KEETMANSHOOP – Mines and energy minister Modestus Amutse recently visited the //Kharas region, where he among others said locals must benefit more from natural resources found there. During a courtesy call on //Kharas governor Dawid Gertze, he highlighted the government’s serious intention of decentralising more economic activities to strengthen the fiscal balance. “It is known...
KEETMANSHOOP – A suspended security officer from the Namibia Desert Diamonds (Namdia), Charles Rhoman, appeared last week at the Keetmanshoop Magistrates Court in relation to the Namibian gems marketing company’s robbery incident over a year ago. During court proceedings, his legal representative Theo Carolus called for his client’s immediate release, citing reasons of the warrant...
KEETMANSHOOP – //Kharas Regional Council chairperson, Gerrit Witbooi, emphasised that the council must preoccupy itself with present and future deliverables rather than clinging to past challenges or failure of the previous regime. Until last year, the //Kharas Regional Council was dominated by the Landless Peoples Movement, who fell off their high horses during the 2025...
KEETMANSHOOP – Communal farmers from the //Kharas region on Tuesday handed over a petition to the regional council chairperson Gerrit Witbooi, requesting him to urgently address the ongoing water crisis affecting them. Spokesperson Erich Mathys, when reading out the petition said farmers in areas such as Poortjie, Bloemhof-Blouwes, Aubkhaus, Groendoring, Bethanie – area, Kameelrivier, Itsawisis,...
KEETMANSHOOP – Newly elected //Kharas Regional Council chairperson, Gerrit Witbooi, said development is impossible in an environment divided by personal interest and or political differences. Witbooi echoed these sentiments during his swearing-in as Keetmanshoop rural constituency councillor and, subsequently, his election as chairperson in the southern town recently. “In this council, we are diverse but...
Keetmanshoop – presidente gona gosirongo Lucia Witbooi katente asi kwato munonagona napira kugwana erongo kukwama oku ana kara ndi oku vatunga. Witbooi kageve nonkango edi opo nye kavakatulire paveta projeka zina kara posure zaSuiderlig secondery school (her Alma Mata) modoropa zokomuzogo mosikondovike kasipwire. Nayinye pokumana murarero kavakere nago ogu kagugenderepo nawa, ose kuna wiza kapisi...
KEETMANSHOOP – The National Housing Enterprises (NHE) in carrying out its mandate to provide decent and affordable housing to Namibians, had a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of 40 low-cost houses in the southern town yesterday. In his remarks, Indileni Iipinge, the entity’s acting executive for infrastructure development during the official handing over of the...
KEETMANSHOOP – Vice President Lucia Witbooi emphasised that every Namibian child deserves access to quality education, regardless of their background or where they live. Witbooi made the remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the development project of the Suiderlig Secondary School (her Alma Mata) in the southern town over the weekend. “Today, after a previous...
KEETMANSHOOP – Former Keetmanshoop rural constituency councilor, Gerrit ‘Gertjie’ Witbooi, has asked the electorate to give him a second chance as they cast their votes in the upcoming 2025 Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections, scheduled for 26 November. “You know my capabilities as I proved myself before, whilst we had such an excellent relationship,...
KEETMANSHOOP – Local Small-and-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) who participated at the just concluded Keetmanshoop Agriculture, Industrial and Trade Expo (Kaite) lauded the event as successful, stating they made considerable profits from conducting business at the fair. Victoria Shiindi, owner of Victoria Thrift Clothing shop, who sells good quality clothes at very affordable prices, informed this publication...