The National Arts Council of Namibia (NACN) has started with its regional consultations on the amended draft bill and regulations for the National Arts Fund. 

One such meeting took place in the ||Kharas Region.

Keetmanshoop Mayor McDonald Hanse thanked the town's residents for "a commendable display of responsibility to settle their municipal accounts."

Romeo Muyunda, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, has confirmed the water situation at Ngenda.

Muyunda stated that samples were taken from the water treatment plant in 2023 for testing, and it was determined that the water posed a low health risk.

Residents who were recently allocated plots of land at the Brukaros informal settlement in Keetmanshoop are still lacking basic services, despite promises made nearly two years ago.

The Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) management is calling on Namibians from all walks of life to sign up for what it terms the biggest cleaning-up campaign of the Fish River Canyon during the month of September. 

The manager of Ai Ais Resort in Fish River Canyon, Jaffeth Xoagub, has reassured hikers and visitors to the canyon that despite the low water levels, several water points have been set up to ensure an effective supply of water.

The Fish River Canyon is the second-largest fish river in the world. 

A pilot nursery project set up by the Oranjemund Town Transformation Agency (OMDis) is in the process of becoming a fully-fledged commercial production unit.

OMDis was established in 2019 to build the town's economic resilience, transcending its historic reliance on mining activities.

The Deputy Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, is in the ||Kharas Region to assess the progress on the Sandverhaar to Bucholzbrunn railway line rehabilitation project, including a familiarisation visit to the port of Lüderitz and engagements with TransNamib.

Exhibitors participating at the annual Oranjemund Town Transformation Agency (OMDis) Expo thanked the organisers for providing them with the opportunity to showcase some of their products and services to the community of Oranjemund in the ||Kharas Region.

"Oranjemund is ready for business." These were the words of Oranjemund Constituency Regional Councillor, Lazarus Nangolo, during the opening of the Oranjemund Town Transformation Agency's Business Information Session (OMDis).