Zebaldt Ngaruka OTJIJARUA — The garden at Morukutu Primary School at Otjijarua village in the Omaheke region has become a significant asset to the school’s community hostel and the surrounding community, exemplifying the transformative power of practical agriculture education. Emmanuel Vasco Muhata, the school’s agriculture teacher, told Agri Select that the garden serves more than...
LUANDA – Pope Leo XIV headed to Angola’s remote and diamond-rich northeast yesterday in the latest stop on an Africa tour during which he has spoken out against the country’s glaring poverty. On the eighth day of a trip to four African nations, Leo will fly to the town of Saurimo, 800 kilometres east of...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the government is intensifying efforts to strengthen Namibia’s agricultural sector, focusing on reducing reliance on food imports, boosting local production, and safeguarding livestock health to sustain export markets. Delivering her State of the Nation Address recently, Nandi-Ndaitwah said the eighth Administration aims to cut food imports by 80% by 2030 as...
The agriculture ministry has deployed ten tractors to flood-hit areas in the Zambezi region to assist farmers in transporting harvested crops from submerged fields to higher ground. The affected areas include Masokotwani, Zilitene, Machita, Lusu, Mbilajwe, Miyako, Linyanti and Sangwali, where rising flood levels have disrupted farming activities. The ministry’s deputy director for public relations,...
BUNYA – Ehangano lyoRossing Foundation olya longitha oshimaliwa shi vule poomilliona N$14 okuhwepopaleka onkalo yoosikola osho wo oshigwana sha taalela onkalo itaayi hokitha. Ehangano lyoRossing Foundation olya ti sigo oompaka olya longitha oomilliona N$14 okutunga nokulundulula oonkalo dhoshigwana miitopolwa ya yooloka yoshilongo. Oya fatulula kutya elalakano lyoproyeka ndjika okuyambidhidha nokuhwepopaleka onkalo yaamboka taya pumbwa omayambidhidho,...
Adolf Kaure The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) chief Joseph Shikongo says more cooperation between international regulation organisations is needed to combat international organised crime. He said this during the opening ceremony of the visit by the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) chairperson, Richard Luhanga, on Thursday in Windhoek. “We stand ready to...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been urged to intervene in the struggling aviation training sector after the Namibia Aviation Training Academy (Nata) laid bare its dire financial situation. The academy revealed funding shortages and a lack of equipment are threatening the country’s capacity to produce local pilots as its biggest challenge. The President met the Nata...
The Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) 2026 concluded last week in Windhoek. It focused on high-level engagements centred on policy renewal and strategic realignment of Namibia’s energy sector to support national economic and developmental priorities. With a clear trajectory towards first oil and a firm commitment to inclusive growth, the conference has affirmed its role...
Former Cabinet minister Calle Schlettwein has come out swinging, saying the government’s decision to restrict access to the Deadvlei in the Namib-Naukluft Park is wrong. It is Schletwein’s fervent position that it is a mistake that needs revision. Last week, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) announced that only two categories of operators...
Auleria Wakudumo An alarm has rung about the shortage of condoms at public health facilities across Namibia, triggering widespread fear about a possible increase in HIV infections, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and teenage pregnancies. Members of the public informed New Era that they had visited some public hospitals on several occasions but were unable to...