A vehicle caught fire just a few meters from the Otjiwarongo roadblock earlier today.
According to information gathered by the NBC crew en route to a sports assignment, the vehicle burst into flames while in motion. The driver managed to escape the rapidly spreading fire and was not injured.
The Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development (MURD), Evelyn !Nawases-Taeyele has commended Otjiwarongo Municipality for progress made in addressing basic services and urbanization.
A team of medical officers from both Otjiwarongo and Windhoek has been dispatched to Grootfontein, where five cases of cholera have been detected.
As Namibians prepare for the upcoming elections, 63-year-old Godfried Kuhanga from Otjiwarongo expressed disappointment with the youth's growing reluctance to vote, urging them to take the process seriously and show up at the polls.
Christmas came early for children living with cerebral palsy and their caregivers in Otjiwarongo, as the Omake Charity Organisation distributed food hampers valued at more than N$30,000 in partnership with FNB.
More than 40 early childhood development (ECD) educators have successfully completed a specialised training programme designed to empower and sharpen their skills at the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare in Otjiwarongo.
A group of young job seekers from Otjiwarongo who applied for the ECN training have been queuing outside the centre since Friday, hoping to be called in.
Otjiwarongo residents have appealed to the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, to consider relaxing and writing off outstanding water bills, taxes, and rates owed by pensioners and vulnerable community members.
The police recorded 6 cases involving dealing and possession of illegal drugs over the weekend.
Otjiwarongo Councillor Paulus Nekundi has vowed to tackle crime and advocates for the establishment of a police station in the Ombili informal settlement.
