Through providing meals on Saturdays, Keetmanshoop resident Eveline Kröhne has turned her home into a place of care and nourishment for vulnerable children.

The ||Kharas Education Directorate Director, Nicolas Eiman, has revealed that, out of an average of 2,800 Grade 1 learners enrolled annually in the region, about 800 could not be accounted for by the time they reached Grade 7.

This is equivalent to an estimated 28% drop-out rate.

A growing mismatch between skills provided by education systems and those demanded by modern and high-growth industries contributes to millions of young people in Africa remaining unemployed or underemployed.

Challenges facing the education sector are not insurmountable but require evidence-based decision-making by education managers to help address them effectively.

The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has implored young people to act as nation-builders, problem solvers and innovators driving sustainable development.

The Governor of ||Kharas Region, Dawid Gertze has embarked on visits to constituencies in the region aimed at enhancing quality service delivery and fostering trust and confidence in the government.
  

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economy and Industry, Public Administration and Planning has conducted a public hearing on household debts and lending practices in ||Kharas Region. 

The public hearing was held at Keetmanshoop. 

The Presidential Special Advisor and Head of the Upstream Petroleum Unit in the Office of the President, Kornelia Shilunga, has commended the Keetmanshoop Vocational Training Centre for upscaling the boiler making and metal fabrication course.

Young scientists from ||Kharas Region have showcased their talent and scientific brilliance at the annual regional science fair and quiz.

Learners from 25 schools presented their research projects at the science fair.

The Meteorological Services has forecast a significant decline in temperatures across the south-eastern parts of the country from tomorrow.