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...
Author: Steven Klukowski (Steven Klukowski )
NHE takes housing gospel to Keetmans
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...
No Namibian child should be denied quality education – VP
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...
Witbooi pleads for second chance
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,...
Pre-primary teachers prepared for digital education transition
KEETMANSHOOP – The Church Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) last week graduated 46 pre-primary teachers who completed a one-year School Readiness course, aiming to prepare them for the future digitalisation of formal education. Speaking at the graduation, Nicolaas Eiman, regional education director for //Kharas region, praised the partnership between CAFO, the ministry, and teachers for their...
Entrepreneurs capitalise at Kaite
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...
On the spot with Steven Klukowski – ’Development should be a collective agenda’
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)...
Kaite boosts Keetmans’ economy
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...
Six cops added to ‘Speedy’s’ murder case
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...
Tses residents bemoan poor service
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...








