The Measles-Rubella and Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) vaccination campaign in the ||Kharas Region got off to a smooth start, with health workers commending the positive public response on the first day of the campaign.
The chairperson of Swapo Party leaders assigned to the ||Kharas Region has called on elected regional and local councillors to improve service delivery and strengthen the party structures ahead of 2030 elections.
The ||Kharas Region residents want assurance whether the micro-credentials will be recognised, affordable and accessible to everyone.
They have raised these concerns during a consultation by the Namibia Qualification Authority (NQA) on the Draft National Policy on Microcredentials at Keetmanshoop.
Plans are afoot to transform the !Homs-Ai Industrial Park at Keetmanshoop is turning into a development training hub equipping young people with skills.
The Keetmanshoop Municipality is developing bulk infrastructure to service 30 industrial erven at a cost of N$19,3 million, with the project fully pre-financed by Nota Investment CC in collaboration with Standard Bank Namibia.
This was revealed by Keetmanshoop Mayor Emrico Blaauw in an NBC interview.
The government intends to build an animal disease control fence in the ||Kharas Region that will stretch from Klein Manasse, Aroab Village, south of Keetmanshoop to Naute Dam and then continue to the Fish River Canyon.
This was revealed in a veterinary public notice government issued.
Heavy winds accompanied by rain on Sunday damaged properties in Keetmanshoop.
A house in the Keetmanshoop Tseiblaagte residential area had its roof sheets blown off by heavy winds
The strong gusts also knocked down electrical poles.
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.
Third-year education students from the University of Namibia's Southern Campus have donated 10 trees to Hendrik Tseib Primary School in Keetmanshoop on Friday.
The initiative aims to support biodiversity and promote a more sustainable, cleaner, and healthier school environment for learners and teachers.
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.
