The !Nami#Nus Swapo Party District Youth League in the ||Kharas Region has condemned what they called political attacks on the Luderitz Waterfront Development Company.

The Swapo Party Secretary General, Sophia Shaningwa, has reminded district treasurers in the ||Kharas Region that their responsibilities extend beyond petty cash administrators to safeguarding finances and building sustainable enterprises.

Livestock feedlot operators in the ||Kharas Region have called for livestock movement to abattoirs and processing meat products outside the Foot and Mouth Disease epicenter to be allowed.

The Directorate of Veterinary Services has commenced with compulsory Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination in the ||Kharas Region's Karasburg state veterinary district.

The Karasburg veterinary district is the epicenter since its outbreak on a farm.

The government intends to build an animal disease control fence in the ||Kharas Region that will stretch from Klein Manasse, Aroab Village, south of Keetmanshoop to Naute Dam and then continue to the Fish River Canyon.

This was revealed in a veterinary public notice government issued.

The ||Kharas Police Commander, Marius Katamila, has commended the region's farming community for their cooperation and adherence to Foot-and-Mouth Disease animal movement restrictions.

The restrictions were imposed following an outbreak of FMD at a farm in Karasburg district.

Heavy winds accompanied by rain on Sunday damaged properties in Keetmanshoop.

A house in the Keetmanshoop Tseiblaagte residential area had its roof sheets blown off by heavy winds

The strong gusts also knocked down electrical poles.

The ||Kharas Police Commander, Marius Katamila, has rejected rumours of ritual killings at Noordoewer.

Stakeholders in the ||Kharas Region have validated proposed amendments of the Lotteries Regulations and Gambling and Gambling Activities Regulations. 

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism conducted a validation workshop 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.