Author: Annakleta Haikera
Hybrid Solar System to Benefit Three Green Schemes
By: Annakleta Haikera Three green schemes in northern Namibia, Ndonga Linena, Sikondo, and Etunda are set to benefit from the installation of a hybrid solar system aimed at improving productivity and reducing costs. According to the acting executive director of…
Energy, Costs, and Inputs Dwindle on Green Schemes
By: Annakleta Haikera President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has stressed the urgent need for stronger collaboration between small-scale and commercial farmers, particularly to address electricity challenges and high agricultural input costs that continue to weigh down production. Speaking during her visit to…
Sankwasa, Nekundi Tap Into Unfamiliar Governance Territory
By: Annakleta Haikera Defying past indecisions and audacity, two Namibian cabinet ministers have dismissed entire boards and local authorities in separate decisions, marking one of the most sweeping governance shake-ups in recent years. This is a move that has awakened…
Private Sector Urged to Fight Corruption
By: Annakleta Haikera The Anti-Corruption Commission of Namibia (ACC), in collaboration with the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI), on Friday hosted a seminar on ethical business practices, urging the private sector to take a stronger stand against…
Sunflower Harvest to Create At Least 60 Jobs
By: Annakleta Haikera About 60 people will be needed at the Shadikongoro Green Scheme in the Mukwe Constituency to harvest 26 hectares of sunflowers from this week in the Kavango East Region. Farm manager Joseph Mutero confirmed the development during…
235 Vessels Fishing in Nam Waters
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus and Annakleta Haikera Currently, there is a fleet of 235 vessels on Namibian waters catching fish and other marine resources, feeding 30 onshore processing plants. These vessels and processing plants have earned N$27.9 billion in the past…
Sinimbo Calls for Investment Drive in Kavango West
By: Annakleta Haikera Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo has called for the urgent establishment of a Regional Investment Committee (RIC) to unlock the region’s vast economic potential. Speaking at a stakeholder engagement meeting with the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development…
Infrastructure, Learning Woes at Rundu School
By: Annakleta Haikera Ngcove Junior Primary School in Rundu, Kavango East Region, continues to face dire infrastructure and learning challenges more than five years after its establishment. The school accommodates over 412 learners, including more than 85 marginalised pupils from…
Parliamentary Committee Urges Crop Farmers to Diversify
By: Annakleta Haikera The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources advised farm managers and small-scale farmers in the Kavango East Region to reconsider their current crop strategies. The committee gave this recommendation after visiting various green schemes in the region….
Namibia Records Over 4,000 Defamation Cases in 3 Years
By: Annakleta Haikera Namibia has recorded more than 4,835 cases of defamation of character in the past three years, Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force Joseph Shikongo revealed this week. Speaking at the launch of the Ethical Use of…