When it comes to choosing careers, many young people in the developing world tend to shy away from agriculture.
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Small steps, giant leaps…vegetable production gives farmer new lease on life
A chance encounter turned into a lifetime passion for Babette Taljaard, who had no idea she would one day become a full-time grower of vegetables and live to love it.
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Muharukua labels youth budget allocation a ‘mockery’
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Vipuakuje Muharukua said the allocation of N$279 million of the national budget towards the youth ministry, and an average of less than 4% to the agricultural sector constitutes a mockery of any efforts at improving the plight of young Namibians.
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SACU and EU meet on free trade
Senior officials and experts from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member states met through videoconference on 3 and 4 November 2021 to continue their negotiations on an updated and expanded Free Trade Agreement.
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Value addition can boost local charcoal industry
Despite disruptions to economic activities triggered by Covid-19, the local charcoal industry remains one of the growing industries in the country.
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Construction workers get 2.6% minimum wage hike
The Collective Agreement negotiated between the Construction Industries Federation of Namibia (CIF) and Metal and Allied Workers Union (MANWU), signed on 28 May 2021, has now been published in the Government Gazette (No. 7675) of 2 November 2021.
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Opinion – Shark Island: Desecrating the sanctity of a national shrine
An article appearing in the Namibian Sun newspaper edition of 4 November 2021, titled “Shark Island: Uproar Over Concentration Campsite”, caused some consternation among members of the general population.
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Opinion – How can Africa and Namibia stop youth unemployment?
The Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA), together with its partners (African Union Commission (AUC), the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), held the Continental Africa Creates Jobs (ACJ) virtual conference on 3-4 November 2021. The theme of the continental dialogue was ‘Driving a responsive and agile skills and jobs agenda for economic growth for African Youth’.
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Fatal stabbing sparks mob attack
A 31-year-old man is recuperating in the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital following a mob attack after he allegedly stabbed another man to death on Saturday in the Uuvudhiya area at around 18h00.
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Three killed in Okombahe shack fire
A devastating shack fire claimed the lives of a woman and her two grandchildren on Friday evening in Okombahe in the Erongo region.