High drama unfolded in a fast-flowing river near Mariental as resident Warren Hanse fought to survive a harrowing ordeal after heavy overnight rains.
Hanse was trapped in his vehicle, which was swept away by the rapidly rising Grundoring River early this morning.
Lüderitz residents' under the banner of !Nami#Nus Constituency Youth Forum staged a protest march, demanding stringent action against rampant drug menace, plaguing the southern coastal town.
The Keetmanshoop Urban Constituency Councillor, Ulrich Davids, has called for stakeholders' active participation in the Constituency Development Committee (CDC) platform, reminding them of its pivotal role in overseeing and guiding development projects' implementation.
Stakeholders in the ||Kharas Region have welcomed the Commission for Alternative Dispute Resolution Draft Bill, describing it as long overdue.
They shared their sentiments on the sidelines of a stakeholder consultative meeting held at Keetmanshoop.
The Governor of ||Kharas Region, has called on the first intake of the Keetmanshoop Vocational Training Centre to become advocates of change driving progress and development.
The state intends to call an additional witness to testify in the bail application hearing of brothers Bino Cloete and George Cloete when it resumes in the Keetmanshoop Magistrates' Court next month.
Potential investors have conducted a fact-finding mission to the Neckartal Dam in the ||Kharas Region, as plans gain momentum for the second phase of the irrigation scheme’s development.
Hardap Governor Riaan McNab has called for all-sector cooperation to strengthen national resilience against cyber threats.
He made the remarks at a consultative workshop on the draft Cybercrime Bill held in Mariental, attended by stakeholders from both ||Kharas and Hardap.
The Keetmanshoop mayor, Francis Swartbooi, has requested the local Magistrates' Court to disregard as inadmissible the evidence in a drunk-driving case against her.
The bail application hearing of brothers George Cloete and Bino Cloete, who face charges of money laundering and illicit trafficking of diamonds, is set to continue in the Keetmanshoop Magistrates' Court next Tuesday.
