Namibia: Dry land crop regions give a bleak picture
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaWindhoekAll the dry land crop producing regions both communal and commercial areas received a very poor crop harvest this season, which is exceedingly below the average...
View ArticleNamibia: Livestock conditions critical in most regions
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaWindhoekGrazing in most areas have not yet recovered from the effects of the last season’s dry season, veld fires as well as the 2012/2013 drought, warns the Crop...
View ArticleNamibia: Food aid must reach the vulnerable
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaFood aid which has been dispensed since June for three months targeting the vulnerable people must be extended and broadened to include all households affected by drought...
View ArticleNamibia: Drought fears haunt the Omaheke
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaThe continued absence of rain in the greater Omaheke region has farmers worried, fearing the loss of livestock and weakening of water points as the drought worsens.The...
View ArticleNamibia: Water crisis worsens at Okankolo
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaOngwedivaThe water situation at Okankolo is reported to have worsened of late, as the majority of the boreholes on which the community heavily depends are malfunctioning...
View ArticleNamibia: Strong El Niño presence does not bode well for Namibian farmers
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaWindhoekAll areas of Namibia have only a 25 percent chance of experiencing a wetter than normal rainy season, a 40 percent likelihood of a normal rainy season, and a 35...
View ArticleNamibia: Namibia to introduce new polio vaccine in 2016
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaA much safer polio vaccine will be introduced to Namibia in April next year when the country transitions from trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine (ToPV) to bivalent...
View ArticleNamibia: NRCS opens soup kitchen for drought-hit villagers
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaOpuwoDrought-ravaged villagers on the outskirts of Opuwo, whose crops failed for lack of rain have expressed their utmost appreciation over the provision of hot soup...
View ArticleNamibia: Water scarcity
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaWhile some people wake up early to go cast their votes, residents of Odobeyomeva in Ohangwena Region woke up as early as 04h00 to go fetch water from a community tank but...
View ArticleNamibia: Namibia: Drought kills hundreds of cattle in Omaheke
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaWindhoekLivestock farmers in the cattle-farming region of Omaheke have lost hundreds of animals due to the persistent and severe drought gripping the country.Omaheke...
View ArticleNamibia: Namibia: Farmers share drought aid with goats
Source: New EraCountry: Namibiaby New Era Staff ReporterKeetmanshoopSome communal farmers in the Karas region are so despondent because of the persistent drought that they have started to share their...
View ArticleNamibia: Heavy rains kill 336 goats in Opuwo
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaWindhoekOkasoko villagers in the Kunene Region are reeling from shock and disbelief after 336 goats belonging to one household drowned as a result of heavy...
View ArticleNamibia: Floods displace 250 people in Omusati
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaOngwedivaFloods in Omusati Region have displaced about 250 people who relocated to higher ground. One person also died and many were left destitute.About 86 homesteads...
View ArticleNamibia: NamWater to pump water from Kombat
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaNamWater has revealed a plan to pump water from Kombat to avert a water crisis in the central areas because of a paucity of inflows into the supply dams.The vast...
View ArticleNamibia: Kunene reaps from SA drought package
Source: New EraCountry: Namibia, South AfricaWindhoekWith the persistent drought experienced countrywide the Kunene, as the worst affected region, has been allocated a large chunk of the N$100 million...
View ArticleNamibia: Mattresses, food donated to flood victims
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaEtundaAbout 259 flood victims from Onesi and Ruacana constituencies yesterday received a donation of goods worth N$70 000 from the National Special Risks Insurance...
View ArticleNamibia: Wilted crops leave farmers high and dry
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaMahangu subsistence farmers in many parts of northern Namibia are anticipating a poor harvest as their crops continue to wilt and dry following a poor rainy season.The...
View ArticleNamibia: Drought aggravates food insecurity, says //Hoabes
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaOkahandjaDeputy Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Christina //Hoabes yesterday said food insecurity in the country is a major concern because of recurrent...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Can Self-testing Curb HIV Transmission in Africa?
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, ZimbabweVOA Staff04.03.2016 14:59HARARE—Zimbabwe is one of four southern African countries...
View ArticleNamibia: New drought policy in the making – Haraseb
Source: New EraCountry: Namibiaby Deon SchlechterWindhoekThe Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) is in the process of reviewing the national drought policy and strategy and the process...
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