Omaheke Forest Awareness Campaign
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The Directorate of Forestry in the Omaheke Region, in conjunction with the Epukiro Community Forest Committee, is conducting a joint operation and awareness campaign on forest preservation.
The Directorate of Forestry in the Omaheke Region, in conjunction with the Epukiro Community Forest Committee, is conducting a joint operation and awareness campaign on forest preservation.
The Minister in the Presidency, Christine ||Hoëbes has called upon residents of the Omaheke Region to utilise the just launched Innovation Kitchen at Gobabis optimally to promote their products and services.
The Innovation Kitchen will also enable entrepreneurs to get training and funding.
45 children under the age of five died from malnutrition-related conditions in the Omaheke Region this year.
The Health Director, Jeremia Shikulo, said the region has recorded 132 cases of malnutrition since January.
Experts in the dairy and agriculture industries from Zimbabwe who were on a benchmarking mission to Omaheke Region are encouraged by the efforts and dedication shown by local dairy farmers despite the challenges they experience.
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation opened the four-day Omaheke Employment Creation Conference in Gobabis, reiterating the government's commitment to employment creation.
A galaxy fundraising dinner raised more than N$130,000 for the upcoming Otjinene Expo, scheduled to take place between the 24th and 30th of April.
Omaheke Police is working tirelessly to strengthen partnerships with community members in combatting crime such as housebreaking, assaults and theft.
The police is running an awareness campaign to educate the inhabitants on their role in community policing.
The community of Omaheke said it has lost a family man, Absai Uetuesapi Mungendje, who always advocated for peace among his people.
Mungendje aged 99 died last week.
The traditional priest was residing at Toasis, at the homestead of the late Hosea Kutako in the Aminuis Constituency.
UNFPA, the Office of the Governor and the Omaheke Regional Council handed over food parcels to marginalized communities in Gobabis.
This is part of the initiative by Governor Pijoo Nganate to curb malnutrition in the region.
Some areas in the Omaheke and Otjozondjupa regions have started to receive rainfall as of late January.
However, most farming communities are of the opinion that they are hoping to record above-average rainfall as grazing land has been in a deplorable state.