Some residents of Oniipa are advocating for the town to revert to village council status, primarily due to land ownership disputes.

With Hardap Dam’s water level now at 22.1%, there is some hope for the town’s water supply, Mariental Mayor Cherien Kock expressed on Wednesday.

According to the dam bulletin released on Monday by Namwater, Hardap Dam is currently at 22.1% of its capacity.

Several houses in the Ombili informal settlement at Otjiwarongo were damaged in a severe storm Tuesday night.

Rebecca Shipanga, a mother of five with three grandchildren, told Nampa the storm tore the roof off her four-room house.

A 44-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly assaulting her seven-year-old son at Onashiku shaLaban village in the Oshakati district.

Two learners from Tsumkwe Senior Secondary School (SSS) died in an accident on the Tsumkwe-Grootfontein gravel road on Monday.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has pledged to resolve the critical shortage of ambulances in Otjozondjupa and other regions this year.

The scenes at Mburu-uru Primary School in the Kavango West Region are shocking.

Instead of desks and chairs, some learners sit on three logs inside makeshift classrooms constructed from corrugated iron sheets and poles.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform has lifted the ban on importing and transiting maize, palm, and palm products from South Africa with immediate effect.

The decision follows research into Bud Rot of Palms and Goss’s Wilt on maize, with authorities now confident the risks are manageable.

The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD) has warned the public about a fake tender circulating on social media, falsely claiming government involvement in a large-scale construction project.

Keetmanshoop Regional Court Magistrate Frans Anderson on Thursday sentenced a 38-year-old man to six years in prison for possession of uncut diamonds.

Mateus Petrus Nakagumbo was initially charged with theft of rough diamonds and disguising the unlawful origin of property.