Recent veld fires in the ||Kharas Mountain areas have destroyed an estimated 160 thousand hectares of grazing land, spread over 19 farms.
This was revealed in an assessment of damages report compiled by the ||Kharas Regional Council.
||Kharas Governor Aletha Frederick has praised the youth of Bethanie Village for constantly striving towards achieving economic independence.
||Kharas Governor Aletha Frederick has distributed assorted baby items to mothers of newborn babies at Bethanie Village, courtesy of the Office of the First Lady.
45 mothers benefited from the donation, which included wipes, nappies, facecloths, baby oil, blankets, towels, and bags.
Participants at a workshop on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) at Keetmanshoop said there is no excuse for sexual violence.
The workshop was conducted by the Karas Arts Dance Academy (KADA) youth group and supported by the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare.
Farmers in the ||Kharas Region are counting their losses after a devastating veld fire ravaged the ||Kharas mountains, destroying vast tracts of grazing land and killing livestock.
The Grunau settlement control officer, Simasiku Muteko, confirmed that the fire had been extinguished last night.
A resident of Gainachas settlement in the ||Kharas Region who stands accused of setting alight a woman in a rage of jealousy made a brief appearance on a murder charge in the Keetmanshoop Magistrates' Court today.
38-year-old Isabella Eises was not asked to plead.
An inter-governmental delegation, led by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, which is in the ||Kharas Region to engage communities on the benefits of fishing, visited the Kameel River, a catchment area of the Neckartal Dam, to familiarise themselves with the situation on the ground.
A technical team led by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources is in the ||Kharas Region engaging communities upstream of the Neckartal Dam.
The aim of the visit is to explore the sustainability and feasibility of developing inland small-scale fisheries on the banks of the dam.
As part of their corporate social responsibility, Orange Cultural Fishing Company invested N$160 000 in the education sector.
Residents of the Aus Settlement in the ||Kharas Region have expressed disappointment with the way the recurring water crisis is handled at the settlement.
About 1,200 Aus residents have been surviving with their water rationed due to underground water depletion.
