The Namibia Training Authority (NTA) plans to embark on a sensitisation drive in the ||Kharas and Hardap regions to boost enrolment at the recently constructed Keetmanshoop Vocational and Training Centre.
This emerged during a stakeholder meeting NTA had at Keetmanshoop.
The Education Director for the ||Kharas Region, Jesmine Magerman, has expressed disappointment over the region's worsening performance in the 2024 Grade 11 and AS level exams.
The region slipped from third place to number 12 in the Grade 11 national ranking list.
Residents of Keetmanshoop have united in prayer against crime.
Congregants from various church denominations gathered at the central park on Sunday to pray together.
With national exam results set to be released tomorrow, ||Kharas Governor Aletha Frederick has urged parents to approach poor results with understanding and compassion.
She made this call during a fish donation to five community school hostels.
The Quiver Tree Schools Cluster in the ||Kharas Region gathered at Keetmanshoop ahead of the new academic year starting tomorrow to discuss strategies for educational outcomes.
With schools set to reopen tomorrow, the ||Kharas Education Directorate is prepared to administer the 2025 academic year despite potential late applications for admission.
Farmers at the Hardap Irrigation Scheme have asked NamWater to restore water supply to their irrigation fields, as the Hardap Dam received water inflow following rains in its catchment areas.
Addressing a community meeting aimed at addressing an increase in gang violence in Keetmanshoop, ||Kharas Governor Aletha Frederick called on parents to reflect on the role of raising children.
Concerned about increasing crime rates driven by gang activities, residents of Keetmanshoop are suggesting a curfew to curb what they describe as a worsening crime situation in the town.
They made the call during a police community engagement meeting on Thursday.
Long-standing plans to establish a satellite police station in Keetmanshoop's Tseiblaagte residential area are on track.
The ||Kharas Police Regional Commander, Commissioner Marius Katamila, revealed this in an interview with nbc News.
