Kaviveterue Virere OTJIMUHAKA – The Office of the Kunene Governor, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Services, last week assessed flood impacts at Otjimuhaka village, also known as Swartbooi Drift, in the Epupa constituency. Otjimuhaka village is situated along the Kunene River, about 140 kilometres from Opuwo. Speaking to Nampa, personal assistant...
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,...
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...
HONG KONG – Oil prices surged yesterday on a re-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East war after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz at the weekend, just a day after reopening it, citing the United States’ blockade of its ports. However, lingering hopes for a deal to end the seven-week crisis continued to support...
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...
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...
Abraham Mwanyekange Ehangano loLa-Grace Creation Trading otali ka yandja omadeulo oshali kovanyasha Ovanamibia, ovanhu tava lumbu noulema osho yo oomeme ovalikaleli petameko laMei neudo. Omadeulo oo taa ka ningilwa mOshakati, Ohangwena, Ondangwa, Windhoek osho yo Walvis Bay otaa ka longa ovanhu okueta po eefewa dokukosha, eefewa dokulikosha domeva osho yo okuteleka oumbishikiti nopizza. Omadeulo aa...
Kaviveterue Virere OTJIMUHAKA – Residents of Otjimuhaka, also known as Swartbooi Drift in the Epupa Constituency, have been left devastated after recent flood along the Kunene River destroyed crops and disrupted livelihoods. The flooding, which occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday, destroyed gardens and fields where most households depend on riverbank cultivation for food and income....
OMUTHIYA – NamPower has issued an urgent flood warning to all residents and communities along the Kunene River, following heavy rainfall in southern Angola. NamPower spokesperson Leonard Shemuvalula, in a media statement on Friday, said huge volumes of water are flowing towards Ruacana. As a result, the power utility will open a second flap (flood)...
Abraham Mwanyekange ONGUTI — There were smiles and cheers at Onguti Secondary School on Friday when the Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) officially handed over 10 new computers worth over N$160 000. Speaking at the event, NIP representative Beata Hangula said NIP decided to help following the school’s request on 14 May 2024. The school’s...