Sarah Molin’s life reflects the depth of Haiti’s problems. A year ago, the 20-year-old was a computer science student living in a suburb of the capital, Port-au-Prince. But the failed state that Haiti is rapidly becoming has failed its young people most of all. Months of turmoil and political instability following the murder of President...
Ohangwena governor Sebastian Ndeitunga says innovative approaches to food production and the fight against hunger in the region should be encouraged. Ndeitunga, who was speaking during the handover of gardening tools and small-scale irrigation systems in the Ohangwena region yesterday, said people in the region should be prepared to break traditional barriers in order to...
THERE are two unpalatable truths that must sooner rather than later dawn on the leaders of the South. As much as the world economic order is no longer based on and determined by the East and West polarity, the cold war as was then, the world is still very much based on the rich and...
More than 200 people have starved to death since July in Edaga Arbi town, in Ethiopia’s drought-hit and war-scarred Tigray region, local authorities say. Another 16 have died in nearby Adwa town. Officials in Tigray warn the region is on the brink of famine on a scale last seen in 1984, prompting the global fundraising...
In a move aimed at addressing food insecurity and emergency drought relief, Chevron, a United States (US) multinational energy corporation, has donated N$5,6 million to projects supporting food security and an additional N$1 million for emergency drought relief. The partnership between Chevron and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was signed in Windhoek on...
Millions of people in Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, are struggling with economic problems analysts say were caused in part by government reform policies introduced earlier this year. Nigeria scrapped fuel subsidies in May, leading to price hikes in food, transportation and energy costs. Data released last week by the National Bureau of Statistics showed...
Stefanus Nashama As food insecurity continues to threaten some areas in Namibia, Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader, McHenry Venaani, contends that the hunger crisis in the country qualifies as an exasperating matter that requires a collective resolution. While advising other lawmakers, politicians and leaders to put aside their political differences, he reiterated that only a...
Prime minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has confirmed a nationwide drought, with more than 695 000 people in desperate need of food relief assistance. She says no person will die of hunger as a result of drought due to poor harvests this year, as the government, through relevant stakeholders, will ensure all those in dire need of...
Social activist Michael Amushelelo, currently an inmate at the Windhoek Correctional Facility, has reportedly gone on a hunger strike to highlight his quest for freedom. Amushelelo has been incarcerated since March 21, following an unemployment demonstration in the capital. The hunger strike was posted on his Facebook page three days ago by his wife, who...
The Namibian Correctional Service has strongly refuted claims that social activist Michael Amushelelo who is currently detained, is on a hunger strike. Windhoek Correctional Facility Officer-in-Charge, Deputy Commissioner Veikko Armas says officials have engaged Amushelelo and he has confirmed that he is not on a hunger strike. This is despite Amushelelo taking to social media...