2019-11-08Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYAGWIIPUNDI - The just ended, much-acclaimed Tsumeb Copper Festival has attracted mixed emotions from revellers and exhibitors, who seem to doubt the relevance of the event. View more
2019-11-11Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA - Nored has advised the community and in particular the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) to seek authorisation before erecting posters on electricity poles. View more
2019-11-11Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA - Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta has expressed concern about the ever-increasing corruption cases reported in the country, saying this has been crippling the economy. View more
2019-11-11Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYAGWIIPUNDI - A total of 404 police officers will be deployed in Oshikoto Region during the upcoming Presidential and National Assembly elections, regional commander Commissioner Armas Shivute said on Friday. View more
2019-11-11Obrien Simasiku ONYAANYA - Two people died on Friday upon arrival at Onandjokwe Lutheran Hospital after two bakkies they were travelling in collided head-on at Onyaanya in the Oshikoto Region. View more
2019-11-12Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA - An 18-year-old man died a horrible death on Saturday after he suffocated while digging a well at his homestead at Iindogno Yakeelu. View more
2019-11-12Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYAGWIIPUNDI - Namibia’s leading building materials and hardware retailer Build It, through its Omuthiya franchise, will this coming weekend host an under-13 schools tournament. View more
2019-11-13Obrien Simasiku ONANKALI – The Directorate of Rural Water Supply in Oshikoto region says the vandalism of infrastructure continues to be a major hurdle in government’s efforts to provide uninterrupted water supply. It claims some community members have been vandalising property and fencing off road paths, making it difficult for government officials to access certain areas. View more
2019-11-14Obrien Simasiku OMUNTELE - The resumption of the Omuntele water project, which was stalled for years, has brought relief to hundreds of farmers and households. The community has been battling severe shortage of water due to the prevailing drought. View more
2019-11-19Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA – A two-year-old boy died instantly on Saturday after a 50-year-old man allegedly beat him with a spade all over his body, while a second victim, a girl aged three, is fighting for her life at Onandjokwe hospital where she was admitted in a critical condition. View more
2019-11-21Obrien Simasiku ONAMISHU – Oshikoto is grappling with a severe shortage of hostels and only ten schools out of 221 in the region have boarding facilities, according to education director Aletta Eises. View more
2019-11-22Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA – The Omuthiya town council through the mayor’s office has erected decent shacks to house three destitute families who lived in their own makeshift structures of discarded cardboard boxes at Kaniita informal settlement. View more
2019-11-22Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA - The National Housing Enterprises (NHE) has announced a new design for its houses across various ranges, bringing a new taste to prospective homeowners and extending room size. NHE CEO Gisbertus Mukulu made the announcement during the handover of 50 completed units at Omuthiya yesterday. View more
2019-11-26Obrien Simasiku OMBUNDU – The Chinese embassy donated boxes of Panda packs containing school stationery to Ombundu Combined School, where it also awarded scholarships to pupils from Otjikoto and Joseph Simaneka Asino schools. View more
2019-11-28Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA – Voters in Oshikoto Region said in no uncertain terms that they expect the new administration to address issues of bread and butter, including providing employment to thousands of Namibians languishing at home without jobs. View more
2019-11-28Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA – An employee at farm Neseier died Monday after he and two of his colleagues were struck by lightning while they were picking potatoes from a field. View more
2019-12-02Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA - Police officers manning the Omuntele community hall polling station arrested a 48-year-old woman after she cast her vote twice, despite being warned not to return to the voting booth. View more
2019-12-03Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYAGWIIPUNDI - an agent and foot soldier, who was campaigning for independent presidential candidate Dr Panduleni Itula, claims members of the reserve police in Omuthiya assaulted him during last week’s general election. View more
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