Given the rich history and connections of the late President Hage Geingob to the town of Otavi, the town's residents gathered for a candlelight service to comfort one another.

Born on a farm near Otavi, the late President Hage Geingob was raised in Otjiwarongo, in what is today known as the Orwetoveni location, where his childhood friends described him as a positive and loving person.

Four people died in a head-on collision between a polo sedan and a seven-seater on the B1 road between Otjiwarongo and Otavi in the early hours of this morning.

In the vibrant town of Otavi, the TUTU Annual Soccer Games were recently launched, aiming to bring together the diverse inhabitants of the community.

Plans are on the cards to set up street lights along the B1 national road's accident hotspot leading in and out of Otavi.

Otavi Mayor Isaac !Hoaeb says the electrification of the short road stretch is part of interventions to prevent accidents.

Housing demand continues to grow at Otavi, and the council has started with the upgrading of its three informal settlements, which were established as a result of illegal settlements.

Otavi Mayor Isaac !Hoaeb says they have started counting the zinc-structured houses for demarcation.

With a rich historical backdrop and a strategic location along the B1 national road and Trans Caprivi highway, Otjozondjupa's governor emphasised the need for increased economic activities to foster development in Otavi.

Otavi Town has embarked on a journey to become the cleanest town in Namibia.

The town will be holding a three-month-long clean-up campaign starting next month.

Most people drive past Otavi to their destinations with zero interest in knowing the town.

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, has called on health centres not to allow challenges that require immediate solutions to persist, saying some minor issues do not need to go through the bureaucratic system for approval to be corrected.

A multi-million dollar Etunda Farm Clinic located south of Otavi continues to shine.