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NEFF fields ‘very youngest guy’ for OTT by-election

Otjiwarongo · Otjiwarongo

NEFF fields ‘very youngest guy’ for OTT by-election

As the Otjiwarongo constituency heads to the polls on 17 June for a by-election, the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) says its campaign will focus on the youth. The by-election is due to former councillor Marilyn Bakera’s resignation and move to the National Assembly. Speaking to Desert FM yesterday, NEFF regional committee member at Otjiwarongo Emmanuel Pombili said the party is hoping to disrupt the status quo with a campaign focused o…Read Article

Fabupharm operated without a licence for 17 months – News Stand

Otjiwarongo · Otjiwarongo

Fabupharm operated without a licence for 17 months – News Stand

Hertta-Maria Amutenja Fabupharm Namibia (Pty) Ltd has been operating without a valid manufacturing licence for one year and five months. From January 2024 up to June 2025, Fabupharm has been in violation of national pharmaceutical regulations. The Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council (NMRC) has now ordered the company to halt all pharmaceutical production. The NMRC said the company violated Regulation 35 of the Medicines and Related Substances C Read Article

Second recall in six months hits Fabupharm – News Stand

Otjiwarongo · Otjiwarongo

Second recall in six months hits Fabupharm – News Stand

Justicia Shipena A routine inspection conducted on Monday uncovered several shortcomings in Fabupharm Namibia (Pty) Ltd’s oral liquid dosage block, the Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council (NMRC) has said. As a result, the NMRC instructed the company to recall all its oral liquid products and halt production on the affected liquid line until the issues are corrected. “The inspection of the oral liquid dosage block observed shortcomings which nece Read Article

!Nawases Taeyele launches land development projects at Otjiwarongo

Deputy minister of urban and rural development Evelyn !Nawases-Taeyele officially launched three different land development activities and housing construction projects at Otjiwarongo on Friday. The projects, under the Municipality of Otjiwarongo, were launched at the Extension 16 site, where the water reticulation programme and the laying of pipelines are being conducted by the Otjiwarongo municipality’s land development partner, the Developmen…Otjiwarongo · Otjiwarongo Read Article

‘Officials must pass test to serve in local authority elections’ – ECN – News Stand

Justicia Shipena The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has warned all electoral officials against negligence or misconduct that could undermine the country’s electoral process. The warning comes as ECN prepares for the upcoming Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections set for later this year. Chairperson Elise Nghikembua issued the warning on Monday during a training session in Otjiwarongo. The session is part of preparations for tOtjiwarongo · Otjiwarongo Read Article

Witbeen leads Netball Namibia’s ambitious project

Juanitha Witbeen says becoming Netball Namibia’s substantive president is not about the position but making a difference to justify her election. She was elected president during Saturday’s annual general meeting at Otjiwarongo, where she saw off competition from Seu Gowases for the top seat by nine votes to four. The election was for the vacant presidency which Witbeen had assumed in an acting capacity following the exit of Rebekka Goagoses, wh…Netball · Otjiwarongo See the Story

Amupanda calls for state-owned shoe factory to cut imports – News Stand

Hertta-Maria Amutenja Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda has urged the government to set up a state-owned factory to manufacture boots and shoes. He says this will help meet local demand and cut down on imports. In a submission to the Ministry of Trade and Industrialisation last month, Amupanda said Namibia spends hundreds of millions of dollars importing over five million pairs of shoes each year. He pointed out that sectors such as Shoes · Otjiwarongo Read Article

Two lives lost in lorry collision near Otjiwarongo

Two men lost their lives on Thursday morning in an accident involving four lorries near Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa region.Regional police commander commissioner Philip Hidengwa told Nampa at the accident scene that preliminary investigations indicate that a truck with an Outapi number plate was heading south when it sideswiped one of three trucks in a convoy to the B2Gold mine.“The first truck’s mirror and right rear tyre were damaged. The …Otjiwarongo · Otjiwarongo Read Article

Hazardous goods truck in a collision on the Otjiwarongo Otavi Road - Truck and Freight Information Online

There was a major accident that poses danger for traffic on the Otjiwarongo Otavi road. One of the trucks carried Sianied as a cargo, which was poured during the accident, making an area of 500m from the accident dangerous. Chemical dumping experts are on the scene to secure it, but it will take a long time. All travellers are advised to travel from Otavi to Outjo, back to Otjiwarong,o and those coming from Otjiwarongo to take the same route via…Otjiwarongo · Otjiwarongo Read Article

Grade 11 pupil arrested at Otjiwarongo for possession of cannabis

A 22-year-old male pupil of a school at Otjiwarongo was arrested on Friday on a charge of possessing or dealing in drugs, after he was allegedly caught with three parcels of cannabis.“The Grade 11 pupil was arrested in a police action at a house where he resides in Orwetoveni,” said the Namibian Police’s head of community affairs in the Otjozondjupa region, senior inspector Maureen Mbeha.Mbeha told Nampa on Saturday that the three parcels, weigh…Marijuana · Serbia See the Story

Otjiwarongo launches N$92 million road reconstruction project

A reconstruction project to reconstruct a number of major roads damaged by recent heavy rains in Otjiwarongo, valued at N$92 million, officially commenced on Friday. Otjiwarongo Municipality chief executive Mberipura Hifitikeko said at the ground-breaking ceremony that the road rehabilitation and resurfacing project is funded by the Road Fund Administration (RFA) in a three-year deal. The China International Cooperation Group has been appointed …Otjiwarongo · Otjiwarongo Read Article

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