There is a large number of newly constructed government buildings and shops in the south of the town.

Within the former South African Army base is the famous Omukwa Ombalantu baobab tree, a baobab whose huge hollow trunk has been used in the past as a post office, a chapel, and a coffee shop, and now[update] houses a craft shop.

Namibia's first president and founding father, Sam Nujoma, is the patron of the Olufuko Festival.

For the 2015 local authority election no opposition party nominated a candidate, and SWAPO won all seven seats uncontested.

The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, obtained 357 votes and gained the remaining two seats.