Households in Namibia are growing forward with better nutrition, income and food security after learning how to cultivate backyard food gardens in a groundbreaking partnership between the Food Namibia Consortium and Coca-Cola Beverages Africa – Namibia (CCBA Namibia).
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Scaling up green financing at Sikanjabuka
The philosophy at the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia is straightforward. It aims to endorse activities and projects that protect and maintain the natural and environmental resources of the country to benefit all Namibians.
NAMIT sells shareholding to MUN members
The Mineworkers Union of Namibia through its commercial arm, the Namibia Miners Investment Trust (NAMIT) is selling 25% of NAMIT’s shares in the Namibia Mineworkers Investment Holding Company (NAM-MIC) as part of an empowerment initiative.
Growth of services industry needed
Local businesses must not allow the pandemic to wipe out gains achieved in recent years, such as economic growth and reduction in poverty levels.
Vital Signs: Sputnik’s failure to lift-off explained
Former health minister Dr Bernard Haufiku said the general population should take note and be informed that the government is not injecting them with HIV as some are saying regarding the discontinuation of the Russian-made Sputnik vaccine.
Vital Signs: Taking vaccines to the people
The #LOVEProtects campaign inoculated 2 608 Namibians in Windhoek’s mostly informal settlements to strengthen vaccination efforts in the city after hosting nine successful vaccination pop up events.
Opinion: The flaws and scrimmage of legalising abortion (part 2)
Today, some people mock Christians who look to the Bible for moral direction on issues of abortion, claiming that people should not look to the Bible to know that certain acts, such as murder and stealing, are evil. These sins are against the law of nature and the nature of God.
Spate of rapes rock Oshana
The police in Oshana recorded six rape cases in October alone, of which three involved minors, aged seven, 10 and 15 years. Three Angolan nationals employed as cattle herders within the Ongwediva constituency are among the suspects.
Ya Ndakolo worried over sluggish vaccination
Governor of Oshikoto Penda Ya Ndakolo has expressed relief at the diminishing Covid-19 positivity rate, but is worried about the sluggish uptake of vaccinations against the pandemic in the region.
School staffer robbed of N$26 000
A staff member from the Natangwe Primary School in the Oshikoto region was robbed of N$26 000 at Oshakati. According to Oshana police spokesperson Inspector Thomas Aiyambo, the 52-year-old victim had allegedly withdrawn the money from a local bank at a local shopping mall.
