Adequate crop care is fundamental for farmers aiming to achieve above-average yields that offer good-quality produce. As temperatures begin to rise due to the change in seasons, it becomes essential for crop farmers to implement strategies that enable them to care for their crops. Crop care is fundamentally associated with activities undertaken to ensure the...
Every business needs funding, whether at the startup stage or later on. Pitching your business to potential investors and lenders is an important step in seeking and securing funds to invest in your business. This is one of the topics I will be presenting at the African Union MSME forum, themed “Fostering financial empowerment and...
The Kalimbeza rice project has finally entered the early stages of rice production after years of inactivity. The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform is redesigning the 229-hectare area, and has provided the project with essential inputs, such as fertiliser, diesel, two restored tractors and one plough tractor, project manager Patric Kompeli told Nampa....
Paheja Siririka Otniel Hembapu BEIJING/WINDHOEK – The total overhaul and modernisation of the Namibian agriculture sector as well as the empowerment of rural farmers through technology remains key priority areas for the country, President Nangolo Mbumba told with global leaders during the recent Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (Focac) in Beijing, China. For the country to...
The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) is to host a regional stakeholder engagement in the Otjozondjupa region on 12 September 2024. The forum is scheduled to be held at the Paresis Hall in Otjiwarongo from 08h00 to 16h00. Otjozondjupa governor James Uerikua will officiate at the event. This engagement aims to bridgethe gap between GIPF...
In a significant step towards fostering digital inclusion and information communication technology (ICT) talent development, Huawei Technologies this week announced the launch of Namibia ICT Talent Programme for 2024-2025. This includes the Digital Rural Plus Programme, implemented by the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust). The announcement took place at the unveiling of the...
The Namibian Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) last week hosted a three-member delegation from the Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SECZ). The delegation was headed by Norman Maferefa, director for licensing, supervision and surveillance. The visiting delegation was in Windhoek until 5 September to gain insight into Namfisa’s operations, and more specifically its risk...
The eighth Information and Communication Technology (ICT) summit is underway in Windhoek, with a strong focus on how Namibia can optimise on opportunities presented by the digital age. The summit brings together industry experts, innovators and policy-makers. Themed ‘Building Resilience to ‘Adapt or Die’ in the Era of Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence (AI)’, the...
Before Namibia’s independence, those who were involved in mining, natural resource management, and nature conservation largely ignored the local communities living in or near these areas. However, this approach changed in 1990. One outcome was the introduction of the community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) programme and the Nature Conservation Ordinance Amendment Act of 1996. These...
As defined by thinkers like Frantz Fanon and Kwame Nkrumah, decoloniality is the process of dismantling the colonial mindset that continues to shape the cultural, political, and economic lives of formerly colonised peoples. Fanon described decoloniality as a radical transformation that goes beyond the mere removal of colonial rulers; it involves a profound rethinking of...