TEACHER USES MUSIC TO BOOST LEARNERS’ ENGLISH

Breadcrumb

Award-winning Primary School Keetmanshoop teacher Jeanine Burger has turned her love for music into a classroom tool to improve learners' English reading.

NBC had a one-on-one with her to unpack the work behind the award and its impact on her learners.

AME CHURCH REMEMBERED FOR ANTI-APARTHEID ROLE

Breadcrumb

The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Keetmanshoop played an important part behind the scenes in fighting racial segregation under the colonial apartheid regime.

AME CHURCH IN NAMIBIA MARKS 80 YEARS OF SERVICE

Breadcrumb

The African Methodist Episcopal Church in Namibia marks eight decades of existence, faith and service to the community.
NBC News sat down with veteran clergyman Andreas Biwa, who reflected on the church journey. 

MISS KEETMANSHOOP LAUNCHES MENSTRUAL HEALTH PROJECT

Breadcrumb

Reigning Miss Keetmanshoop Secondary School, Cayren Engelbrecht has launched a youth-led initiative called Project Bloom to break menstrual stigma in schools.

Crowned on 3rd July, Engelbrecht is turning her crown into purpose by using her platform to drive social change.

KEETMANSHOOP MARKS BREASTFEEDING WEEK

Breadcrumb

Twenty mothers at Keetmanshoop Hospital's maternity ward received baby essentials as part of the World Breastfeeding Week commemoration.

The newly elected mayor, Emrico Blaauw, along with senior medical staff, handed over the donations on Thursday.

KHARAS GOVERNOR URGES CLIMATE POLICIES

Breadcrumb

||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze has called for climate policies that respond to the region's challenges and unlock opportunities for sustainable development.

KHARAS COMMUNITIES DEMAND WATER SOLUTIONS

Breadcrumb

Protesters from communal areas and resettlement farms in the ||Kharas Region handed a petition to Governor Dawid Gertze on Wednesday in Keetmanshoop, calling for urgent action to address ongoing water challenges affecting their communities and settlements.

AUTHOR URGES SOUTHERN WRITERS TO TELL THEIR STORIES

Breadcrumb

Keetmanshoop author Solange Strauss is urging new, upcoming writers from the south to share the region's untold stories.

In a recent NBC interview, Strauss highlighted the vital role storytelling plays in keeping the culture and legacy of their communities alive for future generations.

FORMER PSC CHAIR FINED FOR CORRUPTION

Breadcrumb

Former Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairperson Salmaan Jacobs was sentenced to pay a fine of N$20,000 or serve two years' direct imprisonment after being found guilty of contravening the Anti-Corruption Act.

He appeared before the Keetmanshoop Regional Court on Friday for sentencing.