The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, UNESCO and local universities are working on an Integrated Disaster Management Plan. The plan will effectively mitigate natural disasters such as floods and drought.
Fighting poverty and keeping your environment clean should not to be left to government alone and people should own up to these responsibilities. It is in this spirit that Poverty Eradication Fighters, headed by 12-year-old Armando Pieters, met President Hage Geingob on Monday, who as future leaders are implementing the Harambee Prosperity Plan in their […]
Final school examinations could be disrupted if teachers vote in favour of a strike following a failed salary negotiations with the Government. Teachers affiliated to NANTU will vote in a week’s time to decide whether to go on industrial action or not.
The United States Agency for International Development, USAID has heeded to Namibian government’s call for assistance in addressing and mitigating the effects of the current devastating drought. The drought has not only eroded household food security but has severely compromised the performance of rural economies, affecting agricultural production, jobs and general economic growth, and a […]
The Finance Minister says the slowdown in economic activity calls for domestic resource mobilisation. Calle Schlettwein singles out enhanced revenue collection and tax administrative reforms as critical to financing Namibia’s development agenda. He stresses that the results-based performance of the staff is critical to achieving and surpassing the budgeted revenue collection targets. The minister says […]
Founding President Sam Nujoma says democracy will only be realised once Namibia’s political opponents learn to co-exist and not see one another as enemies. The former statesmansays this will be a crucial catalyst for Namibia in its effort to achieve the desired development goals and plans. Speaking at the launch of the SWAPO Party School […]
A man accused of hacking his 28-year-old girlfriend with a panga at the Orwetoveni residential area of Otjiwarongo in Otjozondjupa region on Friday, has pleaded guilty to the murder. Forty-year-old Josia Shimwefeleni preferred to conduct his own defence, after his rights were explained to him this morning. Shimwefeleni told the Magistrate’s Court that he killed […]
59-year-old farmer was allegedly attacked by one of her employees in the early hours of Sunday morning on her farm in the Otjozondjupa Region. Spokesperson of the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the region, Warrant Officer Maureen Mbeha said the incident occurred at around 04h00 on Farm Fokshop, situated approximately 80 kilometers east of Grootfontein. […]
By: Lesley Tjiueza The Brave Warriors Coach has recalled COSAFA outcasts Vigil Vries and Chris Katjiukua, while Willem Mwedihanga is excluded from the squad that will travel to Senegal for the African Cup of Nations Qualifier on the 3rd of September. Ricardo Manetti also said he wants to cause an upset in Senegal. “I want […]
The Namibia Agricultural Union, NAU, says bush encroachment creates a unique opportunity for farmers and the economy. A statement by the NAU noted that bush encroachment can be a valuable resource if transformed into biomass to create energy and new value chains. Bush encroachment affects about 26 to 30-million hectares of Namibian farmland, a figure […]
