Today, August 15, President Nangolo Mbumba turned 83 years old.
Born in the village of Olukonda in the Oshikoto Region on August 15, 1941, President Mbumba started his professional career as a teacher and eventually achieved his ambition to become a headmaster.
The Directorate of Education, Arts, and Culture in the Oshikoto Region and its stakeholders have proposed the re-introduction of a trimester system for schools from 2025 onwards.
The head of rural water supply in the Oshikoto Region, Stevenson Tuukondjele, has said people are becoming increasingly agitated over a lack of access to water and insulting them when visiting the ministry offices due to these challenges.
A traditional healer accused of violating a grave and the corpse of a two-year-old boy at Tsinstabis settlement in the Oshikoto Region last October has been remanded in police custody by the Tsumeb Magistrate's Court.
A shortage of water in the Oshikoto Region has unleashed devastating effects on humans, livestock, and projects.
Some residents are forced to travel long distances to buy water, both for their own consumption and for livestock.
Unity and peace are prerequisites for the development of any given country.
These were the remarks of Swapo Party Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah when she addressed a rally at Omuthiya in the Oshikoto Region.
Teachers from various schools in the Oshikoto Region engaged President Hage Geingob and raised concerns around businesses benefiting from state tenders, using foreign expertise over locals.
The more than N$71 million Onkumbula Police Station was inaugurated in the Oshikoto Region.
Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo stated that the construction of such infrastructure is a true reflection of the government's commitment to enhancing safety and security in the country.
The government continues to avail resources to improve the accommodation of police officers.
The latest is N$3,8 million spent on the construction of police barracks at King-Nehale police control gate in the Oshikoto Region.
