The ||Kharas Education Directorate has denounced the picketing of parents against the newly appointed principal at Minna Sachs Primary School at Keetmanshoop.
A group of parents alleged that the appointed principal was not recommended by the school board.
Teaching and learning at Keetmanshoop-based Don Bosco Primary School were disrupted today as learners had to mop up flooded classrooms following heavy rains on Tuesday.
Benedictus |Narib, the principal of Don Bosco Primary School, says the rainwater flooded two blocks of classrooms.
Light to moderate rains recorded over the weekend brought relief from the heat wave in some parts of the country.
Over the past week, temperatures have hovered between 30 and 40 degrees Celsius in places such as Keetmanshoop, which received some light showers on Friday and Saturday.
Burglars caused extensive damage to the Keetmanshoop !Homs-Ai SME Park when they smashed the premises' glass doors to gain entry to offices and SME stalls.
The break-in occurred over the weekend.
In a bid to empower underprivileged residents of Keetmanshoop to become self-reliant, the local ZTT AME Church congregation formed an initiative dubbed the EMEME Partnership.
The initiative, registered as a non-profit organisation, was officially launched during a fundraising gala dinner at Keetmanshoop.
A family of eight at Keetmanshoop in the ||Kharas Region had a narrow escape after the roof of their house was blown off by heavy winds accompanied by rain on Saturday.
The Keetmanshoop regional office of the Ombudsman has been inundated with complaints from learners relating to their suspension and banning from classrooms, corporal punishment, and forceful cutting of hair.
The Fonteintjie Fish Farming Community Project at Keetmanshoop has almost lost all its fish stock due to a power outage.
In Keetmanshoop, a last-minute surge has seen scores of residents line up at the MTC office, eager to register their SIM cards.
The scene underscores a sense of urgency, with some locals reporting waits of over three hours in long queues.
As the holiday season approaches, commuters at Keetmanshoop's bus terminals are facing extended waiting times.
