Year: 2019

The climate change topic has been well elaborated on for years now. It appears to be evident that the effects of climate change on agriculture are observed in many parts of the world. The arid regions  of  southern  Africa  of  which  Namibia  is  part, the  effects  of  climate  change  have  been observed. Agriculture in Namibia rests on both livestock and crop, of which the livestock industry pre-dominates. Both these industries are vulnerable to the unforgiving climatic conditions such as drought and floods, including concomitant events such as pests and disease outbreaks.

This week, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Party Funding Bill, which is hoped to improve transparency around financial activities of political parties.

WINDHOEK – The Office of the Prime Minister yesterday confirmed Cabinet’s decision to halt the placement of student interns in the public service, but hastened to say this was a temporary measure.

WINDHOEK - Teckla Lameck and her co-accused have scored another significant victory against the State in their ongoing mega-fraud trial when Windhoek High Court Judge Christi Liebenberg yesterday declared the summonses used to obtain access to their bank records unlawful.

WINDHOEK - The Ministry of Land Reform has issued 1 254 land tax assessments on request as per the revised High Court interdict of May 21 last year, translating to N$16.6 million land tax collection.

ONGWEDIVA - Desperate times call for desperate solutions and this is what has happened at Outapi where communal farmers are cutting grass at a N$60 million stadium still under construction in Outapi.

ISIZE - Just like many rural schools in the Zambezi Region, learners from Isize Combined School in Kabbe North Constituency for many years had to endure hardships of living at the school surroundings, where they had to pitch tents in order for them to be closer to school.

WINDHOEK - Namibia’s largest and most successful privately-owned institution of higher learning the International University of Management (IUM) is ready to roll for the new academic year with the introduction of numerous post-graduate courses.

Our Star of the Week is the Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) for coming up with an initiative through its Access Campaign enabling students commuting to and from the University of Namibia (Unam) to have free transport during the registration process.

WINDHOEK - Nanso vice-president Benhard Kavau and chairperson for Khomas, Simon Amunime were scathing in their comments on the student organisation’s president Ester Simon, saying she needs medical attention.