The Chairperson of the ||Kharas Regional Council, Josef Isaacks, has called for the charges against the Karasburg Mayor, the Management Committee Chairperson, and a staff member in the office of the Karasburg CEO's to be dropped.

Isaacks said this in a media statement following the arrest of the trio yesterday by the Anti-Corruption Commission.

Isaacks said the Karasburg Town Council did not conspire on charges, nor did the mayor abuse her powers to warrant the ACC's intervention.

The Chairperson of the ||Kharas Regional Council, Josef Isaacks, has accused Shanxi Construction and Investment Group of irregularly hiring and firing workers at will.

The company is currently constructing the N$110 million Keetmanshoop Vocational Training Centre.

Isaacks visited the site after hearing that 18 new recruits were imported while more than 10 local workers' contracts are expected to be terminated at the end of this month.