Farmers in the ||Kharas Region are counting their losses after a devastating veld fire ravaged the ||Kharas mountains, destroying vast tracts of grazing land and killing livestock.
The Grunau settlement control officer, Simasiku Muteko, confirmed that the fire had been extinguished last night.
Many residents have appreciated the City of Windhoek for building and delivering on its low-cost housing initiative.
The devastating veld fires in the ||Kharas mountain area are still raging out of control.
On Friday afternoon, farmers, with the assistance of the community, were still battling the inferno that started on Tuesday night.
With young people immensely affected by unemployment, the Otjozondjupa Regional Council is offering training to youth, with the aim of helping them develop as entrepreneurs.
Another group is undergoing training in poultry production.
The acting Principal of Omuhaturua Primary School, Rosewietta Uanivi, commended the Catherine Bullen Foundation for drilling a borehole and constructing a dining room.
In addition, the foundation is expected to complete the construction of an extra hostel block at the school next year.
Packy Pakarae, Epukiro Constituency Councilor, is happy with the activities of the Catherine Bullen Foundation at Otjimanangombe village.
The foundation assisted the village in setting up water supply solar equipment as well as constructing a dining hall at the local school.
Capricorn Group and Bank Windhoek employees donated year-long sanitary pads to fifty underprivileged young girls in honor of the International Day of the Girl Child.
The day also highlighted the challenges a girl child faces in education, hygiene, and their daily lives.
Some residents at Goreangab informal settlement have expressed discontent with a temporary waste disposal site that has been allegedly turned into a dumpsite by the community and the Windhoek Municipality.
The Technical University of Munich, in collaboration with the Namibia University of Science and Technology, through their Sustainable Energies and Entrepreneurial Development programme, brought hope to the small community at Farm !Kharoxas, which is situated some 8km outside of Groot|Aub.
The Office of the Ombudsman and UNESCO have launched a report on albinism in Namibia. The research, launched at Ongwediva, looks at the challenges facing communities and how these can be addressed.
