The Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Emma Theofelus, paid a precursor visit to the office of the ||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze.

Keetmanshoop residents have welcomed the reigning Miss Pre-Teen Africa, Lizaan Kamburute, as she brought the title home over the weekend.
 
The community celebrates the grade 9 learner's achievement after participating in the pageant held on the 29th of last month.
 

||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze has proposed that staff retention in the region be looked into, as it affects service delivery.
 
He made the call while addressing Bethanie residents on his final regional tour stop over the weekend.
 

||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze has called for unity among political parties and the wider community, saying collective action is needed to confront the region's developmental challenges.
 

||Kharas Youth have called for stronger enforcement of the Tobacco Products Control Act to discourage the use of new and emerging nicotine products, particularly among young people.

One year after the fatal car crash in which 16 people, comprising police officers, correctional service officers, and two civilians, perished, family members and former colleagues gathered to remember them.

The accident happened last year on the 30th of August near Mariental.

Bethanie youth in the ||Kharas region, who are members of the 'Begin to Imagine Initiative', continue to create opportunities for their fellows, despite challenges that have affected their youth development programmes over the years.  

Residents in the south share their views on the legacy of freedom, the evolution of rural development, and the dreams of the "Born-Free" generation,

NBC reporter Charmaine Boois compiled this special package on what Heroes' Day means to the south of the country.

A Nama Evangelist, Paul Plaatjies, was executed by the German authorities in Koës in 1905 after being accused of spying.

His descendant Dawid Plaaitjies recounted his story and called for his legacy to be recognised.
Plaatjies devoted his life to Christianity and spread the word across.

As Namibia honours the heroes of liberation, we also look at the stories of ordinary 
people who lived through historical periods.

Magrietha Kuhlman, a centenarian from Bethanie in the ||Kharas Region, bears testimony as a young woman during the apartheid era.