While local poultry production has been steadily increasing over the last five years, with significant growth specifically emanating from numerous SMEs and a few medium-scale producers, a recent poultry ban has the potential to prove the country can be self-sustainable in terms of demand.
Covid-19 has exposed the vulnerabilities of Namibia’s education system and particularly across the vocational educataion system.
A few years ago, the Ministry of Public Enterprises issued a directive under the hand of the minister responsible for public enterprises - to all public enterprises.
KATIMA MULILO – The acting education director of Zambezi Jost Kawana says the region is ready to open schools tomorrow for the beginning of the new academic year.
NKURENKURU – ReconAfrica held its consultative meeting with the public and stakeholders last week in Nkurenkuru on the oil and gas exploration project by the Canadian company.
The strike is over and although Shoprite, Checkers and Usave workers are scheduled to receive an increase, which will be back-paid at the end of February, their demands for additional benefits such as housing and transport allowance as well as medical aid have still not been met.
The Presidential Commission into Claims of Ancestral Land Rights and Restitution has raised serious concerns over incidents of illegal fencing in communal areas, describing it as an infringement of the rights of access to the commonage, which have an impact on sustainable livelihoods.
Confusion reigned at the weekend over a government property situated some three kilometres north of Gobabis after the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) descended on the piece of land with the view to evict Omaheke police chief Andreas Haingura.
The Regional Aids Committee for Education (RACE) coordinator in the Kavango West region, Risto Shipanga, has urged parents to do more in combating the scourge of teenage pregnancy.
A 48-year-old man committed suicide on Saturday morning after attempting to murder his wife with an axe in the Ohangwena region.