WINDHOEK - With the persistent drought being felt mostly by farmers, National Council members of parliament have called on treasury to release drought relief funds earmarked to assist desperate farmers.
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2019-05-152024-06-18Crime and Courts
Security guard throws party with stolen money
WINDHOEK – A security guard was arrested on Saturday after running off with more than N$200 000 that he was meant to deposit on behalf of his employer in Gobabis.
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2019-05-152024-04-30Front Page News
Katti acquires cannabis licence in Lesotho
WINDHOEK – The Lesotho government has granted Namibian businessman Knowledge Katti and his Mosotho partner Thabo Ntai a licence to cultivate, manufacture and supply cannabis, in line with the kingdom nation’s laws.
The licence is valid for ten years and is renewable on an annual basis.
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2019-05-152024-04-30Front Page News
Government settles green scheme arrears
WINDHOEK - In an attempt to restore full production at five green schemes, the government has promptly intervened to settle about N$3 million owed by these farms to the Northern Regions Electricity Distributor (Nored).
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2019-05-142024-05-02Sports
Upgrade sport facilities through PPPs – Tjongarero
WINDHOEK - Deputy Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service Agnes Tjongarero says the time is ripe to approach sport development creatively and has called on the regional chairpersons responsible for sport at various towns across the country to be innovative when addressing the shortage of sport facilities.
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2019-05-142024-05-02Sports
NPL could relegate but not promote teams this season
WINDHOEK – There is just a few matches left before the curtains come down on the 2018/19 Namibia Premier League (NPL) season and still there is no concrete communication as to how the NPL will go about the promotion and relegation of teams this season.
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2019-05-142024-05-02Sports
Sternagel opens throttle for revived Moto-X champs
SWAKOPMUND - The revival of the 2019 Moto-X Namibian Championships has opened the throttle on some fierce competition amongst the ‘big guns’ this year, in particular the unbeatable ‘King of the Dirt’ champ Mark Sternagel, who is flying high for a long-awaited title win.
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2019-05-142024-05-02Sports
Bank Windhoek, NHU introduce hockey to Khorixas
WINDHOEK – Hockey will soon be introduced as a sports code at schools in Khorixas after a successful training clinic was recently held at the town of Outjo.
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2019-05-142024-05-07Focus
Conservation Agriculture: Learning and Adapting Together
WINDHOEK - Namibia has been experiencing variability in rainfall over the past three agricultural seasons due to the climate change effects experienced the world over. As a result, innovative mechanisms to help small-scale crop farmers deal with climate change and to improve their resilience are needed. The practice of Conservation Agriculture (CA) is one such mechanism.
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2019-05-142024-05-07Farmers Forum
Agra launches Weaner Auction Championships for 2019
WINDHOEK – The 2019 Agra National Weaner Auction Championships was launched last week Thursday with the aim of recognising and rewarding producers for good quality weaner calves.