The Meat Board of Namibia is calling upon local abattoirs and producers to apply for the production and export of beef to the lucrative Norwegian quota for 2024, and has given interested companies until 2 October 2023 to submit their bids.
Year: 2023
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OM Foundation injects N$500 000 into Indaba
The Old Mutual Foundation has injected N$500 000 in a new project, the Indaba, aimed at addressing societal matters that face Namibian youth like unemployment and equate preparing for the working environment.
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Ethiopian Airlines wins ‘Best African Airline’ award
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the fastest-growing global airline brand and the continent’s leading airline, was crowned the ‘Best African Airline’ at the Business Traveller Awards 2023.
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Opinion – Secure rural land rights
In Namibia, like many African countries, the prioritisation of expanding town boundaries takes precedence over our imperative to preserve rural homes and uphold the social connections cultivated over decades.
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Opinion – Nahas Gideon Angula has come full circle
On the 26 August 2023, I drove to Okalumbu village in Onyaanya constituency. My vehicle got stuck twice in the white sand after being warned not to come with a small vehicle.
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Nurses home renovations commence
The Ministry of Health and Social Services on Saturday announced that it has cleared two out of four blocks of the nurses’ home at the central hospital in preparation for building renovations.
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Bumper harvest allows white maize import reduction
Namibia has reduced white maize grain imports by 52% due to its record-breaking harvest of 98 824 tonnes during the 2022 harvesting and marketing season.
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Kavango East boasts 300 farmers
once thought of as Namibia’s bread basket – is home to over 300 small-scale farmers, contributing to the country’s food security agenda. Most of the small-scale farmers are operating at the government irrigation projects in the region.
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Katima relishes railway prospects
In addition to numerous employment and infrastructure benefits, Cabinet’s recent approval of the Grootfontein-Katima Mulilo railway line is expected to breed more investment spinoffs for Zambezi’s capital.
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Genocide, green hydrogen questions linger
Deodat Dirkse, the secretary general of the Nama Traditional Leaders Organisation (NTLA), has accused the Namibian government of not being alive to Germany’s attempts to recolonise Namibia through a green hydrogen deal.