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Know Your Winter Vegetables and How to Grow Them
By Hanks Saisai, Technical Advisor: Crops and Poultry Wintertime offers an opportune time for farmers to grow a variety of cool weather-loving crops. Vegetables grown at the right time typically thrive and grow optimally, producing significant yields. Namibia has…
An overview: Losing rural wealth through rural-urban migration
By: Erastus Ngaruka The life of communities in rural areas is characterised by their native interaction with their environment or the ecosystem. This interaction carries an important economic value, as the ecosystem resources offer them the opportunity to sustain their…
Mining Sector Pumps Over N$24 Billion into Local Economy
By: Justicia Shipena The mining industry spent N$24.154 billion on goods and services from Namibian businesses in 2024. This represents 46.2% of the sector’s total revenue of N$52.295 billion. The figures were revealed by the President of the Chamber of…
Quota Auctions Raise Red Flags in Fishing Sector
By: Justicia Shipena Matti Amukwa, Chairperson of the Confederation of Namibia Fishing Associations, says government quota auctions are reaching prices that do not show the real economic value of the quotas. He says the prices ignore the National Development Plan…
Unsettled Debts Threaten Local Infrastructure Growth, Warns Sankwasa
By: Annakleta Haikera Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa has called on government institutions and businesses to settle their debts with local authorities. He made the call during the late Independence celebrations held on Saturday in the Mukwe Constituency….
NaCC Says Free Tertiary Education Unlikely to Disrupt Competition for Now
By: Justicia Shipena The Namibia Competition Commission (NaCC) has stated that the government’s plan to introduce free tertiary education at public institutions by 2026 will not immediately disrupt competition between public and private institutions. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced last week…
NNN Vows Support for Investigations into Triple Murders of Girls
By: Annakleta Haikera President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah expressed deep concern over the brutal murders of three young girls in Okahandja, which have shocked Namibia. Speaking at the !Nau-Aib Sports Stadium on Sunday, she said it was difficult to understand how anyone…
Coca-Cola Brings Personal Touch to Kosmos Fees with ‘Share a Coke’
By: Justicia Shipena Coca-Cola’s ‘Share a Coke’ campaign painted the Kosmos Fees festival red over the weekend, adding a personal touch to the celebration. Pombili Shilongo, one of the Coca-Cola ambassadors, expressed her excitement about the change. “The Share a…
FNB Namibia Donates 800 Mosquito Nets to Fight Malaria in Zambezi
By: Staff Writer FNB Namibia, through the FirstRand Namibia Foundation, has donated 800 mosquito nets valued at N$300,000 to communities in Katima Mulilo to help fight the malaria outbreak in the Zambezi region. The donation comes as the region faces…
NEVER AGAIN: A Nation’s cry for justice, A promise to our children
By: Samuel (Shines) Shinedima There exists no pain more profound, nor grief more unbearable, than that endured by a parent forced to lay their child to rest. It is a sorrow that defies comprehension and shatters the very fabric of…