At 84 years old, Ester Pakarae-Kavari still shares memories from her early life, when she won the first Miss Windhoek title in 1958 at just 17 years old.

The number of child deaths linked to malnutrition in the Omaheke Region has dropped.

The region recorded 40 deaths between April 2023 and March 2024, dropping to 19 between March 2025 and March 2026.

Malnutrition mostly affects children between six months and five years.

To conclude Men's Mental Health Month, the Namibian Police in the Omaheke Region hosted a conference at Gobabis held under the theme "Strong men, healthy minds: Building resilience, wellness, and purpose".

The Roads Authority's Namibia Traffic Information System (NaTIS) has made further progress in making government services more accessible to communities in the Omaheke Region.

NaTIS officially launched a learner's licence testing facility in Otjinene. 

Otjinene Councillor Eben-Ezer Kauapirura says the shortage of emergency vehicles in the region is impacting patients negatively, calling for urgent intervention.

Kauapirura said it has become difficult for one ambulance to serve the entire region.

In a continued effort to help address malnutrition in the Omaheke Region, employees of the Namibia Revenue Agency known as the "NamRA Stars" joined hands to support vulnerable children in the region.

A Grade two learner, nine-year-old Motjaritje Tjambiru died in a fire that engulfed her family's shack in Kanaan A, Gobabis. The incident has left the family in shock and mourning.

Otjinene Constituency Councillor Eben-ezer Kauapirura has highlighted the need to create a better understanding of the living conditions, needs and challenges faced by people with disabilities.
  

A total of 670 cadets graduated from the Police Basic Training Course from Pius Kaundu Police Training Centre in the Omaheke Region.

The graduation ceremony, which was addressed by Vice President Lucia Witbooi, was themed "Courage under Pressure. Honour in Service."

The Ovaherero and Nama genocide remains one of the darkest chapters in Namibia's history, an era marked by deep suffering, loss and displacement. For many Ovaherero and Nama families, the painful memories of that time still live on through stories passed down from generation to generation.