As a new year rolls off and we take off on our farming journey for 2025, there is a need to do introspection and take stock of both our triumphs and shortcomings for 2024. How far did we go in meeting our targets? Were the targets realistic? How do we recoup our failures to meet...
The limited availability of land has been a hurdle for many aspiring farmers, many of whom are determined to venture into farming but lack fertile land. Common sense has always dictated that the bigger the land size, the more profitable your undertaking would be, as you would be able to scale up production. AgriToday compiled...
Now is the perfect moment to assess the lessons we have learned, evaluate performance, and focus on how South Africa and our Government of National Unity (GNU) can apply these critical lessons to build resilience, avoid mistakes, and safeguard the future of SA Inc. Progress is evident, from a logistics point of view. A growing...
Russia accused Ukraine yesterday of launching a weekend drone attack on the infrastructure of a major gas pipeline that carries Russian supplies to Europe via Turkey. The allegation, which Kyiv has not commented on, comes amid an escalating energy row between the two countries, almost three years after Russia launched its full-scale military offensive. Kyiv...
Air Connect Namibia welcomes the introduction of the route, which will increase regional integration, as FLY Angola connects Windhoek in Namibia with Luanda, Angola’s capital. On 21 December 2024, FLY Angola started to operate a thrice-weekly service, connecting the Luanda International Airport to the Hosea Kutako International Airport via the Benguela Catumbela Airport in Angola. ...
Over the past year, the Namibian private sector secured a total of N$3.73 billion in credit. Individuals received N$2.07 billion, and corporations took up N$1.66 billion. The demand for credit among individuals has shown some resilience, with an annual growth rate of 3.1% in November. Overdraft facilities saw a slight increase of 0.4%, while mortgage...
Education is heralded as a cornerstone of any national development and personal growth. The history of education in Namibia dates back to the pre-colonial era when traditional forms of education were prevalent. Contemporarily, as the bundles of joy are expected to jump up and down like a tennis ball this week in the school corridors...
Namibia’s ambitions to become a crude oil producer remain intact despite Shell’s announcement to write down US$400 million (approximately N$7.5 billion) on its offshore oil discovery in Block PEL39. The discovery, deemed commercially unviable, has sparked a global conversation about Namibia’s petroleum prospects. However, the country’s leadership and ongoing exploration activities suggest that this is...
Iuze Mukube The Roads Authority (RA) has been ordered to pay 28 of its employees a total of N$7.8 million. The Labour Commission’s Moses Mazambo made the order earlier this month. It resulted from a dispute involving three RA employees, being non-engineering middle-level managers, who alleged they were excluded from pay scale adjustments under the...
Rudolf Gaiseb Police supremo Joseph Shikongo is a worried man. This follows the concerns he raised over the disturbing rise in the exploitation of children through prostitution, and the alarming circulation of sexual-related content on social media. Addressing the media in the capital yesterday, the police inspector general emphasised the gravity of the situation, saying...