The Otjozondjupa Region received 1,268 applications for resettlement purposes this year, of which only five were resettled.
In his State of the Region Address, Governor James Uerikua says the demand for resettlement surpasses the supply.
As campaigns take shape ahead of the national elections, Swapo Party Central Committee member James Uerikua says the country is firm and solid under the leadership of the Swapo Party.
Uerikua expressed this at a mini-rally held at Okamatapati settlement.
Otjozondjupa Governor James Uerikua urged the voter registration officials of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to uphold the values of the institution.
High rates of tuberculosis infection continue to be a huge concern in Tsumkwe Constituency in the Otjozondjupa Region.
Otjozondjupa Regional Governor, James Uerikua, has reiterated a call for a referral hospital at Otjiwarongo because of the many accidents happening on the B1 road.
Uerikua was speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Ombili Clinic at Otjiwarongo.
The Governor of Otjozondjupa Region, James Uerikua, together with NamWater, visited boreholes, aquifers, and reservoirs to reticulate water from storage sources, expand and upgrade the existing water network, and bring water closer to dry areas in the region.
Road infrastructure in Otjiwarongo continues to worsen and needs urgent intervention from the local government authorities in the town.
The municipality of Otjiwarongo entered into an agreement with the Roads Authority and the Road Fund Administration to upgrade the road network in Otjiwarongo.
The electrification of rural areas will be a main priority for the Otjozondjupa Regional Council in 2024.
The regional authority aims to electrify the Tsumkwe and Gam settlements first.
Otjozondjupa Governor James Uerikua says the regional council agrees to the writing off of historic water debts in certain cases.
With a rich historical backdrop and a strategic location along the B1 national road and Trans Caprivi highway, Otjozondjupa's governor emphasised the need for increased economic activities to foster development in Otavi.
