Hilton recently announced the opening of Hilton Garden Inn Windhoek, marking the debut of the global hospitality company’s upscale and affordable Hilton Garden Inn brand in Namibia. Conveniently located close to the central business district, the 174-guest room hotel sits within 500 metres of the Independence Museum and the Craft Market and is just one...
ST Barnabas Primary School principal Nahason Mbangura says the school soup kitchen feeds about 75 pupils daily, as many arrive at school in the mornings without having had anything to eat at home. Mbangura says the school is very fortunate to have been chosen for the garden initiative, which greatly contributes to providing vegetables to...
Origo Primary School’s garden, called Origo Fresh Produce, has announced new plans, such as venturing into modern crop farming to save soil, water and space. It is also planning to expand the project to fruit trees. Origo is a government school, established in 1870, at Rehoboth. The garden consists of a variety of vegetables, like...
At Otjivizee village, situated 80km from Opuwo in the Kunene region, Veyamubura Tjiuma (37) defies the odds each day. Tjiuma is a person who is blind. He grows tomatoes, onions, papayas, bananas, chillies, tea, and beans to feed his family and to earn an income.The visual impairment Tjiuma suffered 13 years ago turned his life...
Diamond company NAMDIA has presented a donation of N$50,000 to Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah for a desert community garden project. The donation kickstarts the Hooganas Garden Project, helping the youth in the Hooganas community near a water source. Nandi-Ndaitwah emphasized Namibia’s agricultural potential by using resources effectively. https://futuremedia.com.na/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ENG-Nandi-Ndaitwah-donation.mp3 Source link
The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) is inviting schools with active vegetable gardens to enter the annual National Agronomy and Horticulture Awards competition, aimed at recognising and rewarding top producers, traders, service providers. According to NAB, the awards ceremony will be hosted on 14 September at the Mashare Irrigation Project in the Kavango East region under...