Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures in Africa should be strengthened to ensure food safety and facilitate trade. This was said by a senior African Union (AU) official at a workshop on food safety measures in Lusaka, Zambia, yesterday. While there…

Debmarine Namibia chief environmental scientist Deon Louw says there are five sustainability initiatives in Africa which have delivered commendable results. These initiatives involve environmental protection and conservation, and the sustainable use of natural resources on the continent. He says three…

Heritage Week is a time to reflect, celebrate and connect to Namibia’s different cultures. Tangeni Uushona, the acting education inspector of the Omuthiya circuit in the Oshikoto region, said this at the opening of the 2024 Heritage Week at Omuthiya…

The Ministry of Mines and Energy has electrified 50 500 rural houses since independence by the end of 2023. This was done under the ministry’s rural electrification programme. Ministry spokesperson Ten Hasheela says the programme’s primary objective is to provide…

A private public relations company has come up with a project that aims to educate pupils and the public on the country’s emerging oil and gas discoveries. The project is titled Wells 2 Wheels. Oxygen Communications, a Namibian communications company,…

Debmarine Namibia yesterday inducted 22 employees to champion a recently launched programme aimed at achieving environmentally sustainable operations. The in-house environmental initiative – called the Wave programme – stands for Watch, Act, Volunteer and Educate. It features 22 employees –…

The German Development Bank (KfW) has granted Namibia N$150 million for increased access to electricity in the country. This comes after the National Planning Commission, the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (Nored) and KfW signed…

The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform says it would be unfair for it to be blamed for the failed Ndonga Linena Irrigation Project Phase 2. The ministry was not running the green scheme when it was expanded to…

Namibia’s small-scale mining sector is a lifeline for more than 10 000 Namibian households. Alka Bhatia, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) country representative to Namibia, revealed this at theofficial handover of personal protective equipment (PPE) to small-scale miners at Xoboxobos…

The Ministry of Mines and Energy has called on small-scale miners in the Erongo region to stop illegal mining activities. Mines deputy executive director Erasmus Shivolo, speaking during the handover of protective equipment to small-scale miners at Xoboxobos last week,…

Two organisations have teamed up to implement the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture and Agro-Ecology in Southern Africa project. The project, through the Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) and the Namibia Organic Association (NOA), aims to scale up the adaptation of…