Namibia reaffirmed its commitment to proactive preparedness and resilience-building efforts to mitigate the impact of disasters, emphasizing the importance of preventing adverse situations from escalating into full-blown emergencies. Addressing the belated commemoration of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction this week, Evelyn Nawases-Taeyele, Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development, stressed the significance of...
September 20, 2024
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Free food impacts vendors at Geingob memorial
The memorial service of president Hage Geingob this past weekend saw Namibians showing up in numbers to pay the late president their last repects, providing entrepreneurs with opportunities. The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology allowed the general public to camp outside Independence Stadium on Saturday to sell food and beverages, however, many vendors were...
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Public Procurement Act impacts availability of medicines, clinical supplies
Health and Social Services Minister, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, says the implementation of the Public Procurement Act has significantly impacted the availability of medicines and clinical supplies. In a ministerial statement on the procurement process for pharmaceutical and clinical supplies in the public health sector, Dr. Shangula made a pointed reference to a multimillion-dollar tender for...
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Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in Namibia – Namibia Daily News
By Elezo Libanda Katima Mulilo, November 21 – Namibia is experiencing increasingly erratic weather patterns, characterized by dry spells and soaring temperatures. The most vulnerable group facing the brunt of these changes are small-scale and subsistence farmers, whose livelihoods heavily rely on rain-fed crops. Approximately 95 per cent of communal farmers in Namibia depend on...
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Worries about impacts of climate change on biodiversity
Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have expressed concern over the accelerating negative impact of climate change on biodiversity. The concern was raised at the 25th meeting of the Scientific Body on Technical, Scientific and Technological Advice of the CBD, held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 15 to 19 October. The meeting examined and...
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Long distance negatively impacts marriages – van Wyk
Long-distance marriages have the potential to negatively affect families due to separation. Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) MP Jan van Wyk, agreeing with the mover of the motion, Hidipo Hamata, says families play a role as the building blocks of society and separation is not an ideal situation. Addressing the National Assembly, Van Wyk stressed that...