Governors from IIKharas and Hardap regions highlighted youth and infrastructure development as key priorities for their regions.
During recent State of the Region addresses, officials outlined plans for job creation, sport development, and facility upgrades.
The ||Kharas Regional Council has introduced the flexible land tenure scheme at Aussenkehr Settlement to improve the living conditions of locals, most of them still living in reed houses.
||Kharas Governor Aletha Frederick said this in her regional development report on Tuesday.
The Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration, Natangwe Ithete, has emphasised the necessity of revising and modernising the national railway system in a way that stimulates growth and development.
The Governor of ||Kharas Aletha Frederick has urged the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure, and Roads to familiarise themselves with rural road infrastructure.
||Kharas Governor Aletha Frederick has reminded the regional political leadership to uphold the country's constitution.
She made the call during the Regional Development Update address.
The Minister of Sports, Youth, and National Service, Agnes Tjongarero, has encouraged young people to aspire towards entrepreneurship as a solution to addressing the high rate of youth unemployment.
Debmarine Namibia has donated equipment to boost the Women's Action for Development's empowerment training programs at Keetmanshoop.
The donated items that include needlework and hospitality equipment as well as computers are worth N$200,000.
Once fully operational, the envisaged 5,000-hectare irrigation scheme at Neckartal Dam, on the outskirts of Keetmanshoop, will provide sufficient produce for not only the domestic market but exports as well.
The !Gawachab Conservancy in ||Kharas Region has signed a 30-year land lease agreement with Ikhaya Somandla Family Enterprise to pave the way for the development of a billion-dollar renewable energy project.
||Kharas Governor Aletha Frederick witnessed the agreement signing at Keetmanshoop.
More than N$450,000 was raised during the 2023 Luderitz Crayfish Festival Gala Dinner.
The festival is slated for the weekend of April 27–29.
