The community members of Otjimbingwe and surrounding farms hosted a meeting to address serious issues hampering socio-economic development at the settlement.
Otjimbingwe is a settlement in the Erongo Region of central Namibia, with approximately 8,000 inhabitants.
Community members in Otjimbingwe and the surrounding areas have emphasised the importance of involving community development organisations in the allocation and registration of communal land rights for groups.
The Navachab Gold Mine will provide N$1,5 million to SMEs in Karibib, Otjimbingwe and Usakos, as a way to boost sustainable development under its Golden Egg initiative.
Residents of Omatjete Settlement and surrounding villages in the Daures Constituency have joined in the fray to get the Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo, to keenly look into dealings of small-scale mines and license holders.
Residents of Otjimbingwe are frustrated over the lack of electricity in their homes.
They say letters requesting the electrification of their homes were written several times but without a positive response.
The repeated release of suspected stock theft criminals on bail is contributing to rampant stock theft at Otjimbingwe.
This is according to community members who have called on the police and courts not to grant bail to suspects with pending cases.
The new Gaob of the Tsaoxudaman at Otjimbingwe, Joshua Seibeb, has vowed to unite his subjects and address social challenges in his area of jurisdiction.
In his first address, Gaob Seibeb vowed to address challenges such as unemployment and social ills among the youth at Otjimbingwe.
