The 18th edition of the highly anticipated Lüderitz Crayfish Festival returns to the southern town, bringing together a celebration of culture, cuisine and community engagement. 

Heavy rains recorded on Sunday in the ||Kharas Region have wreaked havoc, causing damage to roads and houses.

The nbc News team travelled on the Keetmanshoop/Aroab gravel road to capture the extent of the road damages.

Community members of Keetmanshoop, as well as from the Berseba and Vaalgras villages, raised concern over inadequate service delivery during the Office of the National Council Chairperson's outreach visit to the ||Kharas Region.

Two women who were arrested after they were allegedly found in possession of drugs worth over N$100,000 were denied bail in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

Farmers and communities in Mooiplaas, located north of Tses in the ||Kharas Region, are facing a critical water shortage due to the vandalism and deterioration of water infrastructure that dates back to the 1960s.

The electorate at Aus Settlement in the ||Kharas Region has urged any incoming government to fulfill promises made in their election manifestos. 

The National Youth Council's (NYC) ||Kharas Regional Coordinator, Emma Abed, is calling on youth groups in the regions to register their organisations and renew their affiliation with the national youth body in preparation for upcoming constituency youth elective conferences. 

The upgrading of the gravel road between Aroab and Keetmanshoop has been identified as one of three proposed construction projects in the ||Kharas Region. 

The Republican Party of Namibia (RP) has pledged to focus on agricultural development in the Zambezi and Kavango regions to boost job creation and reduce the migration of residents to Aussenkehr in the ||Kharas Region for employment in grape companies.

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) and party agents in the ||Kharas Region carried out inspections and verifications of sensitive election materials for upcoming special voting in the national and presidential elections.