With just hours to go before the crowning of Miss Teen 2024, the venue at the Luderitz Waterfront has been transformed into a spectacle of glamour and sophistication.

Miss Teen hopefuls will grace this evening ahead of Miss Namibia tomorrow.

The event promises to captivate audiences, celebrating not only the beauty of the contestants but also their intellect and compassion. 

The nbc has full ownership of the Miss Namibia brand.

nbc Director General Stanley Similo explained the importance of hosting the event in the ||Kharas Region. 

As all roads lead to the coastal town of Luderitz for the Miss Teen and Miss Namibia Pageants, the police assured residents and visitors of security.

Political leadership and traditional leaders in the ||Kharas Region are in support of the parliamentary motion to erect an ever-lighting shrine in honour of the legacy of the late Kaptein Hendrik Witbooi. 

They rallied behind the motion during consultations with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources and Community Development at Keetmanshoop.

Kaptein Witbooi, affectionately known as Outa !Nanseb, was the leader of the |Khowese clan, a sub-tribe of the Nama people. 

Mourners gathered at Farm Snip River in the ||Kharas Region to pay tribute to late Swapo Party liberation struggle stalwart Ida Jimmy-!Ha-Eiros during the official memorial service. 

Jimmy-!Ha-Eiros died on April 3 at the age of 79.

Delivering the message of President Nangolo Mbumba, Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila says the liberation struggle icon in her political journey encountered immense hardships, torture, and imprisonment at the hands of the colonial regime oppressors. 

Despite dropping from second position to third on the 2023 NSSC Grade 11 national level ranking, the ||Kharas Region has improved overall on its C-plus grading compared to 2022.

These were the sentiments shared by ||Kharas Education Director Jesmine Magermann when giving her opinion on the performances of the 2023 NSSCO-LEVEL class. 

Magermann says the results of the region's 2023 NSSCO class improved overall from 32% to 37% for C-plus grading. 

About N$500,000 was raised by the Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust (NFCPT) towards assisting schools in the ||Kharas Region, in need of desks, chairs, cutlery, and stationery.

The donated materials were handed over to the regional education directorate at Keetmanshoop by the Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust.

In 2012, the Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust committed to raising funds annually to benefit selected schools in all regions.

Out of 214 shortlisted candidates for positions with the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) in the ||Kharas Region, sixteen candidates failed to appear for written and physical assessments.

Candidates who attended the assessments were evaluated on their English proficiency. Additionally, they had to participate in a 2.4-kilometre run, with male candidates expected to finish within 13 minutes and female candidates within 17 minutes.

Furthermore, the candidates were subjected to other exercises, including push-ups and sit-ups.

A photography exhibition currently underway at Oranjemund in the ||Kharas Region will provide residents with an opportunity for reflection and self-recognition.

Additionally, it offers tourists a rare chance to experience the more intimate and personal aspects of the former mining town from insiders' perspectives.

The 'My Oranjemund Photography Exhibition,' which showcases the work of 74 exhibitors, is currently on display at the Baronies as part of the town's annual Diamond Festival celebrations, providing a visual representation of the festivities.

The Regional and Urban Planning Board has provisionally approved the formalisation of existing townships within Berseba Village in ||Kharas Region.

Raymond Jossop, Acting Village Council LED Manager, revealed this at the Regional Development Coordination Committee meeting at Keetmanshoop.

Due to unproclaimed town land, residents were denied housing bonds and loans by banks as they did not have title deeds.

A title deed is a legal document by which the right of ownership of land or other property is transferred to someone.

Landless People's Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi says a country marked by inequality will not be able to sustain its independence, peace, and stability in the future.

Swartbooi made these remarks while addressing the belated independence celebrations gathering at Farm Komsberg in the ||Kharas Region.

The inhabitants of Karasburg East celebrated their belated independence at Komsberg in the ||Kharas Region.