The Health and Social Services Minister Esperance Luvindao has officially inaugurated a newly renovated emergency unit worth N$6.7 million in the ||Kharas Region.
The unit also comprises the region's first-ever computed tomography scanner, worth N$7 million.
||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze has called for a five- development programme to turn the annual Keetmanshoop Agriculture, Industrial and Tourism Expo (KAITE) into a stronger driver of investment, business growth and job creation.
Gertze made these calls at the opening ceremony in Keetmanshoop on Tuesday.
Member of the German Parliament Charlotte Neuhauser has called on the German Government to pay reparations to the Nama and Ovaherero people who were victims of the 1904-1908 genocide and not the proposed €1.1 billion, which is equivalent to N$20.4 billion.
The Keetmanshoop Municipality is developing bulk infrastructure to service 30 industrial erven at a cost of N$19,3 million, with the project fully pre-financed by Nota Investment CC in collaboration with Standard Bank Namibia.
This was revealed by Keetmanshoop Mayor Emrico Blaauw in an NBC interview.
Keetmanshoop Mayor Emrico Blaauw has dismissed media reports claiming that the municipality is bankrupt and unable to pay workers' October salaries.
The municipality generates revenue from services rendered to residents and businesses.
The National Road Safety Council has allocated N$200 000 to the ||Kharas Regional Road Safety Forum to strengthen coordination and ensure that the road safety programmes deliver results in communities.
The Keetmanshoop Super Spar employees are accusing the retail shop's management of deducting money unlawfully from their salaries.
Twenty-one learners at Hendrik Tseib Primary School in Keetmanshoop have benefited from a school shoe donation worth N$5,300 courtesy of MTC.
Keetmanshoop Mayor Emrico Blaauw handed over the donation at a ceremony held in the town on Thursday.
Keetmanshoop Municipality workers want the Strategic Executive of Finance at the Municipality, Desiree Boois, to be removed from the position, accusing her of fund mismanagement and victimisation.
Boois was recently reinstated in her position following her suspension on 24 June.
Aroab Village Council aims to improve residents' living standard over the next five years through better service delivery, revenue diversification and initiatives to grow the local economy.
