KVTC: THE CENTRE OF NAMIBIA’S SOUTHERN ENERGY CORRIDOR

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2026-03-24

KEETMANSHOOP, 19 March 2026 - The Keetmanshoop Vocational Training Centre (KVTC). (Photo: Contributed)

By Chelva Wells
(NAMPA FEATURES SERVICE)

KEETMANSHOOP, 24 MAR (NAMPA) - The outskirts of Keetmanshoop are defined by an endless horizon of ancient boulders and the shimmering heat of the //Kharas sun. However, beneath this rugged exterior, a new economic pulse is beating.
The inauguration of the N.dollars 107 million Keetmanshoop Vocational Training Centre (KVTC) on 19 March 2026 is not merely the completion of a construction project; it is the...

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KEETMANSHOOP, 19 March 2026 - Keetmanshoop Vocational Training Centre (KVTC) Trainee Marlon Binga, speaking on behalf of the first student intake at the inauguration of the centre. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

KEETMANSHOOP, 19 March 2026 - The establishment of the Keetmanshoop Vocational Training Centre (KVTC) has been described as a strategic milestone that provides youth in the ||Kharas Region with previously unavailable technical opportunities. Here, Vice President Lucia Witbooi cuts the ribbon, signalling the end of an era where the youth of the south were forced to migrate to Windhoek or the coast for technical education. (Photo: Contributed)

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