KEETMANSHOOP – To address the huge housing backlog, Keetmanshoop municipality held a groundbreaking ceremony recently for the construction of 30 houses for low-income residents in the town’s Extension 7 area. Mayor McDonald Hanse said the ceremony is part of accommodating the homeless through the Build Together scheme. “It is not required from identified beneficiaries to...
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Kantema-Gaomas: Namibia’s future depends on youth
KEETMANSHOOP – Deputy sports minister Emma Kantema-Gaomas says the youth, as the population segment on which the nation entrusts its future, should be relentless in their pursuit of success. She made these remarks inKeetmanshoop recently, where 52 members of the youth from //Kharas, Hardap and Khomas regions received financial assistance (loans) worth N$406 000 from...
Credit scheme empowers young entrepreneurs
KEETMANSHOOP – Shezley Davids says after being left with no income or employment due to Covid-19, the National Youth Credit Scheme came to their rescue by opening doors of opportunity. She said this at a ceremony where 52 beneficiaries from the //Kharas, Hardap and Khomas regions received financial assistance from the scheme to the tune...
We won’t budge – Nida workers
NAUTE DAM – Namibia Industrial Development Agency (Nida) employees stationed at the entity’s Naute Dam irrigation project outside Keetmanshoop, have stuck to their guns and say they won’t return to work until their demands for salary increments have been met. The employees through their union, the Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau), have been...
Fish River Canyon: An ultimate experience
/Ai-/Ais – Tourists who completed the 80km Fish River Canyon hiking trail described it as the ultimate experience, compared to other nature walks in Africa. Cecil Biker (70), who hails from South Africa, told VIBEZ! that he completed the trail for a second time, and plans to do so every five years until he reaches...
Krönlein seeks Keetmanshoop Urban move
Politicians and residents have agreed that Krönlein suburb in Keetmanshoop be incorporated into the Keetmanshoop Urban constituency.
Karasburg projects people-centred
Karasburg East constituency councillor Anseline Beukes says all completed and ongoing capital projects will solely benefit the less fortunate residents in the constituency.
Aquaculture centre to boost food security
Situated a stone’s throw from the Hardap Dam, the Hardap Inland Aquaculture Centre (HIAC) has a bold dream: achieving food security.
Appreciate independence, Sinimbo tells Namibians
Trade deputy minister Verna Sinimbo has urged citizens to place high value on Namibia’s hard-earned independence, and its subsequent benefits.