For years, residents of Okondjatu had to travel long distances to access basic healthcare, with many relying on a small clinic that could no longer meet the needs of the growing community.

The 18th Okakarara Annual Trade Fair Gala Dinner paid tribute to the late Otjozondjupa Governor, James Uerikua, celebrating his legacy of service while reaffirming the role of the trade fair in driving economic growth and entrepreneurship.

The Deputy Minister in the Office of the Vice President's  Marginalised Division, Moses ||Khumub, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to improving the living conditions of indigenous minority communities during a visit to Duwib Resettlement Farm in the Otjozondjupa Region.

The National Council Standing Committee on Health, Social Welfare and Labour Affairs has commenced an investigative visit to selected schools in the Otjozondjupa Region.

The purpose is to assess the use of hubbly bubbly and other tobacco-related products among learners and their impact on their health.

Learning at Shalom Primary School in Otavi, Otjozondjupa Region, came to a halt on Monday after concerned parents kept their children at home in protest over the school’s severely deteriorated toilet facilities.

Young people in the Gam settlement say they are being left behind by other youth in Tsumkwe.

They have accused the youth office in the Tsumkwe Constituency of failing to provide timely information, support, and feedback on funding applications and development opportunities.

An amount of N$1,600 might be someone's savings, but for 77-year-old Frans Geiseb, from Omatako Village in Otjozondjupa Region, the monthly old-age pension grant is more than a personal lifeline.

It is the only source of income sustaining a household of about 25 family members.

Residents of Gam in the Otjozondjupa Region have raised concerns over years of unreliable electricity that left them with spoiled food supplies and children unable to study at night.
 

The increasing demand for water is straining the two boreholes in the Neu Samarou Settlement, located in the Kombat area of the Otjozondjupa Region, as the population has surged to approximately 2,000 residents.

Residents queue for water every day, as the two boreholes no longer meet the demand.

The family of a late former commissioner of refugees in the Home Affairs Ministry has donated clothing items to 215 pre-school learners at the Osire Refugee Camp in the Otjozondjupa region.

The family donated the items as part of the legacy of the late Nkrumah Mushelenga, a veteran who died in 2022.