The ||Kharas region has recorded 261 teenage pregnancies and 1,051 pregnancy-related school dropouts between 2022 and 2026.

This was revealed during Miss World Namibia Elly Aron's courtesy visit to the Regional Educational Directorate Office in Keetmanshoop.

A group of municipal workers has accused the Keetmanshoop Municipality of terminating their contracts unfairly, citing alleged favouritism. The workers raised these allegations in an interview with NBC News.