2024-03-26Otniel Hembapu THE Directorate of Veterinary Services and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will continue their joint efforts to tackle crucial animal health issues across Namibia’s northern communal areas (NCAs). View more
2024-03-27Otniel Hembapu Great progress has been made on various fronts of the country’s green hydrogen arena, but the incessant under-representation of Namibians from the Hardap and //Kharas regions remains a huge challenge, especially when it comes to scholarships. View more
2024-04-03Otniel Hembapu B2Gold Otjikoto Mine, the country’s largest gold producer, is set to start with the voluntary retrenchment of 300 employees this month. View more
2024-04-03Otniel Hembapu Taps have run dry in Omaheke’s regional capital Gobabis, pushing the municipality into dusk-to-dawn water rationing to balance demands. View more
2024-04-09Otniel Hembapu For the first time in about 15 years, Namibia has managed to achieve a rate of 45% food self-sufficiency – thanks to local farmers who continue to contribute towards the reduction of staple grain imports, such as maize, pearl millet and wheat. View more
2024-04-09Otniel Hembapu The crème de la crème of Farm Signalberg’s finest Meatmaster rams will be on offer tomorrow at the southern settlement of Grünau, where the renowned Signalberg stable will hold its 10th ram auction. View more
2024-04-09Otniel Hembapu Namibia’s key stakeholders and major role-players in the country’s agriculture sector recently convened in the capital to deposit their final inputs and put the last touches on the National Agricultural Investment Plan (NAIP). View more
2024-04-15Otniel Hembapu President Nangolo Mbumba does not see any legal or procedural reasons, or any section of society rejecting a proposal to officially recognise and commemorate 28 May as a national Genocide Remembrance Day. View more
2024-04-15Otniel Hembapu The budgetary allocation for State-run green schemes across the country has been slashed by a staggering 54% to N$65 million. View more
2024-04-19Otniel Hembapu KALFELD, a settlement of about 7 000 inhabitants situated between Omaruru and Otjiwarongo, is set to benefit from various major developmental projects that could see it regain its village status. View more
2024-04-19Otniel Hembapu Ombu cultural village remainsone of Namibia’s truly living Oveherero heritage sites, where the culture, history and ways of life of the Ovaherero people are on full display. View more
2024-04-22Otniel Hembapu THE Namibian government has strongly condemned the United States’ decision to veto a draft resolution at the UN Security Council (UNSC), which urgently sought to grant the State of Palestine full membership of the United Nations. View more
2024-04-22Otniel Hembapu AS part of its ongoing efforts to resettle, integrate and create economic opportunities for hundreds of returning Batswana of Namibian descent, the Namibian government has to date spent close to N$59 million to acquire five farms for their relocation. View more
2024-04-23Otniel Hembapu Low levels of production and lack of access to lucrative markets saw Namibia importing 889 tonnes of avocados worth over N$16.4 million in the final quarter of last year, which represents an increase from the 756 tonnes valued at N$14.5 million imported in 2022. View more
2024-04-24Otniel Hembapu Namibia’s strategic food reserves across the country are running dry at an alarming pace and on the verge of putting the country in an acute food shortage crisis at household and industrial levels. View more
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