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.

Omukwaniilwa of the Ondonga Traditional Authority, Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo, has likened the character of the late Founding President to that of an elephant.