The former Otjiwarongo mayor, Gottlieb Shivute, said the late James Uerikua played a significant role in grooming, mentoring and shaping him into leadership.

Shivute said all he is left with now are photographs of a man with whom he shared both a political working relationship and a personal friendship.

The office of Otjiwarongo Constituency Councillor made several donations to schools and health facilities in the constituency.

The two schools that benefited from the donations are !Guxa-Aibes and Ombili primary schools each received a printer.

The community of Fransfontein is calling for the suspension of some teachers at Frans Fredricks Combined School for taking learners to the police after a heated debate among them.

The Otjozondjupa Police have confirmed, following forensic tests, that three of the five people who died in a car accident last month were indeed the Tsaraxa-Aibes Primary School teachers.

Their deaths have left the school and the wider community in mourning.

The life and legacy of Chief Clemens Kapuuo were honoured in Okakarara over the weekend. Members of the Ovaherero community, along with traditional leaders and political figures, gathered to commemorate one of Namibia's most revered leaders.

Farmers in the Grootberg area have called on the government to urgently intervene and relocate elephants and lions, saying the escalating human-wildlife conflict is threatening both lives and livelihoods.