KATIMA MULILO: Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for the revival of the Kalimbeza rice project to enhance food security in Namibia. Envisaged to be the major rice project in the country, the Kalimbeza rice project situated 56 kilometres from Katima Mulilo has not been operational since 2021, amongst others due to broken machinery and...
November 15, 2024
Tag: Kalimbeza
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Government avails N8 million to revive Kalimbeza National Rice Project
The government has allocated N$8 million to revive the Kalimbeza National Rice Project and has also approved that a sugar plantation be established on part of Kalimbeza, as well as a sugar processing plant in Katima Mulilo. President Nangolo Mbumba revealed this during his address at the national independence celebration at Katima Mulilo. The two...
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Govt avails N$8m to revive Kalimbeza Rice project, approves sugar plantation plans
President Nangolo Mbumba has revealed that the government has made a budget allocation of N$8 million to revive the now-defunct Kalimbeza Rice Project in the Zambezi Region and approved plans to set up a sugar plantation on part of Kalimbeza, as well as a sugar processing plant in Katima Mulilo. “I am pleased to inform...
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Police station at Kalimbeza commissioned
The Namibian Police has commissioned a station at Kalimbeza in Kabbe North in response to criminal activities happening in the area. The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security, Dr. Albert Kawana, says the police presence not only gives security assurance to the community but to visitors alike. The police have in recent years...
