GOBABIS – Plans by the Omaheke Regional Council to upgrade Buitepos – the country’s main eastern gateway to Botswana and the rest of the Southern African Development Community region, is gaining steam. Buitepos is being upgraded into a fully-fledged town with all basic amenities to respond to service needs of both travellers and locals working...
GOBABIS – The second phase of the civil and military joint sensitisation campaign between the Namibian Defence Force and Botswana Defence Force in collaboration with offices, ministries and agencies, has come to an end, recording a resounding success. It concluded over the weekend. The campaign, under the theme: Peaceful Borders, Thriving Communities, emanates from Decision...
GOBABIS – Omukainhu weedula 50, okwa xulifa mEtivali loshivike eshi, eshi a topelwa koshitenda osho kwa li ta xwike ye e ke shi landife po. Josephine Setsisho wokolukanda Canaan mGobabis, okwa dengwa koshitenda osho sha nhuka monduba yoitenda oyo ya li momundilo oo va li tava xwike nelalakano opo ve ke i landife po konhele...
GOBABIS – What started as a normal and usual day took a horrible turn on Monday afternoon when Josephine Setsisho (50) died while trying to make ends meet. Setsisho, from the Canaan settlement in Gobabis, was struck dead by a metal that flew from the fire when they were burning scraps they collected to sell...
This year’s Independence Day commemoration theme ‘Beyond 35: For a Prosperous Future’ has little resonance with the life of 36-year-old Lena Katukuri. Katukuri, a squatter in Canaan informal settlement at Gobabis, said unlike others, she has not been fortunate enough to reap prosperous fruits in an independent Namibia. She said growing up with her parents,...
The Epukiro Secondary School, which was the best performing school in Omaheke region in 2024, recently held an awards ceremony in honour of top achievers. The school had the best results in the region for the Namibia Senior Secondary Advanced Subsidiary as well as the Namibia Senior Certificate Ordinary external and internal examinations. Principal Tjivahe...
Omaheke police commander, Commissioner Heinrich Tjiveze has urged station commanders in the region to coordinate efforts to cover all gaps and ensure services are not affected. He advised that they liaise with neighbouring stations in instances where their vehicle/s are not available, and that each station should be on standby to assist the other to...
Omaheke region’s acting director of education Eliakim Kavari said for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality and relevant learning in Namibia, the basic education curriculum is reviewed regularly. He said this is to cater for new developments brought about by new discoveries and the resulting demand for new knowledge and skills. He made the remarks...
The governor of the Omaheke region Pijoo Nganate during his state of the region address called for concerted efforts from service providers and all stakeholders to ensure regional development such as the provision of housing. Rural electrification, sanitation, Covid-19 isolation facilities and housing provision are some of the many success stories that the regional governor...
The office of the Omaheke governor has announced plans to initiate an incubation hub, which will see young people with viable ideas being nurtured, trained and linked to potential financial institutions for funding. The first intake will see about 20 youth interested in meat production and leather works. This was announced during a youth engagement...