LEARNERS FACE HARSH CONDITIONS AT OMUSATI KINDERGARTEN

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Children at Leevi Katoma Kindergarten in Okahwa Village, Tsandi Constituency, in the Omusati Region, are learning under difficult conditions, with no desks, books, or pens, forcing them to practice writing in the soil.

SHANINGWA OPENS NEW SWAPO DISTRICT OFFICE

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The Swapo Party Secretary-General Sophia Shaningwa has inaugurated the party's new district office in Ogongo, Omusati Region, calling on party structures across the country to establish offices in all 121 districts.

OMUSATI POULTRY FARMER CHANGES THE NARRATIVE

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Adelheid Ambunda has turned a small poultry project, initially started to support her daughter's university studies, into a growing business in the Omusati Region.

Ambunda started poultry farming in 2021 at her village home in Okahala, with 34 hens and two cocks of the Sasso breed.

NBC SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN OMUSATI PRESENCE

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The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation is looking to strengthen its presence in the Omusati Region through news coverage, expanded local programming and closer cooperation with leaders at different levels.

ONAMATANGA RESIDENTS CLEAR 42KM ROAD

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Community members of Onamatanga Village in the Ruacana Constituency have launched a voluntary, self-funded campaign to clear a 42-kilometre stretch of road that has left their village largely cut off from the rest of the Omusati Region.

JUNIOR COUNCIL URGES CLIMATE-RESILIENT WASH INVESTMENT

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The 4th Junior National Council opened debates with the motion urging the government to invest in child-responsive, climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure in schools and communities across the country. 

ONYALUWILI WOMEN TURN POTTERY SKILLS INTO BUSINESS

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Two women from Onyaluwili Village in the Anamulenge Constituency of the Omusati Region have successfully transformed their traditional Oshiwambo pottery-making skills into a sustainable business that now provides for their families.

NELSON KAVELA REMEMBERED AS LIBERATION PIONEER

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On the 26th of August 1966, the first shots of the Namibian Liberation Struggle rang out at Omugulugombashe in the Omusati Region – forever altering the course of the nation's history. 

OUTAPI HOSPITAL STRAINED BY ANGOLAN PATIENT INFLUX

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Outapi District Hospital has been under severe pressure due to a high influx of patients, including referrals from Angola.

Adding to that is a shortage of doctors, which continues to strain the facility.