TEL AVIV – Major Israeli operations across the occupied West Bank are seriously worsening an already “calamitous” situation there that has been deepened by serious settler violence, the United Nations (UN) rights chief said yesterday. Opening a session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Volker Turk, decried soaring violence in the West Bank...
TEHRAN – The European Union (UN) yesterday said its allies had shared intelligence that Iran had supplied Russia with ballistic missiles, and warned of new sanctions on Tehran if the deliveries were confirmed. “We are aware of credible information provided by allies on the delivery of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia,” EU spokesman Peter Stano...
ǁNā haka daoga ūhâs ǀAe-gams tsî Kaiǁkhaes hâra ra !hûi gaub !nâ kai daob ai !narisa ra hui!nâ, !nari-ūs xūna tsî ǀnî !oabade mās hâna, tib ge Daogu ǂGaeǂguis di Dana Sîsenǂuira Mâisab, Conrad Lutombiba ge mî. Lutombib ge ǀuni !âb nē ǀasa daob dib di ǂhanusi ǀhui-ams ǁaxasib tawa nēsa ge mî. “Sats ge...
!Nakaǂnôa !hūb di ǁûs, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwha ge Afrikab !Gaeǁares (AU) ǁani !hūga ge ǂgan, î gu aoǁguigu hîa Amani Afrikab ǀgapi !harib ǂansaben !am-ǁares !nurib !nâ Afrikab ǂnamipe hâgu tsî ǂgui!nâgu !hūgu ǁaegu hâ sîsenǁareb dina xu daoǁgausa hō. ǁNā !nurib !khōǂgā hân ge ôa!gaodi tsî sîsenǂuigu, !nae!khaidi ǀguitikō-o!nâsib Afrikab ǁnā ǂgui!nâgu !hūgu ǁaegu hâ...
Adequate crop care is fundamental for farmers aiming to achieve above-average yields that offer good-quality produce. As temperatures begin to rise due to the change in seasons, it becomes essential for crop farmers to implement strategies that enable them to care for their crops. Crop care is fundamentally associated with activities undertaken to ensure the...
Every business needs funding, whether at the startup stage or later on. Pitching your business to potential investors and lenders is an important step in seeking and securing funds to invest in your business. This is one of the topics I will be presenting at the African Union MSME forum, themed “Fostering financial empowerment and...
The Kalimbeza rice project has finally entered the early stages of rice production after years of inactivity. The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform is redesigning the 229-hectare area, and has provided the project with essential inputs, such as fertiliser, diesel, two restored tractors and one plough tractor, project manager Patric Kompeli told Nampa....
The eighth Information and Communication Technology (ICT) summit is underway in Windhoek, with a strong focus on how Namibia can optimise on opportunities presented by the digital age. The summit brings together industry experts, innovators and policy-makers. Themed ‘Building Resilience to ‘Adapt or Die’ in the Era of Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence (AI)’, the...
Before Namibia’s independence, those who were involved in mining, natural resource management, and nature conservation largely ignored the local communities living in or near these areas. However, this approach changed in 1990. One outcome was the introduction of the community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) programme and the Nature Conservation Ordinance Amendment Act of 1996. These...
As defined by thinkers like Frantz Fanon and Kwame Nkrumah, decoloniality is the process of dismantling the colonial mindset that continues to shape the cultural, political, and economic lives of formerly colonised peoples. Fanon described decoloniality as a radical transformation that goes beyond the mere removal of colonial rulers; it involves a profound rethinking of...