||Kharas Governor, Aletha Frederick has urged farmers in the region to consider integrated farming which involve agriculture and aquaculture. Frederick who made these remarks as she officially launched the Neckartal Dam fisheries aquaculture research project at the dam on Wednesday, said: “I strongly encourage entrepreneurs and farmers wishing to establish agribusinesses to consider integrated farming activities, which involves agriculture and

August 26 Holding Company on Wednesday donated personal protective equipment (PPE) worth N.dollars 2.9 million to the Ministry of Health and Social Services to assist in the fight against COVID-19. The donated equipment included medical gloves, masks and medical cover rolls. Handing over the donation, Chief Executive Officer Ndajoina Shalumbu said the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss

Luanda – The “Angola International Diamond Conference” (AIDC), which aims to publicize the quality of Angola’s diamonds and attract more private investment to the market for this mineral in the country, begins today (Thursday) at the Diamond Development Hub of Saurimo (Lunda Sul). Under the motto “Angola: Destination for Sustainable Investment in the Diamond Industry”, this first International Diamond Conference

The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources in collaboration with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday launched a Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Project at the Neckartal Dam in the ||Kharas Region. In a speech read on her behalf, FAO Representative to Namibia, Farayi Zimudzi said in January this year the fisheries ministry requested FAO to provide

Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, Doreen Sioka, on Thursday launched the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence (GBV), aimed at increasing awareness on the acts and incidences of GBV. The launch took place in Windhoek under the theme “Orange the World: End Violence Against Women Now! The minister said that the colour orange symbolises a

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism on Thursday launched the implementation of the Access to Biological and Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge Act of 2017. The regulation gazetted on 01 November 2021, will ensure domestic value addition, research and development of biological and genetic resources the country is endowed with, as well as protect the rights of local

Nedbank Namibia approved applications for payment holidays for 1 641 clients by 30 September 2020. This was revealed by Nedbank Namibia Managing Director Martha Murorua at State House on Wednesday, when the bank’s board of directors and executive committee team paid President Hage Geingob a courtesy visit. Murorua said 2 271 clients applied for payment holidays or to have their

The recently established Limkokwing University of Creative Technology aims to reach government developmental goals by providing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes, the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Hoze Riruako has said. Speaking at a media conference here on Wednesday, Riruako said the university with its roots in Malaysia, which operates globally, offers courses that speak to the national developmental agenda

Agribank recorded a 13 per cent increase in its debt collection for the financial year 2020/2021 which translated to N.dollars 365 million, compared to N.dollars 323 million for the previous year.Agribank public relations officer Fillemon Nangonya in a…

Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, has expressed satisfaction with the housing and land servicing projects taking place at Otjiwarongo.Uutoni praised the Otjiwarongo Municipality on Friday for having completed the land servicing a…

Landless People’s Movement Member of Parliament Edson Isaack has said budget re-allocations are clear testimony that government does not want to deal with the structural challenges it faced or build a strong economy by investing in high growth industri…

Roads Authority Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Conrad Lutombi, has refuted allegations that he is unpatriotic because government road construction tenders are awarded to Chinese-owned companies by the RA.He was responding to the allegations in an inter…