Faced with chronic drought conditions, nearly 100 Namibian farmers recently received training on innovative solutions like hydroponics for fodder production and using encroacher bush as animal feed. The Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU) collaborated with the University of Namibia (Unam), the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Farmyard Training, and Agri-tech Namibia on the...
A Parliamentary standing committee report has identified significant alcohol and drug addiction at schools nationwide, with some cases involving pupils stealing items such as taps, light bulbs, and door handles to sustain their habit. The report was presented in the National Council session yesterday by Olivia Hanghuwo, the chairperson of the standing committee on education,...
A PARLIAMENTARY standing committee report has identified significant alcohol and drug addiction at schools nationwide, with some cases involving pupils stealing items such as taps, light bulbs, and door handles to sustain their habit. The report was presented in the National Council session yesterday by Olivia Hanghuwo, the chairperson of the standing committee on education,...
By Adolf Kaure. Langer Heinrich uranium mine has achieved its first ore feed to the processing plant on 20 January and is expected to have its first commercial production by the end of the first quarter of this year. This was announced through a Paladin Energy Quarterly Activities Report issued by the company on Thursday....
The president of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), McHenry Venaani, has urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform to modernise maize production for self-sufficiency. Venaani yesterday said Namibia imported approximately 82 000 tonnes of maize in 2023 alone. “With reports of a mere 42% harvest projected for 2023/24, leaving almost 60% of our...
Several constituency councillors in Omusati region say they are forced to use part of their salaries to feed their communities as they have not received drought relief food in a while. One of them, Johannes Iiyambo, a councillor for the Otamanzi contituency in the Omusati region, says hungry residents show up at his office looking...
Maria David WITH the northern part of the country severely hit by drought, communal farmers are either forced to move their livestock to better grazing areas or buy bales to feed their animals. In an effort to meet the farmers halfway, the Headwoman of Ohailombo village in Uukwanambwa District of Ondonga Traditional Authority, Dr. Martha...