Maria David
RESIDENTS of Okongo in the Ohangwena Region took to the streets on Saturday to clean the town by picking up rubbish strewn on the streets in various informal areas to mark World Clean-up Day.
Urged by the theme; “This is the only home we have” hundreds of young people, volunteers and residents armed with rakes, walked the streets to clear them of garbage.
Head of technical services Victor Nathile, said that they joined the national cleaning campaign to ensure that they do their part as a village council and to ensure that they attract investors in their town.
CLEAN: Okongo Village Council team and residents clean the town, as part of the national cleaning campaign. Photos: Maria David. 
CLEAN: Okongo Village Council team and residents clean the town, as part of the national cleaning campaign. Photos: Maria David. 
CLEAN: Okongo Village Council team and residents clean the town, as part of the national cleaning campaign. Photos: Maria David.
“We just want to keep our environment clean, and also ensure that we find favour in the eyes of the investors,” he said.
He explained that a clean environment signifies great opportunities for the town’s growth and development.
Nathile indicated that their cleaning campaign was made successful by the local businesspeople, learners of Oshela Secondary School and the residents.
“We got learners from the school to help with keeping the town clean, while our business people gave us trash bags, refreshments and protective gear that were used during the campaign,” he said.
Although the Okongo Village Council has been doing its part to ensure the cleanliness of the town, Nathile requested that the residents also do their part by keeping the town clean and avoiding littering at all cost.
This year, the World Clean-up day was marked on the 17th of September in Grootfontein, where Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta officiated.
