Oshakati prepares to mark Environment Day

THE Oshakati Town Council will mark World Environment Day at the Oshakati Independence Stadium this Saturday.

Spokesman Loth Nehemia says the day will be celebrated in style, starting with a march from the Oshakati open market. Nehemia says the Council has intensified its efforts to clean up the town’s residential and commercial areas, open spaces and roadsides.He called on community leaders and all residents to play their part in cleaning and beautifying the town.”We have a responsibility to encourage people to care for the environment by informing, inspiring and enabling them to improve their quality of life without compromises,” he said.This year, the theme of the Day, which was marked in other parts of Namibia last weekend, is ‘Green Cities’.Nehemia says the Council has intensified its efforts to clean up the town’s residential and commercial areas, open spaces and roadsides.He called on community leaders and all residents to play their part in cleaning and beautifying the town.”We have a responsibility to encourage people to care for the environment by informing, inspiring and enabling them to improve their quality of life without compromises,” he said.This year, the theme of the Day, which was marked in other parts of Namibia last weekend, is ‘Green Cities’.