KEETMANSHOOP – Electricity utility NamPower earlier this week proposed an 8.4% increase from the Electricity Control Board (ECB) for the 2026/2027 financial year in tariffs for supplying bulk electricity to distributors in the country. Information provided indicated that, should this tariff hike be approved, the cost of electricity supply will increase from the current 206.11c/kWh...
KEETMANSHOOP – Swapo //Kharas regional coordinator Matheus Mumbala minced no words when addressing concerns experienced within government institutions in the region during the party’s first regional executive committee in Keetmanshoop last weekend. The meeting not only marked the beginning of the committee’s responsibilities but also a renewed commitment to unity, discipline and service delivery to...
KEETMANSHOOP – The 24th edition of the prestigious Nedbank/Namibian Newspaper Cup will be hosted this year in Keetmanshoop, from 3 to 6 April. This was revealed yesterday when a delegation comprising representatives from Nedbank Namibia, Namibian Newspaper, Namibia Football Association (NFA), Netball Namibia, Coca-Cola, Keetmanshoop Municipality, and the//Kharas governor’s office inspected sports facilities and infrastructure...
KEETMANSHOOP – //Kharas Regional Council chairperson Gerrit Witbooi has assured residents that service delivery will remain uninterrupted despite the arrest of the Ralph Sachika, the council’s chief regional officer (CRO) last week. He made this statement during a press conference last week, following Sachika’s arrest by the Anti-Corruption Commission. Sachika faces charges of corruptly using...
Keetmanshoop – sure zounkurungu moKeetmanshoop ngesi zina zeguruka nomuvero dinapaturuka edi kadipaturukire nkera mandaha. Evango eli kunma kara asi talitambura unene vanona ava vaninkiliramo vasikisamo yihepwa eyi ava pura kosure ezi womoHardap ntani //Kharas. Sivaro sokusika ko 138 varongwa vana tameke kumwe noyirongwa yawo younkurungu kavatamekere nkera moruha romema, yikasayise, kutekura mema, uma keninga; kutura...
KEETMANSHOOP – When New Era visited the home of the late Samuel ‘Resign’ Jacobs in Keetmanshoop recently, mourners only had the best of memories of the former Swapo // Kharas regional youth secretary. Jacobs died last week at the Keetmanshoop State Hospital, aged 42. His mother, Anna Jacobs (83), said it was very painful for...
KEETMANSHOOP – The Keetmanshoop Vocational Training Center (KVTC) officially opened its doors yesterday. The institution aims to cater predominantly for qualifying trainees from the //Kharas and Hardap regions. A total of 138 students started with their vocational training yesterday in the fields of water supply, sanitation and desalination; mechanical engineering; solar installation and maintenance; electrical...
KEETMANSHOOP – The //Kharas education directorate is constructing 18 classrooms for learners at the newly established Chief Hendrick Tseib Primary School in Keetmanshoop to address learner placement challenges in the region. Speaking to New Era, Kalahari circuit inspector Ryan Assegaai said six of the classrooms are already completed, hosting a total of 212 pre-primary to...
Hardap governor Riaan McNab has warned that cybercrime is no longer a distant concern, as it affects almost all areas of society. He made these remarks during a consultative workshop aiming to come up with a draft Cybercrime Bill earlier this week in Mariental. “Cybercrime affects our financial systems, critical infrastructure, businesses, public institutions and...
KEETMANSHOOP – Indian High Commissioner to Namibia Rahul Shrivastava visited the Suiderlig Secondary School in Keetmanshoop last week, donating 200 educational books to the school in the process. Reflecting on his academic journey to the learners, he advised them to make the most with their time. It does not matter if it is invested in...