The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) met with political parties, faith-based organisations, and other stakeholders in ||Kharas Region on issues related to the electoral process.
The engagement took place at Keetmanshoop.
The rising rate of school dropouts at Suiderlig High School in Keetmanshoop, ||Kharas Region, has become a serious concern. This year alone, 21 learners have left school, a significant increase from just six dropouts recorded last year.
Literacy is a fundamental right that encompasses much more than the ability to read or write.
The ||Kharas Governor, Aletha Frederick, made this statement while addressing the belated International Literacy Day celebration ceremony in Keetmanshoop.
More than 600 temporary jobs were created in rural areas through the government's food for cash programme over the past twelve months.
The statistics were revealed by the Minister of Urban and Rural Development at a five-day Rural Development Review and Planning workshop at Keetmanshoop.
The Directorate of Disaster Risk Management in the Office of the Prime Minister will soon roll out a voucher system to streamline the drought relief food aid distribution.
Poor planning, blame-shifting, a lack of textbooks, and school furniture have been identified as contributing to poor learner performance in the ||Kharas Region during the first half of this year.
Operations at the Naute Irrigation Farm outside Keetmanshoop came to a standstill after workers downed tools over a wage increase dispute.
The workers demand a 12% wage increase for Grade A category workers, 10% for Grade B category workers, and 8% for Grade C category workers.
Keetmanshoop Mayor McDonald Hanse thanked the town's residents for "a commendable display of responsibility to settle their municipal accounts."
Parents of learners at Keetmanshoop-based Minna Sachs Primary School disrupted classes for nearly two hours on Monday.
They protested at the school gate and blocked the newly appointed principal from entering the school premises.
A group of parents of learners at Keetmanshoop's Mina Sachs Primary School are demanding the reversal of the appointment of the new principal.
The disgruntled parents marched to the ||Kharas Education Directorate office to petition against what they termed 'an irregular recruitment process'.
