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Land Ownership Skewness Not Addressed – Schlettwein
By: Dolly Menas Land Reform Minister Calle Schlettwein says budgetary constraints have limited the government’s ability to purchase land from previously advantaged willing sellers thereby affecting the country’s land reform efforts. Speaking at the recent third-quarter Management Review…
NAB Restricts Importation of Six Crops Starting February
By: Loise Shiimi The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) has announced that only six horticultural products on the 20-crop special list will be restricted from importation for February 2025. This marks a significant decrease from December 2024, when 15…
Namibia-Angola Beef Trade Deal Still Not Finalised
By: Justicia Shipena Five years after Namibia and Angola began negotiating a cattle and meat trade agreement, the deal is yet to be finalised, leaving the anticipated framework for trade between the two nations in limbo. In 2020,…
Namibia Seeks Partners for Lamb Exports to China
By: Justicia Shipena Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Calle says Namibia is looking for partners to facilitate the export of lamb to China. While Namibia has successfully exported beef to the Chinese market, the export of lamb…
50% of Langer Heinrich’s Uranium Has Customers for Life
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Fifty percent of Langer Heinrich Mine Uranium Mine’s total production has already gained offtake/customers for the life of the mine. This has cast light on the importance of uranium as countries enhance their uranium enrichment for…
Red Line Removal Could Dent EU Markets – Warns Govt Lawyer … Amupanda pushes for market diversification
By: Uaueza Kanguatjivi, Justicia Shipena and David Shoombe Advocate Raymond Heathcote, the lawyer representing the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and land reform in the ongoing case on the removal of the Veterinary Cordon Fence (Redline) has warned that…
Opuwo Circuit Enforces Policy Against Learner Transfers
By: Uakutura Kambaekua Opuwo’s education circuit has announced the implementation of a strict move for the 2025 academic year, prohibiting the movement, registration, and enrolment of already placed learners between schools. This decision, announced by the Inspector for…
Demarcation Commission Rejects Proposals for New Regions … ten new constituencies proposed
By: Dolly Menas The Demarcation and Delimitation Commission has recommended adjustments to regional and constituency boundaries instead of establishing new ones. The Chairperson of the Commission, Petrus Unenegu, said they rejected various proposals to establish new regions because…
Local Mushroom Grower Shares Her Farming Journey … plans to enter Zambian market
By: Mathias Hangala Many aspiring farmers struggle with indecision, uncertain about which farming ventures are most lucrative. For Penepandulo Fillemon, a farmer from Okalongo in the Omusati region, the answer lay in something unique: mushrooms. Fillemon’s journey began…
Labour Ministry Ignored Wage Commission Recommendations – Employers
By: Dolly Menas The Namibia Employers’ Federation (NEF) has expressed disappointment after the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation rejected its request for a phased implementation of the National Minimum Wage (NMW). NEF President Elias Shikongo…