Namibia: Expectations for maize harvest improve dramatically
Source: New EraCountry: Namibiaby Deon SchelchterWindhoekLate rains have dramatically changed the expectations of the total white maize harvest from the Maize Triangle and immediate environs.The total...
View ArticleNamibia: Drought wreaks havoc among irrigation farmers
Source: New EraCountry: Namibiaby Deon Schlechter The Agronomy Department of AgriBusDev, the business arm of government’s agricultural development project, says the drought has had severe negative...
View ArticleNamibia: Small-scale farmers survive, despite drought
Source: New EraCountry: Namibiaby Nuusita AshipalaOkafa-koishongoAs the drought persists, small-scale farmers along the Calueque-Oshakati Water Canal use water drawn from the canal to their advantage...
View ArticleNamibia: Flood evictees survive on drought relief, pension
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaBy: Nuusita AshipalaMany subsistence farmers whose crop fields were submerged by heavy floodwaters in February in Ruacana are said to be entirely dependent on drought...
View ArticleNamibia: Red Cross pleads for drought funding
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaWindhoekThe Namibia Red Cross Society (NRCS) is struggling to raise N$13.4 million to give support to 11 500 vulnerable people as it only managed to raise 15 percent of...
View ArticleWorld: Windhoek Drought Declaration a global effort
Source: New EraCountry: Namibia, WorldBy Deon SchlechterWindhoekMore than 27 presentations were made in the plenary sessions from across the world while nine side events were also held, on drought...
View ArticleNamibia: Most rural people severely affected by drought – Mutorwa
Source: New EraCountry: Namibiaby Deon SchlechterSome 729 000 people in the rural areas have been affected by this year’s drought and this account for about 57 percent of the rural population. Of...
View ArticleNamibia: Zambezi to determine drought impact after harvest
Source: New EraCountry: Namibiaby Albertina NakaleThe Zambezi chief regional officer Regina Ndopu-Lubinda says even though the country received some showers over the past couple of weeks the drought...
View ArticleNamibia: 700 000 rely on drought relief
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaHelvy ShaanikaOngwediva-At least 32 percent of the Namibian population or 700 000 people depend on the government’s drought relief programme, according to the latest...
View ArticleNamibia: Malaria cases on increase in Oshikoto
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaObrein SimasikuOmuthiya-Oshikoto Region has reported 102 new malaria cases in the first three weeks of January 2017, a rise when compared to the 25 cases recorded in the...
View ArticleNamibia: Flood-prone villagers refuse to relocate
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaAlbertina NakaleWindhoek-Thousands of villagers in the flood-prone Kabbe South Constituency in the Zambezi Region have refused to move to higher ground saying they will...
View ArticleNamibia: Flooded schools send 23,581 learners home
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaLoide JasonOngwediva-Some 23,581 learners from schools in Omusati Region are currently idling at home as a precautionary measure taken by 67 schools that have been...
View ArticleNamibia: Despite worms farmers are optimistic of a good harvest
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaObrein SimasikuOmuthiya – Farmers in the Oshikoto Region are hopeful that this year they will have a good harvest despite the outbreak of worms in their fields in recent...
View ArticleNamibia: Shaningwa visits flood victims
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaLoide JasonOshakati-The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Sophia Shaningwa, recently visited flood victims in Omusati and Oshana regions to familiarise herself...
View ArticleNamibia: Flood destroys crops in Ohangwena
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaOnaame-Prospects of a good harvest have disappeared for many subsistence mahangu farmers in various villages in Ohangwena Region as their crops are currently submerged in...
View ArticleNamibia: 2 600 prohibited immigrants deported in 2016
Source: New EraCountry: Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, NamibiaBy Kuzeeko TjitemisaWindhoek-The Directorate of Immigration and Border Control deported 2 600 prohibited immigrants in 2016,...
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South Africa: What Cape Town can learn from Windhoek on surviving droughts
Source: The ConversationCountry: Namibia, South AfricaDian Spear, Southern Africa lead, Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions, University of Cape TownDisclosure statement: Dian Spear receives...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Southern Africa’s Marshall Plan to Stop Voracious Crop Worm
Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda,...
View ArticleNamibia: Red Cross gets funds for climate change project
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaAlvine KapitakoWindhoek-The Namibia Red Cross Society (NRCS) received a N$7.2 million grant from the European Union and the Spanish Red Cross (SRC) to promote renewable...
View ArticleNamibia: Namibia’s food security improves... No major price increases for...
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaAlbertina NakaleWindhoek-Namibians can breathe a collective sigh of relief following major local commercial millers’ guarantee that the situation is under control as...
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