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ǀAEǁGAMS – Air Namibias ge go ǂan!gâ, ǁkhanas ǁ­aegu !nâ nî hâ ǀkharaǀkharadi tsî ǁaekorobe nî hâ ǂguiǂguis ǁkhanadi disa 30 ǀKhūǁkhâb 2019 disa xu sîsentsoatsoa kaisa. Nēs !nâ-ūs ge Air Namibiasa ǁ­îs di !oabade ra !gâi!gâi!nâ ǂgao !hū!nāsise tsî

WINDHOEK - Namibia’s leading farmers’ unions are requesting an urgent meeting with agricultural minister Alpheus !Naruseb this week to inform him of the severity of the 2019 drought after two of the unions compiled an emergency action plan last Friday to reduce the impact of the drought, already a national crisis.

WINDHOEK - The Climate Prediction Centre’s Africa Hazards Outlook report for January paints a disturbingly dry picture of Namibia for February. The report states that the season’s rainfall to date remains less than a quarter of normal, suggesting  drought conditions are likely to strengthen for many regions in southern Africa.

WINDHOEK - In line with the Minister of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development, Tjekero Tweya’s recent observation that the charcoal industry must be reformed to add more value locally, AM Consulting in Windhoek say they have investors who are looking for a farm of between 5 000 to 10 000 hectares and whose owner is interested in de-bushing/bush thinning.

WINDHOEK - Sixteen down and out farmers from Keetmanshoop, Grunau, Koes, Bethanie, Karasburg and Aroab in the South could not hide their relief and joy last Friday when the  lorry of Corrie Korf from Mariental arrived back from the Grootfontein area with a precious first load of 950 bales of lucerne and 100 bags of lucerne pills.

WINDHOEK - The African Development Bank is expected to present the 2019 edition of its flagship African Economic Outlook (AEO) report on the sidelines of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Friday, February 8, 2019. The African Economic Outlook 2019 will be available in English, French and Portuguese.

It’s no secret that the success of small businesses is vital to the success and wellbeing of any economy. However, to succeed, business owners must effectively manage multiple aspects of their enterprises. One such aspect is pricing.

WINDHOEK - Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) Head of Marketing and Corporate Communication, Jerome Mutumba, has confirmed that the Bank now has a permanent office in Rundu as of last week Friday. 

RUNDU - The Kavango East Regional Governor, Dr Samuel Mbambo, says the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) is ideally placed to change the culture of reliance on the country’s neighbours and other countries.

WINDHOEK - The Ambassador of the United States of America to Namibia, Lisa Johnson recently inspired young women to realise their full potential through the Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-Free Mentored and Safe (Dreams) project, an evidence-based programme intended to reduce new HIV infections among teens and young women.