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...
After being in office for just over three months, newly appointed //Kharas regional governor, Dawid Gertze (DG), is adamant to develop the region to greater heights, but only if all relevant public and private stakeholders are willing to come on board to realize this vision with him. New Era’s Keetmanshoop based journalist, Steven Klukowski (SK)...
KEETMANSHOOP – //Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze said the 2025 Keetmanshoop Agriculture, Industrial and Trade Expo (Kaite) represents a major economic boost for the southern town. He said the expo will stimulate local trade, support small and medium-sized businesses, and foster community pride. Gertze delivered the keynote address at the expo’s official opening yesterday. According to...
KEETMANSHOOP- Six more members of the Namibian Police Special Reserve Force, based in Keetmanshoop have been added as suspects to the matter related to the murder of local resident, Elleste ‘Speedy’ Plaatjies. This follows a decision by the Office of the Prosecutor General on the matter. They appeared in the Keetmanshoop magistrate’ s court on...
KEETMANSHOOP- A group of aggrieved residents from Tses, a village situated 80km north of Keetmanshoop, last week handed over a petition detailing a series of alleged poor service delivery incidents to //Kharas regional governor Dawid Gertze. Reading the document, spokesperson Brian !Gaoseb said they have made so many efforts to engage with the Tses Village...
KEETMANSHOOP –The Namibia Training Authority (NTA) on Friday held a consultation on its Work Integrated Learning (WIL) regulations in the //Kharas region. The exercise forms part of national stakeholders’ consultations across the country on WIL. The consultations are aimed at soliciting inputs from stakeholders at grassroot level, which will then be integrated into the bill...
KEETMANSHOOP – A sombre atmosphere prevailed last week as family members, sympathisers and the broader Keetmanshoop community staged a peaceful demonstration condemning the brutal rape and murder of Juanita Karolus. Karolus was murdered in Windhoek two weeks ago. In a petition, the group’s spokesperson Alwina Schmidt raised concern over the escalating cases of Gender Based...
MARIENTAL – Minibus operators from the //Kharas and Hardap regions recently engaged the Namibian police over alleged traffic management irregularities, negatively affecting their daily business operations. Michael Humphries, chairperson of the Southern Long Distance Public Transport Concerned Group (SLDPTCG), said issues affecting minibus operators often fall on deaf ears. “It is with a deep sense...
KEETMANSHOOP – Dino Ballotti, Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, has dismissed assertions that seeking support when experiencing mental health challenges is a sign of weakness. Ballotti, who was speaking at the recent launch of the Teachers Mental Health Awareness Campaign at Keetmanshoop, stressed those seeking support and help when facing...
Fifteen years on, Junias Fillipus is still waiting for justice. He was wrongfully accused, arrested and detained for 291 days over the alleged rape and murder of Magdalena Stoffles in a Khomasdal riverbed. However, he has yet to receive the N$2.7 million he is claiming in compensation. Speaking to New Era last weekend, Fillipus expressed...