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Ohangwena battles Malaria outbreak | nbc
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Ohangwena battles Malaria outbreak | nbc

The Ohangwena Region has recorded a total of 392 cases of malaria. Of these, 154 cases have been acquired locally in Ohangwena, while 238 originated elsewhere. Ohangwena cases started to peak during the second week of January, whereby Eenhana recorded 107 cases, followed by Engela with 71 cases and Okongo with 47 cases. The local...

Angolese steel blykbaar Ohangwena se bees
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Angolese steel blykbaar Ohangwena se bees

Angolese steel blykbaar Ohangwena se bees Veediefstal bly steeds ‘n groot probleem in Namibië. Tussen Mei 2021 en April 2023 is 23 791 stuks vee in sewe streke gesteel, terwyl daar 201 vee in die Ohangwena-streek gesteel is. In Junie verlede jaar het die inspekteur-generaal van die Namibiese Polisie, luitenant-generaal Joseph Shikongo, met die Namibiese...

Relatively fewer crime incidents in Ohangwena this festive season
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Relatively fewer crime incidents in Ohangwena this festive season

Staff Reporter THE Namibian police in the Ohangwena Region report that the now-ending festive season was relatively better than the previous ones concerning violent crimes and road accidents. Police Community Affairs Officer Andrew Nghiyolwa said that while the number of housebreakings remains high, it is attributed to house owners’ failure to heed the police’s warning...

Campaign against drug use in Ohangwena
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Campaign against drug use in Ohangwena

In the ongoing battle against drug abuse, the Ohangwena Region is taking a firm stance, with the police having confiscated drugs worth N$1.7 million this year.  This was revealed during an anti-drug awareness campaign organised by the non-profit organisation Fighting Against Drug Use in Villages in Ongenga. The eighth edition of the anti-drug campaign, which...

Ploughing season kick-off in Ohangwena
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Ploughing season kick-off in Ohangwena

Maria David COMMUNAL farmers in Eexumba village in the Omulonga Constituency have already started ploughing and sowing their Omhangu field after days of good rainfall recorded in the area. Nearly every second homestead is seen with people sowing seeds in the ground, hoping for a good harvest next year. According to Robert Namweda, they pay...