The ||Kharas Swapo Party Women's Council hosted a one-day leadership and business skills training event – empowering women entrepreneurs in the ||Kharas Region.

The long-anticipated inauguration of the Gibeon Village Council office building took place at Gibeon on Friday.

In a bid to enhance citizen engagement, the Office of the Prime Minister has hosted its first-ever workshop on the Government Communication System (GCS) for Local Authorities.
 
Held in Mariental, the workshop brought together public relations officers from local authorities across the country.

Mariental Municipality has taken the lead to strengthen urban resilience through the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) under the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) initiative. 

The ||Kharas Regional Council Chairperson, Joseph Isaack, has stated that allegations of corruption relating to the appointment of a staff member are false.

Isaack asserts that the appointment of Hermina Thomas was legitimate, refuting accusations of nepotism and favouritism.

Residents of Keetmanshoop have urged the government to step up action against the growing crisis of gender-based violence (GBV). 

Conservancies in both the ||Kharas and Hardap regions are reflecting on the extent to which the Community-Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) model has contributed to improving livelihood and protecting the environment.

The Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Dino Balloti, has highlighted that mental health is a cross-cutting issue that requires action from all government stakeholders. 

Balloti addressed the launch of the Teachers' Mental Health Awareness Campaign in Keetmanshoop. 

Fed up with Karasburg Town Council over poor service delivery, residents want the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, to intervene.

A group of disgruntled residents petitioned the council against what they described as a lack of accountability and transparency.

The former mayor of Lüderitz, Phillip Balhao, has joined the Landless People's Movement (LPM) following his recent resignation from the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC).

Balhao's mayorship ended after his resignation, as he had been serving on the council on the IPC ticket.