Omaruru was the first town in Namibia to receive full municipal status in 1909, with the first municipal office building erected in 1926. The council moved to the present building in the 1980s, which was the first government school and hostel, opened in 1912. The town mayor, Vincent Kahua, shared the town’s journey of economic...
Plans are underway to convert the Omaruru single quarters into an open market. Omaruru Mayor Vincent Kahua says the development will reduce the 70% unemployment rate among the youth in the town. The Omaruru Municipality relocated over 30 households last year from the dilapidated single quarters to Extensions 5 and 6 on the municipality’s Kapekaha...
Zorena Jantze THE small town of Omaruru is a happy hug of quaint houses, lined by the rich silt of the wide Omaruru River. Omaruru in English means sour. The name had been conferred to the town by the Ovaherero people as their cattle’s milk would turn sour after they grazed on a certain plant...
Twelve acid tankers derailed near Omaruru on Wednesday, leading to a spill of hazardous substances. No injuries have been reported. “Our teams are working around the clock to contain and clean the spill, ensuring the safety and environmental integrity of the area,” TransNamib spokesperson Abigail Raubenheimer says, adding that the area has been cordoned off,...
Christo Retief Am Mittwoch entgleisten in der Nähe von Omaruru zwölf Säuretankwagen. Laut dem Namibian sind bei dem Unglück gefährliche Substanzen ausgelaufen. Die Sprecherin von TransNamib, Abigail Raubenheimer fügte hinzu, dass nach der Entgleisung TransNamib sofort einen Notfallplan aktiviert habe. Außerdem sei der gesamte Betrieb auf der Strecke bis voraussichtlich Sonntag eingestellt worden. Es wurden...
TransNamib het bevestig dat sy trein Donderdagmiddag omstreeks half-vier tussen Karibib en Omaruru ontspoor het. Die trein het 12 waens met suur aan boord gedra. Volgens die maatskappy se woordvoerder, Abigail Raubenheimer, is geen beserings aangemeld nie maar, van die suur is gestort. Die gebied is afgebaken en spanne is op die toneel om opruiming...
Twelve acid tankers derailed near Omaruru on Wednesday, leading to a spill of hazardous substances. No injuries have been reported. “Our teams are working around the clock to contain and clean the spill, ensuring the safety and environmental integrity of the area,” TransNamib spokesperson Abigail Raubenheimer says, adding that the area has been cordoned off,...
The community of Omaruru fears that the town would run dry next year, forcing it to depend on water imported from other areas to survive. This comes after the Omaruru Town Council recently informed its residents that it is in the process of expanding its groundwater extraction capabilities by adding two new boreholes in the...