-Poverty Stricken households in Otjiwarongo and Okahandja became the latest beneficiaries of the Food Bank Programme under the Ministry of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare.

-A 22-year-old man was arrested with a live pangolin at a service station in Okahandja during a police operation on Thursday.

-The tension between members of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority and the Red Flag Regiment has dissipated according to representatives from both factions.

The SWAPO Party has resolved to retain its newly elected councillors at Okahandja and Rundu.

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Vendors who sell wooden crafts in Okahandja have welcomed a decision by the council to build a new open market at the town.

The Okahandja Town Council plans to formalise over 5 000 informal erven in various settlements, such as Saamstan, Five Rand, and Nau Uib.

Chaos broke out at the commemoration of Human Rights Day and Namibia's Women's Day in Okahandja as a woman had to be physically restrained by police officers.

Okahandja mayor Johannes 'Congo' Hindjou blames a handful of concerned residents for stalling the process of setting up the university.

Resistance by some Okahandja residents is delaying the setting up of an international university at the town.