Environment, Tourism and Forestry Minister Pohamba Shifeta said Namibia’s community-based natural resource management is a unique programme that provides rural communities with incentives to sustainably manage their natural resources and further unlock enormous tourism development opportunities and benefits from the use of wildlife.
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Shifeta warns of WhatsApp attacks
Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta has hit out at Swapo members who allegedly use social media platforms to attack each other.
Frederick optimistic about development projects
//Kharas governor Aletha Frederick said the region has the potential to address socio-economic challenges, such as youth unemployment and the prevalence of widespread poverty in the region.
//Kharas caucuses on upcoming education summit
The education ministry is holding regional discussions to gather insights from all corners in preparation for the Transforming Education Summit, slated for September 2022 in New York.
Traditional wedding showcased at Nama festival
In some parts of the world, it is common for couples to get married without the consent or blessing of their parents. In the Nama tradition, however, parents and the extended family form an integral part of the rites and ceremonies a couple goes through before the big day.
International visitors discuss Nama culture, language
The recently ended annual Nama Cultural Festival hosted Nama visitors from Botswana and South Africa who expressed admiration for Namibia’s recognition of their culture and language.
Keetmans rules out writing off elderly debt
The Keetmanshoop municipality is not in a position to write off the accumulated debt of senior citizens at the town, CEO Desmond Basson said this week.
Locust swarm leads to road carnage
The vast swarm of locusts, which have decimated vital crops and grassland in the south of the country, has also been linked to the latest road accident which claimed three lives on Friday outside Keetmanshoop.
Pupils implored to get jabbed
To increase advocacy and public education, the ministries of health, education and information, in collaboration with other development partners, this week officially launched the learners’ Covid-19 vaccination campaign at the Keetmanshoop Secondary School.
Swapo concerned over //Kharas service delivery
Swapo’s //Kharas regional coordinator Matheus Mumbala has put the blame for the poor delivery of services to residents, squarely in the hands of the Landless People’s Movement.









