Author: Loise Shiimi
Farmers Urged to Diversify Crops This Planting Season
By: Loise Shiimi As the planting season approaches, farmer Tomas Kanime has encouraged subsistence farmers to begin incorporating vegetables into their fields, shifting away from the traditional focus on millet, maize, and beans. “There is a need…
African Authors’ Recognition Awards Launched
By: Loise Shiimi Namibia has launched and hosted its inaugural African Authors’ Recognition Award to celebrate authors and inspire them to continue on their creative journeys. The event took place in Ongwediva, Oshana Region, this…
NAB to Halt Importation of 15 Horticultural Products for December
By: Loise Shiimi As the year comes to an end, the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) will prohibit the importation of 15 horticultural products listed on the 20-crop special list for the period 1-30 December 2025. This year’s closure…
Navachab Gold Mine to Invest N$10 million in Usakos SME Park
By: Loise Shiimi The QKR Namibia Navachab Gold Mine plans to invest N$10 million in the Usakos SME Park in the Erongo Region. The initiative is designed to prepare youth and entrepreneurs not only to trade within…
Ohangwena Advised to Leverage Gateway to Angola
By: Loise Shiimi Ohangwena Region entrepreneurs have been advised to utilise the strategic advantages of the region as a potential gateway to Angola in terms of trade and other partnerships. Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, the Minister of International Relations…
Ohangwena II Water Supply Scheme Project to Cost N$250 Million
By: Loise Shiimi President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced that the Ohangwena II Water Supply Scheme Project is estimated to cost N$250 million. She made this statement during the project’s inauguration on Thursday in Eenhana, in the Ohangwena Region….
Ekoka Green Scheme Project to Yield First Harvest in 2026
By: Loise Shiimi The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform has allocated 195 hectares of land for the establishment of the Ekoka Green Scheme in Okongo, Ohangwena Region. Efraim Shipindo, Okongo constituency councillor,…
Youth Transform Waste into Opportunities
By: Loise Shiimi Several Namibians dispose of waste materials without realising the potential to earn a livelihood from them. The Eenhana Environmental Working Group is an initiative where youth formulate ways to repurpose waste into decorative…
President Appoints Task Forces for Economic Recovery, Health, and Housing
By: Loise Shiimi President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has announced her intention to appoint three task forces this week, focused on economic recovery, health, and housing, as part of the Namibia Public Private Forum (NPPF). This initiative…
NAB, NAMC Sign MOU to Strengthen Regional Agricultural Development
By: Loise Shiimi The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) and South Africa’s National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) have forged a partnership aimed at enhancing regional agricultural development and fostering growth in the agronomy and horticulture sectors. …