The Oshikoto Region is working towards achieving zero fatalities during the festive season.
Oshikoto Regional Commander Commissioner Teopolina Kalompo-Nashikaku calls for teamwork and coordination by all road users to ensure zero fatalities, zero serious injuries, and zero stock theft.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform's Resettlement Policy criteria are deemed ineffective.
It is against this background that officials from the ministry and various stakeholders from the Oshikoto Region met to revise three criteria for the policy.
Oshikoto Region has won the MVA Fund National Championship Debate on Road Safety and walked away with N$20,000.
98 learners from all 14 regions of the country participated in the MVA Fund National Championship Debate at Otjiwarongo.
Ohagwena Region coming in second place, winning N$15,000.
Police in the Oshikoto Region have detained over 30 Angolan nationals and issued several traffic fines since the launch of Operation Genesis.
The operation aims to clamp down on crime and road accidents in the region and has intensified the maintenance of law and order both in urban and rural areas.
Residents of Omadiva B village in the Oshikoto Region have expressed concern over a dumpsite erected close to their homesteads by the Omuthiya Town Council, saying it poses a health hazard.
Residents of Evale in the Eengodi Constituency are disappointed, with what they term the government's inaction in mitigating the current water crisis in the village and surrounding areas.
The Oshikoto Region is the transit region for northern Namibia as well as other neighboring countries. Therefore, the region expects a large number of travelers during the festive season.
Swapo Party candidates vying for the three top positions took their internal campaigns to Omuthiya in the Oshikoto Region to engage delegates to the upcoming congress next month.
The candidates are canvassing for support, explaining to the delegates why they should be voted for.
Onayena Police in the Oshikoto Region recorded two suicides this week.
Both incidents happened on Monday.
One incident took place at Onethika-Ontananga Village when a 53-year-old man hanged himself in his sleeping room with an electrical wire.
The Oshikoto Region emerged as the overall winner of the second Namibia Mathematics Olympiad (NMO), which was held in the capital on Thursday, the region had four participating schools, Tsumeb Secondary School, Oshilulu Community School, Onguti Secondary School, and Heroes Private School, which each received N$10,00
