Police are investigating a case of culpable homicide, and of driving under the influence of alcohol following the death of a 32-year-old woman.
-Residents of Okahandja celebrated Independence Day in style as a convoy of vehicles and bikers paraded from Fyf Rand area through the town.
-A group of activists gathered at the Okahandja Magistrate's Court, demanding the State oppose bail in the case where a former SWAPO regional councillor for Okahandja Constituency is accused of rape and incest charges.
-A vulnerable children's soup kitchen in Okahandja's Vergenoeg informal settlement is unable to observe the COVID-19 prevention regulations as they have no access to the basics.
-A 56-year-old man is expected to appear in the Okahandja Magistrate’s Court on Monday for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl.
-The newly elected leadership of the Okahandja Municipality will conduct audits to ensure that councilors do not make the public office a haven for a quick road to illicit wealth, its new mayor, Natasha Brinkman has said.
-Residents of Okahandja were overjoyed as they received certificates of land ownership from the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development under the accelerated land delivery programme.
Chaos almost erupted at Ekunde 5 in Okahandja as the Minister of Urban and Rural Development was to give certificates of land ownership to police officers.
-More than 500 plots have been serviced at Okahandja.
-Meanwhile, ministerial caretaker Linus //Garoeb says the council is working tirelessly to make at least 50 serviced plots available to the residents of Okahandja in the next two weeks.
