Veteran journalist Erasmus Captain Hendjala was buried today at Onyikanyika Cemetery in the Omusati Region.

The Chairperson of the Omusati Regional Council Management Committee, Daniel Iilende, has urged the region's political and administrative leadership to implement government projects in a timely manner.

The memorial service for veteran journalist and former Swapo Party Regional Councillor Erasmus Captain Hendjala will be held on Friday, 9 January, at Oinyikanyika-Olupandu in the Omusati Region.

Hendjala died in Ongwediva on January 2 at the age of 78.

The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) party held a mini rally today at Onheleiwa in the Etayi Constituency of the Omusati Region ahead of the Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections.

The Police Regional Commander in the Omusati Region, Commissioner Ismael Basson, has confirmed that two officers will be deployed to every polling station in the Omusati Region to ensure the safety of voters during the Regional Councils and Local Authority Elections.

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) says the regional council election in Ogongo Constituency in Omusati Region will continue as planned on 26 November. 

This announcement comes after reports that one of the contesting candidates resigned.

The communities of Okathitu Kambanda, Embwa, and Oluteyi in the Omusati Region met the government halfway by raising funds to construct a 4-kilometre access road. 
The new road, located along the envisaged Epato-Ombathi gravel route, will link residents to nearby clinics, churches, and schools.

Freelance sign language interpreter at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, Peter Mbwale, was buried on Saturday at Omindaba village in Omusati's Ruacana Constituency.

Special Olympics Namibia, in collaboration with the Namibia Sports Commission, hosted a send-off ceremony for the Unified Volleyball team as they prepare to compete in the first-ever Unified Volleyball World Cup.

The Principal of Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana High School in the Etayi circuit, Omusati Region, Victor Nanghama, has called on the Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Dr. Sanet Steenkamp, and the Prime Minister, Dr.