The Swapo Party has called on the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, to intervene in the ||Kharas Regional Council's state of affairs, whose management committee has been dysfunctional since June last year.
3,129 offenders have been sentenced to community service since the full implementation of the Community Service Order (CSO) programme in 2010.
Out of this figure, 2,781 offenders successfully completed their sentencing conditions by December 31, 2023, while 286 breached the conditions.
A resident of Keetmanshoop, Hans Jaartze, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for a knife murder.
26-year-old Jaartze pleaded guilty to a murder charge at the start of his trial in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court.
He blamed alcohol for taking the life of his victim.
The inaction of the ||Kharas Regional Council Management Committee remains the biggest governance challenge impeding socio-economic development in the region.
The ||Kharas Education Directorate plans to install pre-paid water and electricity metres at its buildings in the new financial year in an effort to reduce utility expenses.
The regional director, Jesmine Magermann, said this during the principals' meeting held recently at Keetmanshoop.
The ||Kharas Education Directorate is set to re-introduce extra classes during holidays for Grade 11 and Grade 12 AS level learners to improve their performance.
Ryan Assegaai, Inspector for the Kalahari Circuit, revealed this in an interview with nbc News.
The Swapo Party Regional Coordinator for the ||Kharas Region, Mathew Mumbala, has called on party members to accept criticism positively when canvassing votes for the 2024 national election slated for November this year.
The Keetmanshoop regional office of the Ombudsman has been inundated with complaints from learners relating to their suspension and banning from classrooms, corporal punishment, and forceful cutting of hair.
The Education Director in ||Kharas Region, Jesmine Magermann, has called on school principals to put in concerted efforts to improve learner performance in the region.
She made the call at the annual principals meeting at Keetmanshoop.
The Ministry of Rural and Urban Development (MURD) has given its approval for the Keetmanshoop Municipality's operational budget for the 2023–2024 period, amounting to a substantial N$296.8 million.
