The ||Kharas Water and Drought Action Group has appealed to Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Carl Schlettwein to intervene and address the water crisis affecting communal farmers. 

Farmers resettled in the ||Kharas Region have voiced their concerns surrounding the resettlement programme. 

Among the issues raised is access to the farming land as others have occupied the farms, lack of functional boreholes, and dilapidated infrastructure.

The Governor of the ||Kharas Region has called on the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform to expedite the consultancy services procurement process for the design of the irrigation scheme at Neckartal Dam. 

The rising rate of school dropouts at Suiderlig High School in Keetmanshoop, ||Kharas Region, has become a serious concern. This year alone, 21 learners have left school, a significant increase from just six dropouts recorded last year.

The lives of more than 20 families at Kuten-Hoas settlement in the ||Kharas Region were transformed when their houses were connected to the national electricity grid.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development (MURD), Erastus Uutoni, has called for an impactful and sustainable rural development transformation. 

The Public Service Commission is holding a stakeholder engagement at Keetmashoop to discuss matters pertaining to human resources administration and management.

PowerCom plans to set up 12 telecommunication network towers in the ||Kharas Region over the next two financial years to enhance nationwide digital connectivity. 

Raising awareness for a particular cause can be done in many ways.

But, recently, more individuals and organisations are taking to the roads through walkathons to raise awareness on social issues. 

||Kharas Regional Council Chairperson, Joseph Isaack, has briefed the media on what he termed "concerns that have a material impact on the region's people."