 The first headman of Oshandi village was Haufuku kanyanye, who was Oshivambo speaking and the current headman is Paulus Hashoongo who is the native of Oshandi village.Oshandi village is situated on the very edge of Ovamboland.In 1967, Oshandi hospital was destroyed by the Namibian War of Independence because at that time it was the only hospital that had medicine.