The persistent drought has not only affected farmers and rural communities but has also had a significant impact on urban areas, Oshana regional governor Elia Irimari said on Monday.
Month: January 2024
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Ondangwa cleans up to mitigate flood risks
Employees of the Ondangwa Town Council have started cleaning water channels and culverts to mitigate flood risks during the rainy season.
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Opuwo issues warning on roaming livestock
The Opuwo Town Council has urged livestock owners to build suitable enclosures to prevent the animals from straying into the town’s boundaries.
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Record cyclists partake in Nedbank WPP1
A record 204 cyclists took part in the opening race of the 2024 Nedbank Windhoek Power Pedal Race Series (WPP), on Sunday morning along the Dordabis Road.
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Ex-Brave Warriors’ coaches optimistic
SEVERAL former Brave Warriors coaches have expressed confidence that the national team will do well at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
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Burkina’s ex-gendarmerie chief kidnapped: sources
Burkina Faso’s former chief of staff of the gendarmerie who was sacked in October has been abducted from his home by unidentified “armed individuals”, sources close to him said yesterday.
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Jailed Iranian Nobel Prize winner hit with new sentence: family
An Iranian court has sentenced 2023 Nobel Peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi to an additional term of over one year in prison on charges of spreading propaganda against the Islamic republic while behind bars, her family said yesterday.
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Greece rescues over 100 asylum seekers off Crete
The Greek coastguard on Sunday said it had rescued 117 asylum-seekers sailing fromLibya, arresting three suspected smugglers.
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Farmers’ Kraal – How to deal with the poison leaf/gifblaar
MANY rangeland plants contain chemicals that are poisonous to livestock when eaten. Poisonous plants vary in their toxicity and the symptoms displayed by affected
animals.
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Finance insight with Mekupi Kambatuku – Why is bookkeeping important for farmers?
NOTING that it is a new year with so much hope and prospects for us farmers, what is most concerning to many of us is the lack of sufficient rain and concerns about whether we will get any more rain.