Namibia’s 2022 Commonwealth Games representatives, Alex Miller and Anri Krugel, were on Sunday crowned winners of the last race in the 2023 Nedbank Windhoek Pedal Power Race Series held at Aus Mountains in Windhoek.
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AvaGro wins big at NAHA awards… as young farmers shine
AvaGro, a leading agricultural entity that works with smallholder farmers, agripreneurs and larger-scale cultivators, was the biggest winner at the recent Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) National Agronomy and Horticulture Awards, held at the Mashare Irrigation Project in the Kavango East region.
Participate in green hydrogen, Erongo youth told
Erongo governor Neville Andre has urged young people in the region to apply for the Youth for Green Hydrogen (Y4H2) scholarship programme for 2024.
Baller Boys stun Dama SA in knockout stages
Baller Boys pulled off a stunning victory recently when they took Dama SA to task by beating them 5-0 in the U/17 knockout clash.
Bids for lucrative Norwegian beef quota open
The Meat Board of Namibia is calling upon local abattoirs and producers to apply for the production and export of beef to the lucrative Norwegian quota for 2024, and has given interested companies until 2 October 2023 to submit their bids.
Ethiopian Airlines wins ‘Best African Airline’ award
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the fastest-growing global airline brand and the continent’s leading airline, was crowned the ‘Best African Airline’ at the Business Traveller Awards 2023.
Kavango East boasts 300 farmers
once thought of as Namibia’s bread basket – is home to over 300 small-scale farmers, contributing to the country’s food security agenda. Most of the small-scale farmers are operating at the government irrigation projects in the region.
Katima relishes railway prospects
In addition to numerous employment and infrastructure benefits, Cabinet’s recent approval of the Grootfontein-Katima Mulilo railway line is expected to breed more investment spinoffs for Zambezi’s capital.
Genocide, green hydrogen questions linger
Deodat Dirkse, the secretary general of the Nama Traditional Leaders Organisation (NTLA), has accused the Namibian government of not being alive to Germany’s attempts to recolonise Namibia through a green hydrogen deal.
Energy boom can save ailing construction sector
A bleak short-term outlook remains in sight for Namibia’s construction sector, but these misfortunes could be turned around by the green hydrogen and the oil and gas boom.









