It’s relish galore at Amarika and neighboring villages in the Omusati Region, as residents are currently harvesting the popular worms called Okatalashe, which live on thorn trees. Some harvesters from faraway villages come to camp in various areas after traveling long distances daily in search of the worms, which are found on little thorn trees […]
Candidates who participated in the Namibia Correctional Service’s recruitment fitness training in the Kavango East Region are crying foul, saying the results were tampered with. Candidates argue that they were not offered fair treatment by officials. The candidates claim that despite passing all the required tests, their names did not appear on the list of […]
The National Horticulture Support Project and the Poultry Value Chain Development Scheme, which provide subsidized services to horticulture farmers, are geared towards job creation and increasing the household income of beneficiaries. The Chief Agriculture Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform in the Hardap Region, Johanna Amakali, says that the project, which […]
The Namibia Grape Company at Aussenkehr in the ||Kharas Region has exported more than 2 million boxes of grapes to the European market over the last season. The company’s MD, Gideon Nuunyango, revealed this during the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources oversight visit to the project. According to Nuunyango, the company packed 2,2 million […]
Namibia’s government says the country remains a safe and stable place to live, adding that those seeking asylum in foreign jurisdictions do so out of personal choice. Reports have, however, surfaced that a significant number of Namibians left the country seeking refuge in the United Kingdom. This week, news reports circulated that over a thousand […]
The U.S. First Lady, Jill Biden, says she chose Namibia as the first destination on her Africa tour because of its vibrant democracy. President Hage Geingob and First Lady Monica Geingos hosted a luncheon for Dr. Biden at the State House in her honor. Members of the legislative branch, as well as various political and […]
The government has allocated an amount of N$10 million in the 2023/2024 budget for the development of the Neckartal Dam Irrigation Project. The project will run on two farms of a combined size of 11 000 hectares, acquired by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform. Finance Minister Iipumbu Shiimi in his budget speech […]
The government will fund various youth programs, aimed at capacity building and skills development. In the budget tabled by the Finance Minister, Iipumbu Shiimi on Wednesday, funding is availed for charcoal production projects through the National Youth Service, as well as for a youth credit scheme and 121 rural youth enterprises, under the Ministry of […]
The Technical Basketball Academy has been hosting try outs since Monday at the Van Rhyn Primary School’s basketball court in Windhoek. Organizer Titus Mwahafa shared some information on the turn out and technical processes involved thus far.
The Shack Dwellers Federation Housing Project is hailed as a model concept, and in so doing, restoring the dignity of thousands of low-income earners in the country. Still, the provision of water and electricity to their homes in the Hardap Region has been delayed for years, causing discontent among the members. Many Shack Dweller Federation […]
