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End factionalism, accept defeat – Mumbala
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End factionalism, accept defeat – Mumbala

KEETMANSHOOP – //Kharas regional Swapo coordinator Mattheus Mumbala has called on party members to accept their fate if not elected to stand as candidates for the upcoming regional council and local authority elections. Namibians will go to the polls in November this year to elect new local authority and regional councillors. “This is the year...

//Kharas makes strides in expanding school access
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//Kharas makes strides in expanding school access

KEETMANSHOOP –//Kharas governor Aletha Frederick says the region is committed to ensuring quality education and lifelong learning for all its inhabitants.  “Education is the indispensable variable for //Kharas region’s social progression and economic development,” said the governor during her maiden state of the region address recently.  She said the region has made significant strides to...

//Kharas conservancies thrown EIF lifeline
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//Kharas conservancies thrown EIF lifeline

GRÜNAU – After struggling for years to source funding, residents of //Gamaseb and !Gawachab conservancies in //Kharas region could not hide their joy when they recently received N$3 million from the European Union (EU) through the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF). Johannes Markus, the chairperson of the group said, “We optimally benefit from wildlife in our conservancy through...

Time to unlock //Kharas’ economic potential
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Time to unlock //Kharas’ economic potential

//Kharas regional governor Aletha Frederick feels it is time to unleash the region’s full economic potential and showcase it to the world. She made this urgent plea while delivering her maiden state of the region address (SORA) in Keetmanshoop on Wednesday. “As a region, we have the means to take full advantage of economic opportunities...

Many challenges belabour eastern borders
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Many challenges belabour eastern borders

With government’s recent decision to gradually reopen borders previously closed because of Covid-19, the Mata Mata and Klein Menassa borders present some challenges to both visitors and residents. When New Era visited these facilities recently, it became evident that it posed health and safety hazards. Personnel, who spoke on condition of anonymity, bemoaned the lack...

Census dodgers face prosecution – Shimuafeni
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Census dodgers face prosecution – Shimuafeni

KEETMANSHOOP – Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) statistician general Alex Shimuafeni said the State could prosecute residents who refuse to provide information to enumerators during the process of census.  Shimuafeni said this during a visit to the south last week to give an update on the census mapping exercise taking place in the //Kharas region.  “The...

IGA beneficiaries make gradual progress
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IGA beneficiaries make gradual progress

It is imperative that the government assists citizens who are in need to make them self-sustainable, especially in these challenging economic times of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Keetmanshoop rural constituency councillor Elias Kharugab. Kharugab made these remarks while undertaking follow- up visits at ongoing income-generating activity projects (IGAs) initiated through the office in the constituency. ...

//Kharas council staff face quarantine
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//Kharas council staff face quarantine

KEETMANSHOOP – Staff members from the headquarters of //Kharas Regional Council and the Directorate of Education might be possibly placed under quarantine pending the outcome of the Covid-19 results of one female staff member at the premises. In a press statement availed to New Era, public relations officer Johanna Ileka-Nangolo said a spouse of one...

Nujoma calls for decent housing for grape labourers
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Nujoma calls for decent housing for grape labourers

AUSSENKEHR – The Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation, Utoni Nujoma, is of the view that employers, employees, trade unions and the government should all join hands in the spirit of tripartism to fully develop Aussenkehr to the optimum benefit of all to heed the call for inclusivity by President Hage Geingob. He...

Gender ministry inaugurates ECD centre
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Gender ministry inaugurates ECD centre

AROAB – Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare Deputy Minister Bernadette Jagger has urged parents in Aroab to ensure more of their children are enrolled and attend the newly constructed early child development (ECD) centre in the south- eastern town where they will receive professional care and early stimulation for their future learning and...