Reigning Miss Keetmanshoop Secondary School, Cayren Engelbrecht has launched a youth-led initiative called Project Bloom to break menstrual stigma in schools.
Crowned on 3rd July, Engelbrecht is turning her crown into purpose by using her platform to drive social change.
Twenty mothers at Keetmanshoop Hospital's maternity ward received baby essentials as part of the World Breastfeeding Week commemoration.
The newly elected mayor, Emrico Blaauw, along with senior medical staff, handed over the donations on Thursday.
||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze has called for climate policies that respond to the region's challenges and unlock opportunities for sustainable development.
Protesters from communal areas and resettlement farms in the ||Kharas Region handed a petition to Governor Dawid Gertze on Wednesday in Keetmanshoop, calling for urgent action to address ongoing water challenges affecting their communities and settlements.
Keetmanshoop author Solange Strauss is urging new, upcoming writers from the south to share the region's untold stories.
In a recent NBC interview, Strauss highlighted the vital role storytelling plays in keeping the culture and legacy of their communities alive for future generations.
Former Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairperson Salmaan Jacobs was sentenced to pay a fine of N$20,000 or serve two years' direct imprisonment after being found guilty of contravening the Anti-Corruption Act.
He appeared before the Keetmanshoop Regional Court on Friday for sentencing.
Plans are underway to establish a Namibian broadcasting Corporation regional office in Lüderitz aimed to strengthen the public broadcaster presence in the western part of the ||Kharas region.
Over N$1 million was pledged towards the Lüderitz Mayoral Fundraising Gala dinner that was held on Saturday in Lüderitz.
The funds are earmarked for community development projects within the town.
||Kharas Region residents sought clarity on how the Draft Space and Science and Technology Bill would benefit their communities.
These questions were raised during a recent public consultation hosted by the National Steering Committee in Keetmanshoop.
Employees of Super Spar Keetmanshoop will not receive their full salaries on their usual payday of 23 July due to a theft of N$510.000 from the supermarket earlier this month.
