UNITED NATIONS – The UN’s refugee chief questioned Sunday what future awaited the Sudanese people as the country’s civil war rages, pushing its peopleever further afield, including to Uganda and Europe’s maritime borders. Since the start of the war in April 2023, “well over 10 million people have been chased away from their homes,” two...
The Namibia Agronomic Board at its annual National Agronomic and Horticulture Awards (NAHA) recognised and awarded the country’s various top producers during a glittering ceremony that was recently held at the Olushandja Marketing Hub in the Omusati region. For this year, the annual awards were held under the theme ‘Enhancing food security amidst climate change...
Rangeland productivity is influenced by several factors such as rainfall soil condition, fire, herbivory, and other ecological forces like plant competition, amongst others. In addition, human activities cannot be ignored when it comes to rangeland utilisation. The adverse influence of these factors can disturb the normal ecological processes, leading to rangeland degradation. One of the...
As we continue from our last article about understanding different investors and their interests, it’s imperative to tailor your pitch deck to your audience. A topic I presented at the African Union MSME forum, themed “Fostering financial empowerment and educational innovations for African startups and MSMEs” on Tuesday 10 September 2024 sparked further engagement after...
With access to the European market getting stringent by the day due to several new regulations and policy barriers, now is the right time for Namibia to secure its Halal certification to explore the hugely-lucrative Middle East markets. These were observations of the Bank of Namibia’s director of research and financial sector development, Emma Haiyambo. ...
Zebaldt Ngaruka OHAMBO JATATE – General water scarcity, exacerbated by ongoing drought conditions, continues to be the most significant challenge facing community garden initiatives in the Epukiro constituency of the Omaheke region. AgriTodayconducted a visit to various garden initiatives within the constituency, and observed that numerous projects are facing challenges in attaining optimal yields due...
With the conclusion of the Swapo Party electoral college, or “Swapo Pot”, the nation saw an unparalleled youth surge in the political sphere. Many young candidates, including Fenny Tutjavi (22), a youth activist for millennials, Emma Theofelus (28) the minister of information and communication technology (ICT), and Dino Ballotti, the head of business and public...
Much of the research in physical oceanography in the next two decades will be in connection with the World Climate Research Programme. One of the emphases in this programme has been the period from a month to a few decades, in which the dynamics of the ocean are particularly important. Namibia has one of the...
President Nangolo Mbumba has called for decisive global action to tackle pressing global challenges. He also urged world leaders to adopt a new pact for the future during his address at the opening session of the Summit of the Future at the United Nations in New York. In the speech before global dignitaries, including UN...
WALVIS BAY – Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the ruling party is not only seeking victory at this year’s polls, but also wants Walvis Bay under its control again. The party lost its grip on the coastal town in 2020 when they were knocked off their perch by the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC),...