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Absalom Shigwedha

Absalom Shigwedha


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New water governance bodies to be established

The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform is establishing three water governance institutions under the Water Resources Management Act to improve water management in Namibia. This was revealed at a workshop on the Water Resources Management Act at Oshakati…

Absalom Shigwedha

Germany, EU extend Namibia’s climate resilience project

Germany has extending funding for a five-year environmental protection project in Namibia. Scheduled to end in March, the extension adds three years to the project. The Climate Change and Inclusive Use of Natural Resources (CCIU) project is funded by the…

Absalom Shigwedha

Ministry extends deadline for green scheme applications

A senior official in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform says the ministry decided to extend the deadline for applications to lease plots for small-scale farming at four green scheme irrigation projects around the country. Deputy director for…

Absalom Shigwedha

Man donates 30 fruit tree seedlings to Oluno Primary School

A young man from Okatale village in the Oshana region, Martin Ambunda, recently donated thirty fruit tree seedlings to Oluno Primary School at Ondangwa. Speaking at the handover event, Ambunda said the donation is to help encourage the school to…

Absalom Shigwedha

Late Tarah Naftal hailed as unifier, generous man

Many people who spoke at the memorial service of the late headman of Uukwangula village in the Oshana region, Tarah Naftal, hailed him as a unifier, generous and selfless. Nafal died at the age of 60 at Oshakati State Hospital…

Absalom Shigwedha

Africa unites to ensure continental plant and animal health

AGRICULTURAL production and agri-product trade in Africa are facing significant plant health risks which may also affect the health of humans, animals and the environment. To address these concerns, the Africa Union (AU) has adopted the Plant Health Strategy for…

Absalom Shigwedha

Recent rains not enough to trigger flash floods in north – hydrologist

Recent rains in northern and central Namibia are not enough to cause flash floods, the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform’s chief hydrologist says. Leonard Hango has assured the public that while the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin remains vulnerable to flooding,…

Absalom Shigwedha

Business management training for Ohangwena, Kunene youth

About 80 young people from the Ohangwena and Kunene regions are currently gathered at the Ongwediva Elcin Centre for a six-day training workshop in business management. The training will run from 27 January to 1 February and is being conducted…

Absalom Shigwedha

Convention on wetlands comes to southern Africa

Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands will convene at Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls in July to adopt resolutions for the protection of delicate ecosystems globally. The 15th meeting of the Conference of Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands of…

Absalom Shigwedha

SA to host global workshop on circular economy

South Africa will host the seventh workshop of the Global Forum of Cities for Circular Economy (GFCCE) this week, aimed at promoting South-South cooperation to improve solid waste management in developing countries. The event, organised by South Africa’s department of…

Absalom Shigwedha

Oshana tackles water needs with 11 earth dams

To combat water scarcity and food insecurity exacerbated by recurrent droughts, 11 earth dams were recently excavated across the Oshana region. This was completed by the Oshana Regional Council, with funding from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform,…

Absalom Shigwedha