Water rationing in Gobabis continues unabated as dam and borehole levels remain critically low, despite the recent rainfalls experienced across the Omaheke region. Gobabis mayor Melba Tjozongoro shared that the municipality has resolved to continue with the water rationing process until the dam levels improve. Operated by the country’s water utility NamWater, the Otjivero Dam...
Last week, we touched on the growing importance of securing a reliable and profitable market for your animals, and why it is crucial for farmers to not only produce animals of good quality, but also animals which meet the health standards of the various markets. Today, I thought it is equally important to further that...
For most Namibians, the country’s land reform and resettlement programme has been one of the transformative upshots and has created new opportunities for those who previously struggled to access land. For farmers Teofe and Edwig Karipi, who are beneficiaries of the government’s land resettlement programme, the journey has been one of transformation, challenges, and hope...
Savanna Beef continues making steady headway in its quest to revolutionise and revitalise the Namibian beef sector after the new producer-owned beef-processing and marketing entity secured additional funding of N$150 million. The funds were secured from the South African Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). Once fully-operational, the ambitious entity is planning to slaughter, on average, 250...
As we embark upon the journey of planning, realigning and reinventing our ways of farming in this new and promising year, it is important to remind farmers not to ignore the importance of securing a suitable, reliable and profitable market for their animals. When all is said and done and all the hard work has...
REHOBOTH – Making fruits and vegetables as affordable as possible to the community and ensuring needy families don’t go to bed hungry, as well as creating employment opportunities for the youth, are some of the driving factors keeping the Oanob Hotsprings Garden in Rehoboth flourishing. Unlike many privatel-owned gardens, the Oanob Hotsprings Garden is community-focused,...
While many may perceive his looming exit from Parliament as part of a flotsam from last year’s electoral tidal wave, outgoing National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) legislator Joseph Kauandenge exits the political arena with his head held high. He is a man at peace with himself, and says there is life beyond the cosy chambers...
Namibia has welcomed Cuba’s removal from the United States’ list of state sponsors of terrorism, which president Joe Biden announced in one of his final official acts. President Nangolo Mbumba has commended Biden’s decision to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. In a media statement released yesterday, Mbumba welcomed the announcement,...
Trade figures recorded in the final quarter of this year show that Namibia imported cereal grains valued at N$718 million, which is a significant increase from the N$415.5 million imports during the same quarter of 2023. The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA)’s latest Agriculture Statistical Bulletin, maize had the highest amount of grain imported with a...
The Chief Hosea Kutako Memorial Museum and Homestead Shrine, which was officially unveiled yesterday at Toasis in Omaheke region’s Aminuis constituency, should be viewed in correspondence with Kutako’s principles and ideals of unity, nationalism and the development of all Namibians. This was the key message from President Nangolo Mbumba during the inauguration yesterday, where he...