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Over 800 families in Oshakati are allocated free plots
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The Oshakati Town Council has begun relocating over 800 families from unserviced land in informal settlements, to Onawa location roughly two kilometres from Oshakati's main street. The town’s mayor, Leonard Hango, said the erven are free and the residents only have to pay for their water connection at a considerably discounted price. He added that the council has also made provision for electricity lines, with prepaid electricity boxes available at each plot. Resident Terttu Namulo says that in the informal settlement sewage from the Oshakati sewerage dam would flood her and her neighbours’ homes during floods. Source: The Namibian
Omaruru correctional facility produces over a ton of veggies According to the Namibia Correctional Service (NCS) spokesperson, commissioner Sam Shaalulange, the prison produced about 1 359 kg of vegetables last year. While the facility is small and houses only 100 inmates, they work hard to grow vegetables that add much needed nutrition to their meals. “The Omaruru Police Station, the Walvis Bay Correctional Facility as well as the Lucius S Mahoto Correctional Service Training College were among the institutions that benefited from the Omaruru facility's harvest,” Shaalulange said. Source: The Namibian
AFRICA Nigerian mom designs solar-powered cribs that cures infant jaundice After first-time mom Virtue Oboro, a visual designer, experienced the lack of treatment in Nigeria for infant jaundice, she made a 360° career change and founded Tiny Hearts – a tech startup manufacturing solar-powered blue light cribs. Phototherapy (blue light treatment) has been proven to cure infant jaundice and is readily available in developed countries. Oboro’s husband has experience in solar power installations and helped with the design. Now, Crib A’Glow can be found in 500 hospitals around Nigeria and has already benefited more than 300,000 babies, all with the power of the African sun. Source: CNN
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