The new mayor of Keetmanshoop, Emrico Blaauw, has vowed to curb unemployment and hunger.

Blaauw made the pledge at the swearing-in ceremony following his election on Friday.

The Swapo Party Women Council ||Kharas Coordinator, Shipola Shihepo, has urged members to choose leaders who are committed and capable of running the next regional office bureau.

She made these calls at a meeting at Keetmanshoop over the weekend.

Swapo Party members from the Lüderitz and Oranjemund branches in the ||Kharas Region were equipped with political education and capacity-building training needed to become better leaders.

The organiser of a recent first aid and CPR training held in Keetmanshoop, Mac Witbooi, has set the record straight regarding the credibility of the training.

This is after participants alleged fraud against him following discovery that the certificates they received were not accredited.

||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze has urged young people to move away from a culture of excuses and take greater responsibility in pursuing available opportunities.||.

Gertze made the call during the Youth Desk's first official meeting in Keetmanshoop on Friday.

The VGK Church soup kitchen in Keetmanshoop has been serving warm meals to about 500 school learners and community members since 2015.

Bureaucratic delays, lack of coordination, poor organisation and institutional silos often deny citizens access to justice.

These were the remarks of the ||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze at the opening of the three-day human rights workshop held at Keetmanshoop.

Residents of the Paradise informal settlement in Keetmanshoop are questioning the municipality's long-standing promise to provide electricity as they continue to struggle with basic needs.

The ||Kharas Youth Development Initiative has hosted a training to equip youth with essential life-saving skills.

Founder Mac Witbooi said the training aims to boost youth confidence and readiness for them to respond swiftly and effectively to community emergencies.

The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has assured that the government will address challenges faced by law enforcement in the ||Kharas Region to improve service delivery.