Author: Annakleta Haikera
Rural Areas Critical To Shaping Food Systems – Uutoni
By: Annakleta Haikera Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni said rural areas will remain critical in shaping the food system resilience in the country and providing basic raw materials for secondary industry. Uutoni said revitalising rural areas in Namibia…
Mashika’s Faction Disregards High Court Order Restrictions
By: Annakleta Haikera For almost six years, the VaGciriku tribe has been without a chief since the death of Hompa Kasian Shiyambi in November 2019at the age of 82 after an illness. VaGciriku chieftaincy aspirant Barthomeous Aruvita on Friday secured…
Kavango East Recognises Smallholder Farmers
By:Annakleta Haikera The 2023 National Agronomic and Horticulture Awards (Naha) ceremony was held at the Mashare BlueberriesGreen Schemein the Kavango East region on Thursday. The event, which attracted agronomy and horticulture producers, traders, input suppliers and other key stakeholders, was…
Over 3,000 Unemployed, Qualified Teachers In Kavango Regions
By: Annakleta Haikera A group of unemployed teachers from the Kavango West and East claimed there are about 3,410 unemployed, qualified teachers in the two their two regions. The want government to recruit more teachers to fill staffing gaps…
Japan’s N$2 Million To Benefit Kavango West Farmers
By:AnnakletaHaikera A Japan-funded joint monitoring mission has set asideN$2 million to aid agricultural organisations in the Kavango West regionto benefit all local farmers. This follows a visit to four projects by the Japanese Embassy this week. The main reason for…
Missionary Schools Hailed For Contributing To Development
By:Annakleta Haikera Missionary schools have contributed to the development of Namibians. This was expressed by the Deputy Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, Faustina Caley during the commemoration of the Andara Combined School’s 100 years anniversary in Mukwe constituency, Kavango…
Councillor Promises Farmers Relief With Upgraded Road
By: Annakleta Haikera Mankumpi Constituency Councillor Lukas Muha says that within a period of six months the Charlie Cutline will be looked at as a very strategic road that will bring relief to farmers. The district road 3446 in the Kavango…
Government Has Dependency Syndrome – Kavango East/West Farmers
By:Annakleta Haikera Kavango East and West farmers say the Namibian government has a dependency syndrome while they have all the agri-products within the country. They were speaking on Thursday when the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Carl Schlettwein…
New N$600 Million DBN Loan To Focus On Large-Scale ‘Green’ Projects
By: Annakleta Haikera The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has taken up another concessional loan from the German Development Bank, the Kreditanstallt fuer Wierderafbau (KfW) of about N$600 million ( about €30 million) for the funding of climate-mitigation infrastructure. The…
Kavango West Receives 4000 Bags Of Maize Meal ForDrought-Stricken Households
By:Annakleta Haikera The Kavango West Regional Council on Monday received a donation of 4,000 bags of maize meals from renowned businessman Winnie Merzerger, of Metzger Drilling, at Musese Green Scheme in the Kavango West region. The maize meal bags are…