An accident took place some 20 km from Otavi to Otjiwarongo after an ambulance crashed into a truck, resulting in two fatalities in the early hours of this morning.

The other six occupants of the ambulance sustained serious injuries and were taken to the Otjiwarongo Intermediate Hospital.

The Okakarara Vocational Training Centre (OVTC) has introduced a bridging course to accommodate more trainees.

More than 200 people have enrolled at the VTC through the newly introduced course.

OVCT held an official opening of the 2025 training calendar on Friday.

Farmers on the resettlement farm Katemba in the Kunene Region are distressed because they say the new owner evicted them.

Farm Okatemba near Kamanjab was bought by the government in 2007 for resettlement purposes.

On the first anniversary of the late President Hage Geingob's death, his family remembers him as a family man.

Geingob would, on Family Day, invite family members to his farm near Otavi.

This time it was different, though, given his absence.

The Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force has called on police officers to perform their duties diligently and provide quality services.

Lieutenant Joseph Shikongo made this statement during his visit to Otjiwarongo.

Trigon Metals, a Kombat ores company, has laid off employees as the mine closes due to flooding from an underground water pump failure.

The 533 employees of the mine are distressed, citing that the failure of the water pump happened on 16 January and that the retrenchment was thus short notice.

Empowering farming communities' knowledge about cheetahs is essential for the long-term success of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF).

CCF founder Dr. Laurie Marker explained that the fund will continue working closely with farmers to combat the rapid decline of cheetahs in the country.

Residents of Orwetoveni Extension 16 in Otjiwarongo will no longer be afraid to cross the river during the rainy season, following the construction of a bridge by the municipality.

The Town Council of Khorixas plans to improve the living conditions of its residents in the informal area this year. 

The council has conducted feasibility studies for sewerage reticulations and the availability of electricity and water for the community members.

DNA tests have confirmed that the remains found in Lake Guinas last week are those of O'Linn Nauyoma, a learner who disappeared in the lake during a school excursion.

His father, Cornelius Nauyoma, says they can now bury their son's remains.