The National Youth Development Fund (NYDF) has approved nine youth development projects in the ||Kharas Region, with funding amounting to N$1.93 million.
The figures were revealed by NYDF Project Manager Lucrecia Tsauses during an information session in Keetmanshoop.
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.
Namibia has made significant progress in protecting and promoting the rights of children.
The Governor of ||Kharas, Dawid Gertze, said this during the Day of the Namibian Child commemoration held in Oranjemund.
Following a recent outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Karasburg Veterinary District of the ||Kharas Region, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, through the Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS), has released Veterinary Public Notification No. 16 of 2026.
The government has intensified efforts to contain the Foot-and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak by setting up roadblocks in the Karasburg district to restrict movement of cloven-hoofed animals and raw animal products.
Only one youth from the ||Kharas Region has secured funding from the National Youth Development Fund (NYDF) out of 13,809 applications nationwide.
A family at Keetmanshoop's Paradise Informal Settlement has blamed the municipality for their house burning down to ashes. They claim that the damage could have been contained had there been water available.
The Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Emma Theofelus, paid a precursor visit to the office of the ||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze.
||Kharas Youth have called for stronger enforcement of the Tobacco Products Control Act to discourage the use of new and emerging nicotine products, particularly among young people.
The annual report of the Zambezi Regional Council for the 2025/2026 financial year has been adopted by the National Council.
Tabling the report, MP Raymond Sezuni highlighted the significant contribution the region has made to the development of the country.
