abattoir on Friday at Omundjalala Village in the Omusati Region.

As Olufuko prepares for its 15th edition, leaders have emphasised that the annual festival must be protected and expanded, despite years of criticism that it promotes paganism.
 

Accessing health services closer to home has prompted the community of Ombafi in the Omusati Region to construct a clinic to address long-standing challenges in accessing healthcare.

A resident of Okafimbi village in Ombalantu, of the Omusati Region, Maria Titus, has turned to horticulture and poultry farming to earn a living after graduating with no job prospects.

The Omusati Regional Governor Immanuel Shikongo on Tuesday held a closed-door engagement meeting with Omusati Regional Veterans of the Liberation Struggle at the Governor's Office.

The discussions were initiated by seven war veterans and later expanded to include more veterans from across the region.