The Regional Education Director in ||Kharas, |Awebahe  ||Hoeseb, commended the Anglo-American Namibian Foundation for providing nearly N$1 million for the construction of two classrooms, a storeroom, and ablution facilities at the Oosterheim Combined School in the village of Aroab.

Oosterheim Combined School was established in 1975 and currently has 30 teachers with 842 learners from grade 1 up to grade 11.

The school mainly caters to the rural community in and around Aroab.

Former ||Kharas Regional Councillor Jan Scholtz is imparting leadership skills to learners and teaching them how to initiate development programs.

Scholtz hosted a one-day leadership and mentoring workshop for members of the Learner Representative Council of Luderitz Secondary School over the weekend.

This is the second school that Scholtz visited in the harbor town as part of the drive to improve the performance of learners at high schools in the ||Kharas Region.

Angolan Ambassador to Namibia, Jovelina e Costa is on a familiarization visit in the ||Kharas and Hardap Regions, where she is expected to meet with Angolan citizens based there. 

It is unclear how many Angolan nationals are currently residing in the two regions. 

The symbiotic relationship between the two neighbours dates back decades with the civil war in Angola and the liberation struggle for Namibia's independence solidifying their friendship which withstood the test of time. 

A number of visually impaired people have expressed appreciation for the equal opportunities available to them to participate in economic activities to uplift themselves and their communities.

They were speaking at the International White Cane Safety Day themed "Unity is Strength" held at Mariental and attended by about a hundred visually impaired people from ||Kharas and Hardap regions.

The event was organised by the Southern Association for the Visually Impaired under the auspices of the Namibian Federation for the Visually Impaired.

Warmbad Hotsprings Lodge in the south is in a dilapidated state, mainly due to vandalism.
 
Sylvester Sibungo, Chief Complaints Investigator for ||Kharas and Hardap in the Ombudsman's Office, is of the view that this situation is due to maladministration.

Sibungo shared his concern at the Anti-Corruption Regional Forum meeting held at Keetmanshoop.

Poor service delivery and a lack of schools for children with disabilities top the list of concerns raised at a recent engagement ||Kharas Governor Aletha Frederick's held with communities of all seven constituencies in the region.

Governor Frederick, during community engagements, assessed challenges as regards service delivery and gauged the communities' aspirations for socio-economic development.

The governor was accompanied by regional heads of government ministries and agencies.