insert_link Namibia Oshikoto Region Reports 557 Cases of Child Abuse in First Three Months of 2024 During a Child Care Protection Forum meeting in Omuthiya, Petrus Kuutondokwa, Head of the Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare Division, revealed that the Oshikoto Region has recorded 557 cases of child abuse from January 1 to March 18, 2024. The reported cases include instances of sexual, physical, emotional abuse, and neglect. Samuel Shivute, Chairperson of the Oshikoto Regional Council, emphasizes the importance of reporting violence against children and […] todayMarch 20, 2024 39
insert_link Namibia Oshikoto Regional Council Calls for Action on Water Challenges Samuel Shivute, Chairperson of the Oshikoto Regional Council, has urged residents to address pressing issues, notably the scarcity of clean water, by proposing various solutions. Speaking at a regional consultative meeting held at Omuthiya by the National Planning Commission on the Sixth National Development Plan, Shivute highlighted the persistent water scarcity in rural areas underscoring the necessity for borehole installations and upgrades to water treatment facilities and pipelines to effectively […] todayMarch 13, 2024 18
insert_link 21 10 Oshiwambo Hulithiipo okusheka omuleli omukulu goshilongo-Ya Ndakolo Ngoloneya goshitopolwa Oshikoto Penda ya Ndakolo okwiindiile aantu ya hulithepo okusheka omupresitend omukulu Dr Hage Geingob ,tati okwa longela oshindji aa Namibia. Ya Ndakolo koshituthi shopashitopolwa shoku dhimbuluka omuleli omuti 3rd gwa Namibia kOmuthiya ohela, okwati okwa gumwa keso lyomuleli. Ta gwedhako kutya ngele aantu otaya popile omuleli muuwinayi, nena oyo taya tolokana molwaashoka oya gumwa keso lye. Tati kashali oshipu oku mangulula oshilongo okuza muukoloni,nomupresitend omukulu okwa dhana onkandangala […] todayFebruary 22, 2024 40 10 21
insert_link Namibia Commander appeals for support for police officers during festive season operations Namibian Police Force (NamPol) commander for the Oshikoto Region, Commissioner Theopoline Kalompo-Nashikaku, has called on private companies to donate food to the police during the festive season. Kalompo-Nashikaku was speaking at Omuthiya on Wednesday after receiving a donation of food items from the owner of Okaale Complex, Helena Nekomba. She urged other companies to emulate the example. “We have 11 teams camping in the bush, trying to stop theft […] todayDecember 21, 2023 32
insert_link Namibia National Housing Enterprise Board Chairperson urges local authorities for support on land The National Housing Enterprise Board Chairperson Toska Sem urged local authorities to support them by allocating affordable land to allow them to address the housing backlog in the country. She said that during the handing over of over 140 houses in Omuthiya, Ondangwa and Okahao. todayNovember 27, 2023 13
insert_link Namibia Revamping of water system causes water scarcity in northern Namibia NamWater Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abraham Nehemia said the water scarcity in Northern Namibia has been caused by the revamping of the water system from Calueque to the Oshakati canal, the treatment plants and the pipelines. Speaking to Nampa on Wednesday, Nehemia said the water systems in place from Calueque to Omuthiya were built in the 1970s and 1980s and the systems are now insufficient for the increased population. “NamWater […] todayNovember 23, 2023 13
insert_link Namibia NHE hands over 24 houses at Ondangwa The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) on Tuesday officially handed over 24 houses to beneficiaries at Ondangwa, constructed at a cost of N.dollars 12 million. Speaking at the event, Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni said housing remains one of Namibia’s key development priorities and it is only when the land is reasonably priced by local authorities that lower-income groups are able to afford houses constructed by the NHE. “Decent […] todayNovember 21, 2023 13
insert_link Namibia Chairperson of the Namibia Magistrates Commission says plans are underway to establish a periodic court at Omuthiya The chairperson of the Namibia Magistrates Commission, Judge Orben Sibeya, says plans are underway to establish a periodic court at Omuthiya in the Oshikoto Region to ease the number of cases dealt with by the Ondangwa court. Sibeya during his visit to the Oshikoto Regional Council in Omuthiya said an assessment found that Ondangwa has the heaviest case load in the country with over 4 000 cases, while 60 per […] todayNovember 21, 2023 5
insert_link Namibia Ondangwa and Omuthiya without water Residents of Ondangwa up to Omuthiya were left with dry taps since Tuesday night due to a pipe burst at the J&M Complex in Ondangwa. NamWater’s chief strategy and corporate affairs officer Kadiva Hamutumwa, confirmed this on Wednesday, saying the pipe broke on Tuesday night around 23h00 at Ondangwa. According to Hamutumwa, the Oshali pipeline runs under the Ondangwa J&M Complex. “As a result of the pipeline break, water supply […] todayNovember 15, 2023 16