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WINDHOEK- The wheels have been set in motion to bring back after-hours auctions. Meetings are now being set up with the relevant authorities and if all goes well, buyers and sellers will next year be treated again to evening auctions that have attracted scores of attendants in the past before they were cancelled because  government was unable  to pay veterinarians  overtime for after-hours work.

WINDHOEK - Namib Mills recently donated 210 kilogrammes of Namib Mill pasta, maize meal and rice products to students studying at the DAPP Vocational Training School (DAPP VTS) near Outapi in the Omusati Region.

RUNDU – The German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) is planning to introduce a farmers’ business school to equip farmers with business skills in their different farming activities.

WINDHOEK - Some seven million litres of dairy per annum has entered Namibia undeclared over the last six years.

WINDHOEK – Namibian crop- and livestock farmers are bracing themselves for a considerable impact on their cereal production and deterioration of rangelands.

GOBABIS – The Omaheke Trade Fair (OTF) produced an exciting agricultural show here on Saturday, despite experiencing a record low entry of less than 50 livestock in total.

WINDHOEK  – Motorists will have to brace themselves again on Wednesday this week when the recent warnings by economists that the fuel prices will continue to rise will become reality. Minister of Mines and Energy. Tom Alweendo, confirmed in a statement yesterday that Petrol will increase by 50 cents a litre while all grades of Diesel will go up by 70 cents a litre. 

WINDHOEK - The stronger growth in credit extended to the private sector compared to credit extended to individuals is in general a welcome sign since households or individuals are already highly indebted.

WINDHOEK - Speaker of the National Assembly, Professor Peter Katjavivi last week signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the global chairman of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), Professor Norbert Lammert, at a ceremony in Windhoek.

RUNDU - Friday was a good day in the streets of the recently formalised Kaisosi location as PSI Praktische Solidaritat International (PSI) Kaisosi branch collaborated with learners from Kaisosi Combined School, Sarusungu Combined and Wazungu High School in a clean-up campaign.