Towards the end of the 1920s, the school started to receive subsidies from the South African government, although this was only a modest £100 per year.

The civilian settlement of Ongwediva was established in the 1960s while Namibia was under South African occupation, in the area of headman Mr Nandjebo Mengela.

Its purpose was to serve as a residential area for people employed by businesses and government in Oshakati and Ondangwa.

In the 2015 local authority election SWAPO won by a landslide (2,264 votes) and gained all seven council seats.

The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, obtained 952 votes and gained three seats.

The newly created Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology of the University of Namibia is based in Ongwediva, and started its first official academic year in 2009.

[15] The José Eduardo dos Santos Campus is by far the largest physical development in Ongwediva.