Situated right at the entrance of the Otavi town along the B1 highway, the Namcor service station has been closed due to some challenges.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has applauded prominent businessman and farmer Leake Hangala for setting up a multi-million dollar milling plant at Ombanje Farm in Otavi.

Following failed discussions over plot allocations, residents of Kap n Bou took to the streets demanding that Otavi Town Council avail them land to build houses.

Leading the group, Wilfred Somseb said informal settlers paid N$200 each for a surveyor and allocation of 120 plots.

As the country prepares to commemorate Heroes Day on 26 August, NBC caught up with former PLAN combatant Bartholomeus Shangheta.

Beneficiaries at the Neu Sommerau Resettlement Farm on the outskirts of Kombat in the Otavi Constituency are celebrating a successful maize harvest of about 120 tonnes, despite operating under difficult conditions.

Residents of New Cairo in Otavi have raised concerns over trenches dug by the municipality last year, saying they have remained open for months, posing safety risks and disrupting daily life.

The trenches were excavated as part of a municipal project to install water pipelines and sewer infrastructure. 

Learning at Shalom Primary School in Otavi, Otjozondjupa Region, came to a halt on Monday after concerned parents kept their children at home in protest over the school’s severely deteriorated toilet facilities.

Residents of Otavi in the Otjozondjupa Region gathered on Saturday to celebrate World Music Day, an international event that highlights the power of music in promoting cultural diversity, social cohesion and economic development.

An ophthalmologist has stepped up to carry out an operation on a learner who is on the verge of losing his eyesight.

The good Samaritan responded after seeing a social media post about Ruston !Gudaob, a grade four pupil at Shalom Primary School in Otavi.

Otavi Town Council has dismissed claims that contractors have abandoned the sewer and reticulation works at New Cairo informal settlement, where trenches have been left open for some time now.