The Directorate of Education Arts and Culture in the ||Kharas Region awarded the best-performing teachers, learners, and schools with certificates after the recently released performance statistics by the Directorate of National Examinations.

This year, the Directorate of National Examinations. released a list of about five hundred best-performing learners countrywide, while the ||Kharas region was ranked third overall in the grade 11 AS level examination. 

||Kharas Governor Aletha Fredericks officiated at the event.

The poor academic results achieved last year in the Erongo Region should motivate educators and learners to strive for better results this year.

This is according to education stakeholders who took part in the annual consultative meeting at Swakopmund.

The class of 2023, Grade 11, and Advanced Subsidiary Level in Erongo performed poorly.

The region dropped from the 6th to the 11th position for AS level and from the 4th to the 6th position for grade 11.

The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (AgriBank), through its Agri Advisory Services Division, conducted a mentorship workshop for its clients at Mariental in the Hardap Region. 

The programme was established to provide structured mentorship and training services to clients of Agri Bank Namibia, who mostly consist of communal and commercial farmers who had been provided with loans and agricultural equipment over the years. 

AgriBank recently introduced a stakeholder complaint handling policy aimed at guiding the bank in the handling of complaints from clients and the public. 

The residents of an informal transit settlement area, created by the Keetmanshoop Municipality for people on the waiting list to be allocated land, commended the Namibian Government for maintaining 34 years of peace and stability.

The Iileni informal settlement is a reception area set up by the Keetmanshoop municipality, which is home to nearly 800 people. 

The nbc News team visited the area and spoke to a few inhabitants about how they would celebrate the country's 34th Independence Day.

Zandre Josephs is excited to represent Namibia at the upcoming Miss Teen Eco-Tourism World Pageant that is expected to take place in South Africa next week.

Speaking to nbc News at Keetmanshoop, the 20-year-old beauty queen says that the platform provides the perfect opportunity for young people to advocate for sustainable tourism, which is the backbone of many emerging and developing countries in the world.

The Head of Academic Affairs at the University of Namibia's Southern Campus has called on prospective students to apply for the Early Childhood and Junior Primary courses.

Rauna Namukwambi says that there are still spaces available for students who major in Khoekhoegowab, Afrikaans, and Otjiherero languages.

Namukwambi was speaking during an exclusive interview with nbc News at Keetmanshoop.

A motor vehicle was destroyed by fire in a garage in the Noordhoek residential area of Keetmanshoop.

Although it is still unknown what caused the fire, the damage, according to the police at Keetmanshoop, is estimated to be in the thousands.

Police investigations into what caused the fire are still ongoing.

A Career Fair at Rosh Pinah, aimed at providing opportunities to learners and the youth at the mining town to help them make informed decisions about career choices, was described as a success.

The event is a collaborative effort between RoshSkor Township, schools in Rosh Pinah, and institutions of higher learning.

Professionals and lecturers from UNAM and NUST engaged learners on their current career choices, while learners had the opportunity to pose questions during the one-day mini-career fair.

About N$500,000 was raised by the Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust (NFCPT) towards assisting schools in the ||Kharas Region, in need of desks, chairs, cutlery, and stationery.

The donated materials were handed over to the regional education directorate at Keetmanshoop by the Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust.

In 2012, the Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust committed to raising funds annually to benefit selected schools in all regions.

Members of the Namibia Seaman and Allied Workers Union (NASAWU) at Luderitz staged a demonstration accusing the management of sidelining employees and failing to regularly consult and disclose their benefits from the Trust Fund that was established 26 years ago.

According to the workers, the Novanam Staff Trust is supposed to provide incentives to employees to remain in the services of the company, its subsidiaries, and associates.