Otjiwarongo is embracing the Christmas spirit as residents gather for a Christmas Carols event at the public space next to Spar.

The Queen Sofia Resettlement Farm, near Outjo in the Kunene Region, continues to face challenges affecting agricultural productivity and community life despite significant government support.

Okakarara Mayor Siegfried Tjehiua said the provision of water tops the list of priorities, noting that residents in informal areas have been deprived of basic services for years.

A new community-led garden in Okakarara is sowing seeds of hope as residents take action to fight hunger and create employment in the town.

The remains of three Auchab family members were reburied at Karibib after they were exhumed by the Osino Resources Mine at the farm.

The remains of the fourth relative are still kept at a Swakopmund mortuary.

National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) Vice President Peter Kazongominja has declared that Okakarara will not be ruled by another political party, reaffirming the constituency's status as NUDO headquarters.

The president of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), McHenry Venaani, is urging voters in the Okakarara Constituency to cast their ballots based on leadership capability rather than party loyalty.

As Namibians prepare for the upcoming elections, 63-year-old Godfried Kuhanga from Otjiwarongo expressed disappointment with the youth's growing reluctance to vote, urging them to take the process seriously and show up at the polls.

Otjozondjupa Governor John ||Khamuseb raised concern over alleged unfair recruitment practices in the region's education sector.

The governor was speaking at the State of Education engagement held in Otjiwarongo.

Christmas came early for children living with cerebral palsy and their caregivers in Otjiwarongo, as the Omake Charity Organisation distributed food hampers valued at more than N$30,000 in partnership with FNB.