The founder of the Gift of Life Foundation, Caroline Engelbrecht, has invited community leaders to work together with other stakeholders in the fight against the use of harmful substances.
Dr Engelbrecht made this call during the Women's Conference at Osona Village, Okahandja.
90 learners from Otjozondjupa have gathered in Okahandja to attend the ICT boot camp organised by the regional directorate.
Visually impaired Kleophes Petrus (32), a motivational speaker and founder of the Home-Full Organisation for the Visually Impaired, walked from Okahandja to Windhoek with the assistance of Namibian traffic officers to raise awareness about gender-based violence (GBV).
The Senior Command and Staff Course hosted African Heritage Day at the Namibia Command and Staff College in Okahandja over the weekend.
This marks the second commemoration of the day in the military-academic programme's course calendar.
Young people in Okahandja gathered to deliberate on the National Youth Development Fund (NYDF).
The gathering aimed to share information about the newly established fund and how to correctly complete the application.
Governor of the Otjozondjupa Region, John ||Khamuseb, paid a visit to residents of the Okahandja informal settlement, who raised their concerns with him regarding land allocation and service delivery.
Okahandja Police Station has a new commander, Tjarimba Mathais. This follows the retirement of David Scott, who served the community in that post for the past three years.
Mathias served in the police for 18 years.
Miss Namibia 2025, Johanna Swartbooi, arrived to a warm welcome in the Osona residential area on Saturday.
Family, friends, and supporters greeted Swartbooi upon her return from Ongwediva, the site of the pageant.
Land disputes have escalated in Okahandja, with activist Johannes |Gaseb accusing the Town Council of political favouritism in the recent allocation of erven, a claim the municipality denies.
The three accused in the recent discovery of a 1.5-hectare dagga plantation at a farm near Okahandja are set to appear in court on Thursday for the bail hearing.
