Farmers from all walks of life are expected to converge on the Agra Ring in Windhoek in two weeks for the much-anticipated strategic farming seminar.
Year: 2022
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GIPF paves way for Ondangwa office
The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF), the largest pension fund in the country, procured land for the construction of a new N$38.3 million office complex at Ondangwa in the Oshana region. The fund held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, 30 September 2022, paving the way for the construction of the new facility.
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LPO advocates for contract slaughtering
The Livestock Producers’ Organisation (LPO) remains adamant that contract slaughtering at Meatco could significantly reduce operating costs at the State-owned enterprise, which would increase the sustainability of the business.
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Recon Africa reaches test well target depth
Reconnaissance Energy Africa (Recon Africa), along with its joint venture partner, the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), last week confirmed the target depth was reached at its third stratigraphic test well in the Kavango basin.
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NASRIA set to unveil agricultural insurance scheme
Namibia Special Risks Insurance Limited (NASRIA) will soon unveil its much-anticipated new product, the Namibia Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS), which will insure crop and livestock farmers against natural calamities sustainably.
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Opinion – Manufacturing can turn Namibia’s economy around
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) released the results of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter of 2022, at a media briefing held on the 28 September 2022, //Kharas region.
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Opinion – Shrinkflation is fraud against consumers
In recent years, the term shrinkflation has become common in economics classes. This is a condition when a manufacturer of certain products reduces a product’s size and quantity while maintaining its current market price unchanged, leaving a consumer to pay the same amount for less.
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Otavi determined to break aid dependency
While poverty has forced the destitute and vulnerable to resort to scavenging at dumpsites in many towns and settlements, Otavi is hell-bent to address food security problems at household and national levels.
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Tackle intergenerational trauma through education – Muinjangue
NUDO president Esther Utjiua Muinjangue says transgenerational trauma does not leave physical marks but psychological or emotional scars, which make it difficult to recognise, allowing the cycle to continue.
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Kavango West hosts first career fair
Kavango West last weekend hosted its first regional career fair organised by the office of the governor in collaboration with the Kavango West Regional Development Fund (KWRDF).