Agronomic Board encourages more local agricultural produce

Namibia’s economy requires an improvement in the amount of agricultural produce grown to impact its gross domestic product.  Namibia Agronomic Board Chief Executive Officer Fidelis Mwazi highlighted this fact during an address at the Government Information Centre. Mwazi said Namibia must embrace the notion of a green economy to ensure food security and self-sufficiency. He […]

Addressing stigma and discrimination against persons with disabilities

Stigma and discrimination continue to contribute to the exclusion of people with disabilities from the workplace.  Thus, addressing these while finding innovative approaches to employing skilled individuals with disabilities is vital. Workplace inclusivity for people with disabilities is a topic extensively discussed, yet implementation and better accommodation of the demographic remain challenging.  Barriers include accessibility, […]

Poor attendance at Swakopmund BDDC consultations

Swakopmund residents have proposed that the constituency be divided into two to better deliver services to the growing population. The constituency population has grown by 41 percent since 2011. The 5th Boundaries Delimitation and Demarcation Commission gave the Swakopmund Constituency a second opportunity to consult the community. At the previous meeting on the 10th, it […]

Surgical eye campaign in Zambezi and Kavango

About 700 people from the Zambezi and Kavango regions are undergoing cataract surgery in Rundu.   This annual surgical eye campaign is about improving eye health and empowering patients to lead fuller, more independent lives.  Cataracts. a cloudy area in the lens of the eye, affects one’s ability to see.  Over 1,000 patients were screened […]

One Basket donates mattresses to schools

One Basket donates 300 mattresses to Ashipala Secondary School in Elim in the Omusati Region.  The company also undertakes to repair 41 hostel beds. The school has 627 learners, of whom 523 are accommodated in the hostel. One Basket will this week again donate 76 mattresses to a school in the Kavango West Region.

Namibians called to safeguard environment

The Environment, Forestry, and Tourism Minister has called on Namibians to safeguard the environment and avoid deforestation. Pohamba Shifeta made these remarks during the commemoration of World Day to combat Desertification and Drought at Eenhana under the theme “United for Land. Our Legacy. Our Future”. The United Nations General Assembly had 29 years ago declared […]

||Kharas residents call for realignment of constituency boundaries

Residents of ||Kharas Region have recommended that the Fifth Boundary Delimitation and Demarcation Commission realign some constituency boundaries to enhance service delivery.  They made the proposals during the Commission’s public consultations at Keetmanshoop.  The constituency boundary changes were proposed for the Keetmanshoop Rural, Berseba, Keetmanshoop Urban, and !Nami#Nus Constituencies.  The Keetmanshoop Urban Constituency office suggested […]