The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has commenced water surveys to establish boreholes for a large-scale irrigation project on a 140-hectare brownfield site in Ekoka village, east of Okongo in the Ohangwena Region.
The Ohangwena Region has recorded 3,768 cases of malaria and 11 deaths since the outbreak last year.
Governor Kadiva Hamutumwa said the region experienced a malaria outbreak at the beginning of 2024, which lasted into this year.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said the Genocide Remembrance Day should serve as a powerful reminder of Namibia's shared resolve to continue on the path of nation-building.
The Genocide Remembrance Day commemorates the atrocities committed between 1904 and 1908.
The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture (MEIYSAC) has expressed shock over the suicide deaths of three teachers from the Enyana Combined School, Eenhana Secondary School, and Ohehonge Combined School in the Ohangwena region.
The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture (MEIYSAC) has expressed shock over the suicide deaths of three teachers from the Enyana Combined School, Eenhana Secondary School, and Ohehonge Combined School in the Ohangwena region.
Police in the Ohangwena Region have arrested a 24-year-old woman in the early hours of this morning after she allegedly killed her 30-year-old brother at Oshikuni village, Okongo constituency.
Ohangwena Regional Governor Sebastian Ndeitunga has encouraged the parents of children from vulnerable communities, especially the San community, to ensure that their children remain in school while the government is trying by all means to provide them with basic necessities.
The family of the late Eliud 'Shilongo' Hamukwa intensified their call for justice after the truck driver, reportedly shot and killed at the Onhuno roadblock last Sunday by an on-duty officer during an argument, was buried.
Learners from various schools in Eenhana, Ohangwena Region, took to the streets on Friday to protest against the rising cases of violence against children.
The march, held under the banner of solidarity and justice, saw young voices demanding urgent action from national and regional authorities.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has praised the Omagongo Festival as a vital platform for honouring tradition and reaffirming the commitment to preserving cultural heritage for future generations.
