The Ohangwena Region has emerged as a strong performer in the newly introduced Innovation category at the Mathematics and Science Awards.

Ohangwena Governor Kadiva Hamutumwa has officially launched the Ohangwena Regional Investment Map and Action Plan.

The plan aims to turn the region's potential into tangible investment, job creation and business opportunities across various sectors. 

Police in the Ohangwena Region have expressed concern over the rising number of suicide cases and other serious crimes recorded in the region over the past three years.

Police Commander Ottilie Kashuupulwa says 189 suicide cases were recorded since 2023, of which 37 are this year alone.

The Swapo Party business community in the Ohangwena Region has contributed N$111,000 to the construction of a new fence around the party's regional headquarters in Eenhana.

The contribution was announced during a Regional Executive Committee meeting held in the town on Saturday.

A long-awaited dream of a fully fledged secondary school in Omulonga Constituency, in the Ohangwena Region, is finally becoming a reality.

The construction of the Ongula Senior Secondary School reached 70% completion, with the first phase expected to be completed in November.

Community members of the Okongo Constituency in the Ohangwena Region have demanded that stock-theft accused Leonard Kanguloshi be remanded in custody until his case is finalised.

Kanguloshi is accused of stealing livestock and has repeatedly been released on bail.

Swapo Party Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa has described political independence without economic empowerment as incomplete, urging women to participate fully in Namibia's economic transformation.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information, Communication and Technology has expressed satisfaction with internet connectivity at health facilities in the Ohangwena Region.

Most retail outlets in the Ohangwena Region are in breach of the Labour Act, particularly the national minimum wage regulations.

This emerged during an oversight visit by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Poverty Eradication, Labour and Industrial Relations.

The Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Susan Ndjaleka, has reiterated the need to upgrade Engela District Hospital to an intermediate hospital to improve access to specialised healthcare services in the Ohangwena Region.