MPUNGU VLEI - Agribusdev will soon start using solar power at three of its irrigation projects, namely Sikondo, Etunda and Shadikongoro green schemes in order to cut costs on the use of electricity.
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Omuthiya CEO job: Mushelenga throws ball back to council
OMUTHIYA - Minister of Urban and Rural Development Peya Mushelenga has thrown the ball back to Omuthiya Town Council to deal with the issue of recruiting and appointing an acting CEO.
Black weekend as 23 die in accidents
SWAKOPMUND/OMUTHIYA – Namibia experienced one of the bleakest weekends with at least 59 people being involved in five accidents, killing 23 and injuring about 32 others.
Hippo hippo hooray!… Community helps itelf to meat of stranded hippos at Lyambezi
LAKE LYAMBEZI – Over 100 hippos stranded at Lake Lyambezi in Zilitene area in the Katima Mulilo Rural Constituency are dying.
Namibian woman arrested with cocaine worth N$2 million in Brazil
WINDHOEK - A 26-year-old Namibian woman was arrested in Brazil last month after being allegedly found in possession of cocaine worth N$2 million.
Many boards failing SOEs – Jooste
SWAKOPMUND – Some state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are failing because they are led by board members who possess no integrity nor the skills required to provide leadership that would place such institutions on a growth path, Minister of Public Enterprises Leon Jooste said Friday.
Kuisebmond man found dead in own yard
WALVIS BAY - The body of a 52-year-old man was discovered on Friday morning in Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay.
Oshikoto tops child rape statistics
WINDHOEK – Oshikoto Region recorded the highest number of cases of rape involving minors in 2018, with 39 cases reported.
Mushelenga admonishes against theft of elders’ pension grants
OMBOTO - Minister of Urban and Rural Development Peya Mushelenga is irked by increasing incidents of elders being robbed of their pension grant by unscrupulous people around them.
Police deploy 280 anti-poaching officers into national parks
WINDHOEK - Inspector General of the Namibian police Sebastian Ndeitunga has revealed that the force is deploying 280 of its members, selected from across the country on a three-month rotation basis, into national parks to assist with anti-poaching operations.