Residents of Berseba Village calling themselves a concerned group have ended a lockout action following the intervention of ||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze.
The lockout action, sparked by an alleged irregular appointment, brought council operations to a standstill for the entire Thursday.
The number of unoccupied farms in the ||Kharas Region has been reduced from over 30 to eleven over the past 10 years.
This was revealed by the Deputy Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Albertus Engelbrecht.
The ||Kharas Communal Land Board has called for the expansion of communal land in the region to ease pressure on existing farming areas.
The Standing Committee on Urban and Rural Development and Land Reform has commended the Aroab Village Council in the ||Kharas Region for establishing a reception area to address uncontrolled informal settlements in and around the town.
The Governor of ||Kharas Region, Dawid Gertze, has expressed concern over more than 30 allocated resettlement farms in the region that remain lying idle.
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has once again urged all involved parties in an ongoing Witbooi clan's chieftaincy succession dispute to find common ground and work towards a lasting solution.
He made the call during a meeting with clan members in Gibeon.
For residents of Gibeon Village and nearby farms, access to medical doctors means long travel distances to the nearest hospital in Mariental, since the village is served only by a clinic staffed with nurses.
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare is equipping a group of women who graduated from various fields in vocational technical programmes with training to facilitate their transition into commercial trades.
Emergency Response teams in the ||Kharas Region conducted a simulation exercise to test and enhance effective coordination in emergency readiness and response.
The Public Service Commission Chairperson, Salmaan Jacobs, has called on public servants to uphold the principles of good governance and strengthen the public administration effectiveness to enhance service delivery.
