Namibian rangelands offer a diverse range of forage resources for both livestock and wildlife. These plant groups include grass, trees, bushes and forbs utilised by both grazing and browsing animals. Grass, however, is the primary feed base for grazing livestock in Namibia. The abundance of the most valuable grass species in many parts of the...
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Namibia, Botswana push for Trans Kalahari Railway
Namibia and Botswana have pushed back the completion date of the Trans-Kalahari Railway feasibility study by two months, and both countries say the project remains firmly on track and central to regional trade ambitions. Speaking at Okahandja on Friday during the Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC) meeting, Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi said the...
ǂNuwiǁkhāsiba ǀgaiǀgais ai a ǂgaekhâisa dīǀgauba kō!gâs
Matheus David Ministeris ǁGau!nâs, ǀKharaǀkharasin, ǂKhamkhoesib, ǂGamǂgamsenǀhurun, ǂNuwikhāsib tsî !Hao!nāsi ǁNaetin dis ge ǂoa ge wekheb !nâ ǂhanusi ǂanǂans, !Hūb a ǂhabase nî ūhâhe ǁGamǁaredi hîa ǂGaekhâisa a xawe noxopa dītoahe tsî !khō!gâsa tama xoaǁguib, Namibiab !Hao!nāsi ǁNaetin tsî ǂNuwiǁkhāsiba ra ǁgauǂui Dīǀgaub (2025-2030) kōse nî sîsenxab ǂnamipe. Nē haos tawa ge ǂgaeǀhao hâ in...
Namibia a ninga etungu lavo …tava kwatakanifa omufyuululwakalo waAmerica naNamibia
Auleria Wakudumo Namibia okwa ninga eumbo lovaliyambi Ovaamerica ovo tave liyambe ongovakalekipo vombili hano oPeace Corps”. Zach Scott oo ha ifanwa paife Tuhafeni naCorrine Scott ‘Nelao’ ohava kwafele okuyambidida eeprograma dovanyasha, enghonopaleko leliko loshilongo osho yo oikwamhungu youhaku. Ova ti ove udite etumba nowuumbo okukala moNamibia. “Okukala monooli yaNamibia okwe tu longa okukwatafana novanhu nokulihonga...
Farmers urged to plough after strong rainfall
Max Henrich OMUTHIYA – Following several days of consistent rainfall, Oshikoto region governor Sacky Kathindi has urged all farmers in the region to prepare their fields promptly and to plant sufficient crops to ensure family food security and potential surplus. Speaking to Nampa on Friday, Kathindi said that the abundant rainfall in northern Namibia is...
Civilians return home after militia seizes DRC town
UVIRA – With rifles at their feet, Burundian soldiers watch from behind barriers as more than 500 of their compatriots cross the Kavimvira border, returning home. The group of civilians had been stranded in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by fighting after the M23 militia launched an offensive in early December. Days after signing...
Smart farming can address Namibia’s food security
Tisha Steyn Smart agriculture can address the four main challenges in Namibia’s food production: affordability, market access, climate resilience, and long-term food stability. This will culminate in sustainable food security, which is presently vulnerable to risk. Building a resilient future requires rethinking how Namibia produces food more efficiently and sustainably, and with stronger links from...
Fine Young Stars clinch Otjinene Christmas Cup
Zebaldt Ngaruka Fine Young Stars from Erindi- Roukambe won the Otjinene Christmas Cup held at Otjinene Sports Field on Sunday in the Omaheke region. The competition, comprising football and netball, began on 06 December 2025, with 30 football and eight netball teams. In the football competition, Fine Young Stars overcame Oslek FC in the first...
Saudi sets new death penalty record … 340 executed in 2025
DUBAI – Saudi Arabia set a new record for the number of executions carried out in a single year, according to an AFP tally, with the kingdom killing 340 people so far this year after authorities said three people were put to death on Monday. The toll marks the second-straight year Saudi Arabia has broken...
‘Subsidised education funding models won’t be compromised’
Rudolf Gaiseb Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture Sanet Steenkamp has warned private tertiary institutions against raising their current fee structures. She said that intitutions doing so risk being disqualified from the subsidised tertiary education model. “We will not pay an increased new fee. We will pay what is in existence,” she...









