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ǀAEǁGAMS – Onkugo Yepongo ǀhûhâsib Sali Okuriangavas dib ge kaise ge ǁ­axa i ǂoago wekheb Fraitaxtsēs ai, ǁnāpan ge Tobias Hainyekob ǁhûi!nâǂharis !nâ xoamâisa khoena ǁîn di ǁkhâkorobe xawas di ǂûna si gere ūǁnâ ­ǁaeb ai

OUTAPI – The cost of poultry feed is the major challenge to local poultry farming.  This revelation came during the first ever Poultry Farmers Day held at Outapi a fortnight ago. 

WINDHOEK – A total of 62 Veldmaster sheep will participate at this year’s Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural Show at the end of this month.

ORANJEMUND - The Namdeb Garden Project started in March 2017 at the Old Nursery in Oranjemund with the objective of establishing the viability of growing fruit and vegetables locally to attract investors to the town.

WINDHOEK - Bar-hoppers in the United Kingdom will soon be able to snack on succulent Namibian meat in some of Greene King’s 3 300 hotels, pubs and restaurants across the United Kingdom. 

WINDHOEK - After world renowned designer from Paris Jørgen Simonsen last year made headlines with his Swakara’s 110-year anniversary opera coatdress, shot on location at sunset in the Deadvlei in the Namibian Desert by photographer Perer Christian Christensen and worn beautifully by Carmen Kass, the Swakara Industry Forum is set for another golden year.

WINDHOEK- Stud small stock breeder Nichlas Mbingeneeko and son, Vija,  of the farm Skuilhoek in the Aminuis Constituency swept the Aminuis Show clean  as far as the small stock are concerned when his two goats, a ram and ewe, were judged champions while his sheep, a Damara ewe, was also a champion in the sheep category.

WINDHOEK - FNB Namibia held a breakfast celebration at the end August and Women’s Month under the theme ‘Grit and Perseverance.’ Elzita Beukes, Communications Manager at FNB Namibia said the purpose of the event was to celebrate female employees at FNB and to inspire them to be resilient even when times get tough. Speaking at the event, Nangula Kauluma, FNB Executive Officer: Premium Banking highlighted the determination needed to succeed and the three choices one must make – to either remove yourself from the situation, change the situation completely, and/ or accept the situation no matter the consequences that may follow. 

WINDHOEK – A Walvis Bay native spent two years in the United Kingdom on a working holiday, John Weber started out cleaning construction sites in the UK but always knew he would come back home. On his return, he held several jobs and eventually walked away from his last position to start his own business.

WINDHOEK - The Bank of Namibia (BoN) recently released selected statistical data for July 2018 that indicates that accumulated private sector credit extension (PSCE) to businesses and individuals now amounts to over N$93 billion.