Veld fires can occur naturally or as man-made. Naturally, veld fires are an event that serves an ecological role in its effects. The role of fire amongst others is to stimulate new plant growths and maintain vegetation structure.
Year: 2018
Small livestock farmers awarded
WINDHOEK - Bank Windhoek awarded the winners of the Small Livestock Section at the recently concluded Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural Show.
Proper feeding crucial during the worst time of the dry season
WINDHOEK- Farmers in the substantive livestock producing areas of the country are reminded of the importance of proper feeding although rain predictions go for October and November are positive albeit relatively low and highly variable.
Rainy season upon the country this month
WINDHOEK - Despite fears of the El Niño phenomena striking again this year, various weather forecasters are predicting a rather wet last few days of October for almost the entire Namibia.
NAU recommits to land reform, qualitative life for farmworkers
WINDHOEK - Even though the Namibian Agricultural Union (NAU) does not agree with all decisions taken at the recent
Storrie is Rossing Uranium’s new managing director
WINDHOEK - The chairperson of the board of directors of Rössing Uranium Limited, Foibe Namene, has confirmed the appointment of Richard Storrie as the new managing director of Rössing Uranium Limited as from October 29, 2018.
Bank Windhoek opens first of its kind clinic for employees
WINDHOEK - Bank Windhoek opened a visiting on-site clinic last week at its Human Capital Department in Windhoek. The clinic is a first of its kind and offers employees, including those of its mother company, Capricorn Group, primary healthcare and wellness support services, delivered by licensed service providers.
Digital transformation can boost youth unemployment – Simataa
WINDHOEK – At the opening of yesterday’s fifth annual Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Summit, the minister responsible for the sector proposed the establishment of policies and financial support for young people involved in ICT to showcase their innovative and business abilities. The three-day summit takes place under the theme; “Digital transformation for an ICT smart Namibia”.
Late police commissioner Libuto honoured
KONGOLA - Kongola Police Station was last Friday renamed after late commissioner Menias Brian Libuto who passed away in September last year.
Learner initiates sanitary pads project
WINDHOEK - The Drop a Pad campaign, the brainchild of a Grade 7 learner Sherry Muchaka, last week donated more than 500 sanitary pads to four schools in the Otjozondjupa Region in her quest to keep the girl-child in school.