The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (nbc) has announced that this year's Miss Namibia pageant will be held in the Oshana Region towards July.

The Oshana region local organizing committee and the governor held a strategic meeting to finalize the logistics ahead of the upcoming third edition of the Namibia Youth Games in the region.

The popularity and companionship of the nbc's radio services across Namibia were brought into sharp focus during the ongoing Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair.

This was evident when the community in Oshakati welcomed Kaisames FM's popular show host, Gerson Ore-aob, this past week.

The Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform Ministry brought together management from all 14 regions to review major activities and performance in the first quarter of this financial year.

Ministry officials are gathered at Oshakati for a week-long annual work plan and management workshop, ending on Friday.

Poor rainfall received this year has seen individuals and farmers experience water shortages, leaving livestock and crop farmers worried.

The Oshana Regional Governor, Elia Irimari, has extended a message of condolence, expressing his wishes for strength to the family of former President Geingob during this period of mourning.

The death of President Dr. Hage Geingob has sent shockwaves through the sports fraternity in Namibia.

The Chief of Uukwambi Traditional Authority, Ndilimani Iipumbu, and the Oshana Regional Governor, Elia Irimari, have joined forces to stop the illegal fencing of large areas of communal land, particularly grazing areas.

Oshana Regional Council will avail its facilities to the Namibian Statistics Agency (NSA) during the upcoming Population and Housing Census, slated for later this year.

Regional governors who attended the Validation Workshop for Science, Technology, and Innovation at Swakopmund, have called on researchers to conduct research that solves socio-economic problems. 

Oshana Governor Elia Irimari says the safety of people should take center stage during the upcoming festive season as the influx of visitors has started.