The recent Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak has dealt a major blow to the Keetmanshoop Agricultural Industrial and Tourism Expo (KAITE), forcing organisers to drop the livestock section at this year's Expo.
The expo is scheduled from 27 to 31 October.
The Keetmanshoop branch of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) has appealed to all stakeholders in the agriculture value chain to fully comply with the Foot-and-Mouth restrictions and biosecurity measures.
Namibia has made significant progress in protecting and promoting the rights of children.
The Governor of ||Kharas, Dawid Gertze, said this during the Day of the Namibian Child commemoration held in Oranjemund.
The Governor of the ||Kharas Region, Dawid Gertze, has urged residents to strictly comply with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) restrictions and implement biosecurity measures.
He made the call during an emergency multisectoral regional engagement on the FMD situation held in Keetmanshoop.
The country is confronted with Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) after being an FMD-free zone for nearly 60 years.
Concentrated in the Karasburg farming district, the outbreak was detected at a farm in the area earlier this week.
Farmers in the ||Kharas Region have described the outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) at a farm near Karasburg as 'unexpected and concerning'.
The Keetmanshoop Town Council has visited RoshSkor Township to strengthen relations in areas of local authority governance.
RoshSkor is privately owned by Rosh Pinah Mine and Skorpion Zinc Mine and provides municipal services to the mining town of Rosh Pinah.
Learners of Angra Pequena Senior Secondary School have welcomed the school's AI tutoring programme, saying it boosted learner performance outcomes.
The learners furthermore find that the AI tutoring programme has also enhanced their critical thinking.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made its way into the classroom of the Angra Pequena Senior Secondary School in Luderitz, where learners now have access to an AI-powered tutor programme.
The just sworn-in Keetmanshoop Town Council office bearer, Gertzon Witbooi, has pledged to work with fellow councillors across party lines for the betterment of the residents.
