The church bell stolen at Ondangwas last week, was on Wednesday discovered metres away from the church by members of the public.
The N.dollars 50 000 bell of the Oshitayi Evangelical Lutheran Church of Namibia (ELCIN) church was stolen on either Thursday or Friday, Pastor Kleopas Amaambo told Nampa on Monday.
“We only realised it was missing when I was helping elders from Okankolo,” Amaambo said.
A case was opened at the Ondangwa Police Station on Friday.
Amaambo said they also announced on local radio that the bell was missing.

The Ongwediva Medipark Private Hospital on Wednesday handed over medical equipment valued at N.dollars 791 000 to the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The equipment includes two ventilators, monitors, suction units and an emergency trolley.
Handing over the equipment, Ongwediva Medipark Private Hospital Managing Director Dr Tshali Iithete said there is a critical shortage of ventilators worldwide, a shortage which is even more glaring in Namibia.

A temporary 52-room hospital has been established at Ongwediva in the Oshana Region to handle any reported Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the region.
The temporary COVID-19 hospital has been established at the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair Centre, Oshana Governor Elia Irimari said during a media briefing here on Wednesday.
“The temporary hospital will be used for managing COVID-19 infected patients with mild to severe conditions only and also includes a ward for the doctors and nurses, as well as a wing for a sluice facility,” he said.

President Hage Geingob has made drastic changes to the composition of the regional governors by showing eight the door and retaining six from the current crop.
Geingob made the changes on Tuesday, according to a statement issued to the media by presidential spokesperson Alfredo Hengari.
Those whose tenure ended are Otjozondjupa governor Otto Ipinge, Oshikoto’s Henock Kankoshi, Erongo’s Cleophas Mutjavikua, Omaheke’s Festus Ueitele, Ohangwena’s Usko Nghaamwa, Hardap’s Esme Isaack, ||Kharas’ Lucia Basson and Kavango East’s Samuel Mbambo.

North West Plastic Manufacturers (NWPM) has donated three 5000-litre water tanks to residents of the informal settlements of Ondangwa to help curb the spread of COVID-19.
The donation, made through the Ondangwa Town Council here on Wednesday is valued at N.dollars 14 000.
Handing over the water tanks, NWPM production manager Kalimba Lukas said water is essential for the community of Ondangwa who are without water and in dire need of such help in this difficult time.

President Hage Geingob on Sunday appointed the youngest member of Parliament Emma Theofilus as the Deputy Minister of Information, Communication and Technology deputizing Minister Peya Mushelenga.

The Swapo Party politburo has expelled former independent presidential candidate Panduleni Itula from its rank and file, citing that his actions during the elections were aimed at breaking Swapo and its election ambitions.
The decision to expel Itula was taken at a meeting on Thursday and was announced by the party’s spokesperson, Hilma Nicanor at a press conference late Friday afternoon.