Author: Steven Klukowski (Steven Klukowski )

In spite of the health ministry’s report that the lead exposure at Rosh Pinah in the //Kharas region “was not a health issue”, a local doctor is alarmed at the sudden increase in cases of lead exposure. 

/Kharas Regional Council chairperson Joseph Isaacks said the arrest and detention of the Karasburg mayor, chairperson of the management committee and acting chief executive officer (CEO) by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is illegal.

The OMDis nursery project outside Oranjemund has the potential to soon become the sole provider of vegetables to residents as far as nearby Rosh Pinah in southern Namibia.

Learners from schools at Oranjemund are proud to be part of a nation in an independent country that has its own unique national
symbols. 

Out of an approved budget of over N$266 million for the 2023/24 financial year, the Oranjemund Town Council expects to spend the bulk thereof, more than N$93 million, on operational expenses. 

An African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) delegation was in Keetmanshoop this week, holding a consultative meeting with the regional leadership. 

A group of small-scale contractors staged a peaceful demonstration yesterday at the //Kharas regional office of the Roads Authority of Namibia for allegedly not being considered for a cleaning tender in the southern town.

There is no accountability at the Oranjemund Town Council.

Retired teacher and active sports enthusiast Wolfgang Cloete says he wants to relaunch his //Kharas Sport and Fun Programme (KSF) initiative to keep the youth of that town away from the social ills.

As part of its objective to make the environment in the southern town attractive for tourists, the Keetmanshoop municipality, with assistance from the Namibian Defence Force and volunteer residents, cleaned up Extension 7 recently.