The agriculture ministry will roll out drought mitigation measures from 1 July 2023 to December in Kunene region and parts of Erongo and Omusati, and provide livestock support programmes in drought-stricken regions of Omaheke, Hardap and //Kharas.
Author: Edward Mumbuu (Edward Mumbuu )
PM, struggle kids plan N$13 million spending spree
While a court declaration exists that children of the liberation must not receive preferential treatment, the Office of the Prime Minister has allegedly been meeting a faction of the group behind closed-doors, concocting a plan on how to spend millions that are lying idle in an account.
N$13 million idle in struggle kids’ account
By the end of March 2022, an account named Children of the Liberation Struggle, resorting under the Prime Minister’s office, had a balance of N$13 million, all while children of the liberation struggle were knocking on the government’s door, pleading for economic opportunities.
MTC, Cran on warpath again
A fresh tug-of-war has erupted between MTC and the industry regulator, the Communication Regulatory Authority of Namibia, in the protracted legal tussles between the two parastatals.
Alweendo: Mining, energy could liberate Namibia
If Namibia is to be unchained from the triple shackle of unemployment, poverty and inequality, it will depend heavily on how it deals with opportunities presented by the energy and mining sectors.
Alarm over Kunene conservancies’ ‘impunity’… as People’s Park still in pipeline
Police in the Kunene region have been besieged with land disputes, particularly between community conservancies and traditional leaders.
Struggle wasn’t about gay rights – traditional leaders
President Hage Geingob has elected to remain silent on the recent Supreme Court ruling recognising same-sex marriages conducted beyond Namibia’s borders, but traditional leaders have vehemently opposed the ruling.
Cabinet prepares to tackle drought
A marathon Cabinet meeting yesterday directed Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila to assess the impending drought situation in the country, with a view to proactively address it.
Chicco washes hands of stadium scandal
Property mogul and northern businessman Erastus ‘Chicco’ Shapumba has attempted to exonerate himself in a dodgy deal that left the small town of Opuwo without a stadium.
Opuwos ge N$147miljunsa ǂhâba hâ ǁgam-i !aroma
Opuwos !Ā!nāsi ǀAwemā!nans ge ǁîs di ǂnûǁkhaeba ra Danasîsenǂuira Mâisab, Karui Rikamburab gere mîsa !oa ǀorodomma N$147 miljun marisa ǂhâba hâ, ǁîs di ǁgam!khō!khaiga !gâi!gâi!nâs tsî ǀkharapa ī-ūs tsî nēs xōǀkhā ǁgam-e !anu!anus !khaib tsîna ǂnuwis di ǂâis !naka.