Close to a hundred senior citizens at Keetmanshoop in the ||Kharas Region were treated to a meal in celebration of Africa Day.

Final preparations are complete for the 6th edition of the Nama Cultural Festival, set to take place from 29 May into early June in Keetmanshoop. The festival is an annual celebration of the rich heritage, traditions, and identity of the Nama people.

The ||Kharas Region participated in the nationwide tree-planting ceremony, marking the birthday of the late statesman since his death in February this year.

The tree-planting ceremony took place at the soon-to-be-inaugurated ||Kharas Regional Council Office Park. 

Namhook Holdings has invested in the Aus community by covering the voluntary school fees contribution amounting to N$50,000 for the Marmer Primary School learners. 

The school has 228 learners. 

NamPower and Namdeb have signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate collaboration on developing and integrating renewable electricity projects into both the national grid and the mining giant’s operations. 

Three suspects, George Cloete, his wife Charmaine and brother Bino Cloete, briefly appeared in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court on two counts of contravening the Prevention of Organised Crime (POCA) and illicit trafficking of goods under the Diamond Act.

Community members of Vaalgras Village in the ||Kharas Region converged at the tiny village over the weekend to pay homage to their fallen heroes during the annual festival.

Despite the 18th edition of the Lüderitz Annual Crayfish Festival proceeding without disruptions, tensions have emerged between the local town council and the festival's board of trustees.

At the centre of the issue is the fishing quota allocated by the government to fund the festival in 2023.

Learners from schools in Keetmanshoop staged a peaceful demonstration to condemn the recent tragic killings of three young girls in Okahandja.

They expressed sympathy with the community of Okahandja for the pain and suffering caused by these brutal acts.

Keetmanshoop-based long-distance taxi operators have condemned the recent ministerial directive permitting seven-seater vehicles to operate on long-distance routes. 

The Minister of Works and Transport, Veiko Nekundi, recently issued the directive.