Oshikango
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Oshikango is a small town in northern Namibia, near the Angolan border.
In mid 2005, the second stage of the new Northern Railway began construction to Oshikango from Oshivelo.by mid 2006 it had reached ondangwa with the government opening it officially. a train called onghulumbase now travels weekly on this track.
this constituency contain a lot of villages with omafo and oshikango being the business centers. villagers mainly feed on agriculture, bearing the risk of no rain at times.one of the well known villages is okanghudi, the birth place of the namibian president.
economically the constituency is active with project in progress to make a big town called helao nafidi town. this tow will benefit many villagers, although some oppose it. plans to build a casino, swimming pool, club, entertainment centre, shopping complex and many modern buildings are currently underway.
in oshikango town, life is a struggle with poverty raging here and there. despite this, economy is on the boom and many are figuring out other ways of survival. the main income comes in from angolan nationals as oshikango shares the namibian border with this neibough.
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