The Governor of the Otjozondjupa Region has appealed to the Roads Authority (RA) to consider upgrading several roads in the region to full bitumen standard.

James Uerikua said the upgrades are needed as the roads are of national interest.

Swapo Party Vice President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, says the nation must not be misinformed that there is no development taking place in the Otjozondjupa Region.

October 12 marks a century since the ancestors of the Ovitoto community emerged from concentration camps, seeking refuge and rebuilding their lives in the Ovitoto communal area.

The milestone was celebrated over the weekend at Okandjira Village in the Omatako Constituency.

Otjozondjupa Education Deputy Director, Uerivangera Tjivikua, stated that while the region has achieved success in adult literacy and skills development programs, the initial targeted population has limited access to the program.

Police in the Otjozondjupa Region have raised concerns about the increasing cases of suicide. They are now appealing to the public going through problems and challenges to seek help instead of taking their own lives.

The concern follows after police recorded three suicides of security forces in one week.

As he steps down as the Otjozondjupa Police Commander, Commissioner Heinrich Tjiveze has called on the incoming commander to solidify policing systems with farmers and the community to help curb stocktheft.

The distribution of drought relief food in the Otjozondjupa Region's periurban areas is still moving at a snail's pace due to a lack of transport with only one truck in the region. 

Deputy Prime Minister John Mutorwa has thus asked the region to advertise its need for trucks.

The Deputy Minister of the Division Marginalised Communities, Royal |Ui|o|oo, says education remains number one on the advocacy agenda. 

This is because the literacy level remains below average among marginalised communities compared to other citizens.

The Otjozondjupa Region received 1,268 applications for resettlement purposes this year, of which only five were resettled.

In his State of the Region Address, Governor James Uerikua says the demand for resettlement surpasses the supply.

Two people have died after an Intercape bus and an Iveco minibus collided head-on about 57 kilometres north of Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa Region.

According to Otjozondjupa Police’s community liaison officer, Senior Inspector Maureen Mbeha, the accident occurred this morning.