Watching a child battle a rare medical condition can be a draining journey.

One hundred and one beneficiaries received allotment letters for ten hectares of land on Farm Tsintsabis and Urwald in the Guinas Constituency of the Oshikoto Region.

The beneficiaries have been urged to develop and use the land productively. 

Namport Social Investment Fund has injected over N$2 million for the installation and rehabilitation of five boreholes in the Oshikoto Region.

The region's Governor Sacky Kathindi said water and sanitation remain among the region's critical challenges.

The Okawambi residents in the Omuthiya constituency of Oshikoto Region have taken the initiative of digging a pond to harvest rainwater amid water scarcity.

For the past two weeks, Okawambi residents have been working together to dig the pond.

Oshikoto Governor Sacky Kathindi on Wednesday visited the bereaved family of four people who died in a vehicle accident last Friday between Oshigambo and Onethindi.

The victims were travelling from Nkurenkuru, Kavango West Region, to their village.

As Namibia observes Heroes' Day, the founder of the Kufamosha Information Disability Centre, Petrus Theofelus, popularly known as Makiti, believes heroism can be demonstrated through compassion and making a difference in someone's life. 

Omuthiya Councillor Erastus Nekomba has commended the residents in the Oshikoto Region for successfully digging out a community well.

The efforts follow a period of three weeks without access to clean tap water.

As Olufuko prepares for its 15th edition, leaders have emphasised that the annual festival must be protected and expanded, despite years of criticism that it promotes paganism.
 

Residents of Onamishu in the Eengodi Constituency of the Oshikoto Region have raised concerns over taps running dry. 

During the autumn and winter seasons, water supply becomes limited compared to the rainy season.

The Eengodi Constituency Councillor Saara Shikokola has marked over seven months in office by reflecting on community achievements and structural challenges.

One of the achievements highlighted is the introduction of a mobile police station, which visits the area every Monday.