Despite drizzling rain, Hardap residents continued with the regional memorial service in honour of the late President Geingob.

As part of the regional memorial services, hundreds of residents gathered at the Mariental Sports Field to pay tribute and honour the man they call like no other.

Halfway into the programme, the rain started to drizzle; however, this did not deter the residents, who sang hymns and marched through the stadium as a tribute to the late President.

Senior citizens in Hardap Region have expressed appreciation for a lunch treat and food hampers, an early Christmas gift from the Hardap Governor's Office.  

The Hardap Governor's Office hosted 820 elderly people at the Elders Day held at Mariental.

The elders were spoiled with a manicure, haircuts, and hair blowouts.  

Putting on dancing shoes, the golden oldies also showcased their dancing skills to gospel and Namastap music.

The more than N$500 million rehabilitation of the B1 road section between the Gochas junction in the Hardap Region and Tses Junction in the ||Kharas Region has been completed two months before the completion date.

||Kharas governor Aletha Frederick revealed this when she handed over a certificate of appreciation to the contractor who was awarded a N$532-million rehabilitation project.

China Henan International Corporation Group was contracted to rehabilitate the road stretching 87,8 kilometres.

Electrical power structures are meant to benefit of all.

To raise awareness of electrical safety, the power utility NamPower launched its safety campaign called 'Pasop Stay Safe' at Mariental in the Hardap Region.

The safety campaign is aimed at cautioning the public not to build under or near electricity infrastructures. 

It is also illegal and dangerous to start a fire under a power line.

The public is also urged to refrain from illegal electricity connections and removing copper wires.

The Rural Revive Project, spearheaded by the Wolvedans Foundation, which aims to bring back economic activities to Maltahohe in the Hardap Region, has begun to take shape.

Wolvedans Foundation Founder and Chairman Stephen Bruckner presented the project during an engagement with players in the tourism industry in Namib Naukluft Park.

The Rural Revive Project strives to create a diversified local economy for the benefit of Maltahohe residents and communities beyond the Namib Desert.

While rural villages and farms struggle to accommodate learners in proper shelters, a pensioner from the Karanas settlement in the Hardap Region, Hendrick Brand, has stepped up to assist.

Brand is spearheading the construction of a hostel meant especially for learners from distant places and at a minimal fee. The hostel is being built with his pension money and income from selling livestock.

Most of the learners accommodated at this hostel are from Windhoek and attend school at Karanas Primary School, situated about 70 kilometers from Rehoboth.

The community of !Hoachanas in the Hardap Region has expressed their dissatisfaction with the settlement office over what they termed a dysfunctional office and slow development.

To gain insight, the MICT Hardap team spoke with the Regional Councillor of Mariental Rural Constituency and the community.

The !Hoachanas residents say there are no new developments and the only business park and market in the resettlement are closed.

The Shack Dwellers Federation Housing Project is hailed as a model concept, and in so doing, restoring the dignity of thousands of low-income earners in the country.

Still, the provision of water and electricity to their homes in the Hardap Region has been delayed for years, causing discontent among the members.

Many Shack Dweller Federation members in Aranos have been without electricity since they completed constructing their houses years ago.  

Small and Medium scale farmers in the Hardap Region were commended by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources, for playing a role in food security in the country.

The parliamentary oversight committee visited the Hardap Green Scheme Irrigation Project at Mariental and also engaged stakeholders in the agriculture sector.

The Hardap region is home to the second biggest dam in the country, ideal for irrigation projects. 

The Namibian government will soon rehabilitate eight boreholes at Duineveld Settlement in the Hardap Region.

The Director of Water Supply and Sanitation, Dr. Elijah Ngurare, says the community of Duineveld is supplied with water from a borehole that is situated on private land.

There are about 600 inhabitants at the tiny settlement of Duineveld who use this borehole, and the owner now threatens to cut off the supply because of vandalism.