Livestock nutritional supplementation is a complex and an expensive exercise on the farm. Livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats have varying nutritional requirements which are also influenced by age, production stage and physical activities amongst others.
Recently, I heard of a proposed project that planned to produce 90t of tilapia annually from a greenhouse-based system in the southern coastal region of South Africa.
Chemical remedies such as herbicides, fungicides and pesticides are increasingly being used in most crop production operations, as they play a vital role in ensuring a successful crop production season.
Recon Namibia received lavish praise as a development partner of the Kavango East region at the recent state of the region address by governor Bonifatius Wakudumo. “Recon Namibia, the people of the Kavango East Region are indebted to you,” Wakudumo noted.
Kavango West governor Sirkka Ausiku said service delivery in the region has continuously improved in the past nine years as government institutions continue to open shop there.
Women and children continue to suffer sexual violence at the hands of men as the police investigate several cases in which three women and a boy were sexually violated over the weekend.
The police in the Khomas region are looking for three suspects who held a taxi driver at gunpoint and robbed him of the vehicle and other valuables on Friday at Hakahana. The 33-year-old taxi driver was robbed of his Nissan Note valued at N$37 000 and a cellphone (iPhone 6) worth N$3 600.
Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni has urged the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority and its leadership to safeguard peace and stability among the community.
Former Cabinet minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana has questioned the rationale of the 50-50 gender representation, arguing despite women’s extensive involvement in politics, they are underrepresented in high-ranking political and State-level
positions.
Candino Mining and Construction, which was initially contracted to upgrade Mpacha Airport in the Zambezi region back in 2013, and seemingly abandoned the construction site after being paid N$62 million, has been re-appointed to do the same job.