Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

Namibia Special Risks Insurance Limited (NASRIA) will soon unveil its much-anticipated new product, the Namibia Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS), which will insure crop and livestock farmers against natural calamities sustainably. 

Reconnaissance Energy Africa (Recon Africa), along with its joint venture partner, the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), last week confirmed the target depth was reached at its third stratigraphic test well in the Kavango basin. 

In recent years, the term shrinkflation has become common in economics classes. This is a condition when a manufacturer of certain products reduces a product’s size and quantity while maintaining its current market price unchanged, leaving a consumer to pay the same amount for less. 

Kavango West last weekend hosted its first regional career fair organised by the office of the governor in collaboration with the Kavango West Regional Development Fund (KWRDF).

The annual Lusata Cultural Festival was celebrated at Chinchimani where thousands gathered for the memorable event hosted by Litunga (chief) George Simasiku Mamili VII at the Mafwe Tribal Authority headquarters.

Etunda irrigation project, which was in the past considered a beacon of hope for youth employment and food security in the country, is currently at its lowest without any produce over the past 12 months.

Seawork Fish Processors has approached the High Court in order to compel a joint venture of six companies to sell its fishing rights exclusively to it and no other parties. 

The Namibia Fishing Industries and Fishermen Workers Union has denied being responsible for the resignation of over 600 fishermen, saying the Cavema joint venture breached the recognition agreement they had.

Requests to fish in the 200-metre isobar should not be entertained or allowed, nor should Namibian operations be compared with other countries that allow fishing in their spawning areas.

Failure by power technicians to supply the right amount of electricity to the new housing development in Mariental has caused regular electricity blackouts in the southern town.