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!Hū-omkhâis Marisâuǂgaes Namibiab dis (Agribank) ge go ǂanǂan, ǁnāpab mariǀkhuwis huiba hâsa, !gōsase ǁnān hîa a sîsenon !aroma. 

ǂAnǂandi ministeri, Peya Mushelengab ge ge mî, Afrikab !hūgu ǂhanugu ǂhâsiba ūhâsa, ǁkhawa ǂâide ǀguiǀgui tsî !nāsase ǀasa texnoloxib !nâ khoena ǁgau!nâs tsî ǁkhāǁkhākhâis !nâ ǁguirisa, in nēs !nâ-ū Afrikab ǂkhamkhoena texnoloxib ǂnamipe ǁāǁā. 

The livestock subsector remains stagnant, mainly on the back of the dwindling offtake rates, the latest AgriBank’s market watch stated.  

When it comes to choosing careers, many young people in the developing world tend to shy away from agriculture.

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. 

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. 

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. 

Despite disruptions to economic activities triggered by Covid-19, the local charcoal industry remains one of the growing industries in the country. 

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. 

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.