The people of Onanghulo and Onamukulo Village in the Ohangwena Region will no longer have to walk a long distance to access healthcare, thanks to the opening of the door of the long-awaited Onanghulo Primary Health Care Clinic.
Information and Communication Technology Minister, Emma Theofelus, paid a courtesy visit to Ohamba Martha Nelumbu of the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority as part of her work mission in the Ohangwena Region.
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) convened in Eenhana, Ohangwena Region, for its quarterly engagement.
Given prospects of good rainfall, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said discussions are on to ensure that schools in floodplain areas do not close during the rainy season.
Schools such as Onghala, Ohaingu, Oudjobala and Shingunguma would need urgent intervention to avoid their temporary closures.
Ohaingu Primary School in the Ohangwena Region welcomed a donation of a newly constructed fence valued at N$60,000 from Capricorn Foundation and various other sponsors.
In a move to improve the welfare of educators, the Ohangwena Regional Governor, Kadiva Hamutumwa, handed over the construction site for a new teacher's accommodation facility at Helao Nafidi Combined School in the Okongo Constituency.
The project is estimated to cost N$1.4 million.
Ohangwena Regional Council Chairperson, Erickson Ndawanifa, has called for unity among regional councillors, emphasising that collective effort is key to improving the lives of all inhabitants in the region.
Erongo Marine Enterprises has donated frozen fish and food items to 25 schools across the Ohangwena Region.
The donation, which comprises boxes of frozen horse mackerel, maize meal, dried meal packs and canned fish, will strengthen the schools' feeding programme.
Information and Communication Technology Minister Emma Theofelus has reaffirmed the government's commitment to supporting education initiatives, investing in infrastructure and providing the necessary resources to ensure no child is left behind.
Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah, accompanied by the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA)'s Commissioner Sam Shivute, paid a visit to the tax authority's office at Oshikango in the Ohangwena Region.
The visit was aimed at encouraging officials to continue serving the nation diligently.
