By Freeman Ya Ngulu. The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) hosted a table grapes post-harvest stakeholders engagement for table grape producers at the Namibia Grape Company (NGC) headquarters in Aussenkehr, on 06 March. The producers used the meeting to provide feedback on the outcome of the 2023/24 inspections to determine the estimated size of the harvest....
October 30, 2024
Tag: Aussenkehr
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29 reed houses destroyed in a fire at Aussenkehr
About 29 reed houses have been destroyed in a fire at Aussenkehr settlement in ||Kharas Region this week. The acting Police Regional Crime Coordinator for ||Kharas, Detective Chief Inspector Jochobetha Angukku, confirmed the fire incident that broke out on Tuesday morning. She said the cause of the fire is not yet known. But, according to...
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Aussenkehr farmworkers living conditions a concern
Aussenkehr, a settlement located on the banks of the Orange River, is known for its agricultural activities, particularly the cultivation of table grapes, which are exported to Europe. The settlement has a primary school, a government clinic, a police station, and a shopping centre. Despite being a billion-dollar industry, the farmworkers in the vineyards in...
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Aussenkehr grapes ready for export in a week
By Freeman Ya Ngulu. The new season’s grape harvest at Aussenkehr is in full swing. Aussenkehr, will have these grapes on international supermarket shelves by Christmas. Some 700 ha is under table grapes at Aussenkehr making this facility in the desert one of the more significant grape producers in southern Africa. The farm has great...
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Aussenkehr farm fire victims receive temporary accommodation
The Karasburg West Constituency Office has provided temporary accommodation to 57 households whose reed houses were destroyed by fire at Aussenkehr farms early Tuesday morning. The fire also claimed the life of 27-year-old Willem Shiyoleni. Karasburg West Constituency Councillor Taimi Amakali confided that the displaced fire victims will be housed in temporary shelters. She said...
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Tragic Fire Claims Life and Destroys Homes in Aussenkehr
AUSSENKEHR – A fire at Aussenkehr farm in the ||Kharas Region tragically claimed the life of a 27-year-old man and destroyed 30 reed houses on Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner Nikodemus Mbango, the Namibian Police Force’s crime investigations coordinator for the region, identified the deceased as Willem Shiyoleni. The fire, which reportedly originated from Shiyoleni’s house, broke...
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One dead as fire leaves more than 30 families homeless at Aussenkehr
ONE man died after a fire that left more than 30 families homeless broke out at Aussenkehr early on Tuesday morning. Police spokesperson Elifas Kuwinga said the incident took place at around 00h30 at Block 6. “It is alleged that a fire broke out in the reed house of Willem Shiyoleni (27), a Namibian male...