The Keetmanshoop Town Council elected Councillor Annelize Knaus of the Landless People's Movement (LPM) as the new mayor during today's annual mayoral election.
Councillor Easter Isaak nominated Knaus for the mayor position, and former Mayor McDonald Hanse seconded the nomination.
Scores of residents of Keetmanshoop braved the scorching sun as they lined up at the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare's Conditional Basic Income Grant registration.
Residents nbc News spoke to said they started queuing as early as six o'clock in the morning.
The Keetmanshoop Municipality is on a mission to transform the town with a tree planting project aimed at enhancing its appearance and environment.
The party agents from various political parties in the ||Kharas Region have lauded the just-ended special voting and counting processes at the W.K. Rover Hall polling station in Keetmanshoop as transparent.
Police in Keetmanshoop have reported a tragic incident involving a local resident who committed suicide by driving his NP 300 Nissan Bakkie head-on into an oncoming truck, resulting in his death.
The Keetmanshoop Town Council has successfully hosted an Investment Day aimed at boosting the town's economic growth.
The event was part of the just-ended Keetmanshoop Agricultural, Industrial, and Tourism Expo.
As learners across the country prepare for their final examinations, developing good study habits and preparations are the keys to cutting out exam anxiety.
Six percent of the ||Kharas Region's population depends on farming for their livelihoods.
The region's unemployment rate stands at 23 percent, and Governor Aletha Frederick says a shortage of vocational institutions worsens the situation.
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) says it is the only one that has shown political maturity, ability, and ideological bearing to become the alternate governing party.
Its leader, McHenry Venaani, said this at a star rally at Keetmanshoop.
A three-day workshop on social and multimedia, organized by the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) in the ||Kharas Region, commenced today (Friday) in Keetmanshoop.
