-Otjozondjupa Governor James Uerikua has ordered the suspension of disciplinary hearings and filling of vacancies within the Grootfontien Municipality.

-Some chief executive officers of local authorities in the Otjozondjupa Region are happy with the progress made in addressing issues affecting street vendors and development in their respective areas.

-The Otjozondjupa Region is experiencing a shortage of ambulances due to the increase of COVID-19 cases.

-There has been a rapid increase in a number of COVID-19 cases in Ohangwena, Otjozondjupa, Oshikoto and Zambezi Regions. Some of these regions have reported up to over 60% increase in two weeks.

-The Otjozondjupa Region has so far recorded 110 COVID-19 positive cases. The health director in the region Gebhardo Timotheus says the upward curve is worrisome.

-Otjozondjupa Governor, James Uerikua has called on business owners to ensure their frontline officers assist illiterate persons to fill in attendance registers as opposed to only sanitising and allowing them inside the premises.

-Farmers at Otjinakwi in the Otjozondjupa Region have finally been supplied with water, as their livestock has been without water for weeks.

-Otjozondjupa Regional Information and Publicity Committee on COVID-19 has launched a weekly briefing to update the nation on COVID-19.

-Special envoy leading deliberations on genocide, Dr Zed Ngavirue is confident the German government will apologise for the colonial-era genocide against the Herero and Nama people, as well as provide an appropriate reparation method for the affected communities.

-Otjozondjupa Governor James Uerikua says socio-economic development aspects are among the critical focus areas that require special attention.