The police in the Omaheke Region are partnering with church leaders around Gobabis to combat crime.
Chief Inspector Fina Sakajengenga, in an interview with NBC News, said churches have a major impact on creating communities, and it is important that they join in fighting social ills in society.
The Omaheke Regional Council has acquired a 7,000-hectare piece of land to extend the boundaries of the Buitepost settlement in the Kalahari Constituency.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the Omaheke Region is a strategic hub for cattle farming and serves as a major economic driver for both the local economy and Namibia's trading relations within markets abroad.
The Omaheke Region is home to over a hundred thousand inhabitants. This is according to the latest reports of the National Statistics Agency Population and Housing census of 2023. The data revealed that males dominate in number in the region.
The Namibia National Farmers Union Board Chairperson Vetuundja Kazapua has called upon private sectors in Omaheke to contribute meaningfully towards agricultural-related activities in the region.
The Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund has concluded its weeklong outreach programme in the Omaheke Region, aimed at taking services closer to the communities.
Omaheke Governor Pijoo Nganate has reminded traditional authorities that it's high time they acquaint themselves with the seven pillars of the Sixth National Development Plan (NDP6) to address regional development.
Nganate made this remark at the annual Okeseta Commemoration Day.
A resettled commercial farmer at Okorukambe in the Omaheke Region, Agnes Tjiramba, has urged fellow farmers to come up with ways to address developmental challenges.
Retired nurse Tjiramba said agriculture has the potential to solve many socio-economic challenges.
Eight schools in the Aminuis Constituency received stationery and printing machines through the Omaheke Regional Council office.
According to Aminuis Constituency Councillor Peter Kazongominja, the donation will help smoothen the operations of the receiving schools.
Omaheke Police Commander Heinrich Tjiveze reminded cadet trainees that policing is not just about enforcing laws, but it is about building relationships and fostering trust within communities.
