Oshikoto Regional Council is reviewing its extended seven-year strategic annual plan as well as the 2025 financial year work plan for improved service delivery to the residents.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) will hold by-elections in four constituencies by June of this year.
The positions became vacant following the swearing-in of four councillors as members of the National Assembly last week.
The chairperson of the Otjozondjupa Regional Council, Marlyn Mbakera, has said Otjiwarongo's blocked drainage system needs to be attended to while there is a need to construct another bridge.
Her remarks follow the flooding of the town recently after heavy rains.
The Otjiwarongo Constituency Office has donated money and items to institutions making a meaningful impact on the lives of the communities in the town.
Constituency Councillor Marlene Mbakera handed over a cheque of N$200,000, equipment, and materials to local companies.
The Otjozondjupa Regional Education Directorate has confirmed the placement of all 921 learners, who were without school at the beginning of the academic year.
Grades 1, 8, and 10 were the most affected.
The Otjozondjupa police on Monday apprehended the suspect in the multiple stabbing incident which occurred Sunday night at a bar in Otjiwarongo’s Tsaraxa Aibes informal settlement.
Residents of Orwetoveni Extension 16 in Otjiwarongo will no longer be afraid to cross the river during the rainy season, following the construction of a bridge by the municipality.
Travellers return from their destinations as the festive season draws to a close.
Otjozondjupa Regional Commander Commissioner Philip Hidengwa called on road users to be vigilant and patient on the roads.
Housebreaking and road accidents top this week's most committed crimes.
Housebreaking incidents dominated and accounted for the highest number of cases.
In Omahenene, suspects got away with N$16,000 after they broke into a shebeen.
Residents of the Otjiwarongo and Grootfontein constituencies in the Otjozondjupa Region can expect to vote for their new constituency councillors in separate by-elections before June 2025.
