Month: January 2024

Farmers in the Epukiro constituency are up in arms and have expressed dismay over the unceremonious manner in which the eagerly-awaited first cattle auction for the constituency was cancelled by the Eastern Epukiro Farmers Association (EEFA).

Government, through the ministry of agriculture and with funding from the Namibia Agricultural Mechanisation and Seed Improvement Project (NAMSIP), has delivered a total of 24 new tractors to the Omaheke region. 

The world’s five wealthiest men have more than doubled their fortune since 2020, the charity Oxfam said yesterday, as it called on nations to resist the ultra-rich’s influence over tax policy.

Germany’s economy shrank slightly in 2023, official data showed yesterday, as costly energy, high interest rates and cooling foreign demand took their toll on Europe’s export giant.

The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) welcomed the world’s largest and most sustainable SSCV (semi-submersible crane vessel) in Namibian waters on Friday for a brief two-day layover as it makes its way to American waters.

The Namibia Statistics Agency’s board chairperson Salomo Hei said with 2024 being an election year, it is important to make sure that the Population and Housing Census (PHC) 2023 data is available to assist the process so that the end meets the means. 

The United Democratic Front (UDF) is gearing up for its long-awaited congress this Saturday. The venue is Otjiwarongo’s Paresis Hall, where over 500 party loyalists will converge to elect their leaders for the next five years.

The family of 17-year-old Shatiwa Nghifilenga, who tragically took his own life after allegedly failing his Grade 11 exams, revealed that he had high hopes of passing. 

Learners of the Okakarara Primary School in the Otjozondjupa region who returned to school yesterday to start the new academic year were sent home immediately to prevent them from getting injured by the wrecked materials following the strong wind that blew the roofs off some of their classrooms.

The education ministry is excited to welcome learners for the new academic year, executive director Sanet Steenkamp has said.