Namibia: Drought-stricken Warmbad advised to sell livestock
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaMatheus HamutenyaKeetmanshoop-Selling off some of their livestock is the best possible solution for farmers in the drought stricken Warmbad area, which reportedly...
View ArticleNamibia: 3 400 refugees disappear from Osire
Source: New EraCountry: Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, RwandaAlbertina NakaleWindhoek-There were 7 388 refugees and asylum seekers residing in Namibia – with an estimated...
View ArticleWorld: Biotechnology Part of the Solution to Africa’s Food Insecurity,...
Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of...
View ArticleNamibia: Drought a thing of the past at Uuvudhiya
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaNuusita AshipalaOngwediva-The prolonged drought at Uuvudhiya in Oshana Region could soon be over, as the area continues to have sufficient grazing land and water for...
View ArticleNamibia: Farmers must adapt to reality of climate change
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaWindhoek-Resettlement farmers must realise that climate change is a reality and must thus adopt smart agricultural practices including diversifying their farming...
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World: How the world needs to change as regions get drier
Source: The ConversationCountry: Bermuda, India, Namibia, South Africa, WorldDian Spear, Southern Africa lead, Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions, University of Cape TownDisclosure statement:...
View ArticleNamibia: West African immigrants ‘dumped in sea’ off Namibian coast
Source: New EraCountry: Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Namibia, WorldMatheus HamutenyaKeetmanshoopTwo foreign nationals were on Tuesday found wandering around Oranjemund’s protected diamond area after they were...
View ArticleNamibia: Namibia bans food imports from cholera-hit Zambia
Source: Reuters - Thomson Reuters FoundationCountry: Namibia, ZambiaZambia is one of Namibia's top four trading partners.WINDHOEK, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Namibian government has provisionally banned...
View ArticleNamibia: Tropical cyclone causing dry spell
Source: New EraCountry: Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, ZambiaHelvy ShaanikaOngwediva-Good rains are expected over Southern Africa as from the beginning of February as the disruptive tropical cyclone,...
View ArticleNamibia: N$4.7 million injected in hepatitis E response
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaAlvine KapitakoWindhoek-The government has thus far spent N$4.7 million to control the hepatitis E outbreak, which has affected mainly the informal settlements of...
View ArticleNamibia: NAU to extend drought aid to southern communal farmers
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaWindhoek - The Dordabis Farmers’ Association and Namibian Agricultural Union’s (NAU) project to assist farmers in the south of the country during the drought instituted...
View ArticleNamibia: Cholera outbreak in Windhoek
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaThe ministry of health has confirmed that there is an outbreak of cholera in Katutura. The outbreak is hot on the heels of the hepatitis E outbreak that has thus far...
View ArticleNamibia: February rains critical for crop production
Source: New EraCountry: Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, ZimbabweWindhoek-As livestock and crop farmers across Namibia fear another drought, the prospects for rain this week...
View ArticleWorld: Southern Africa still battles to recover from drought
Source: New EraCountry: Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, World, Zambia, ZimbabweWindhoek-Southern Africa is still battling to recover from the...
View ArticleNamibia: Namibia faces fresh armyworm outbreak
Source: New EraCountry: Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, ZambiaNuusita AshipalaOngwediva-The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has warned that the country is likely to experience a second...
View ArticleNamibia: Ongwediva mitigates cholera, hepatitis E
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaFollowing the twin outbreak of cholera and hepatitis E in Windhoek, the Ongwediva Town Council plans to embark on an awareness campaign on Valentine’s Day, which is...
View ArticleNamibia: Agra, Germany offer courses for struggling farmers
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaWindhoek - Agra Provison and the German Federal Ministry for Cooperation and Development have started highly informative courses this week to assist farmers in the basic...
View ArticleNamibia: Farm launches to improve food security for urban settlers
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaWindhoek-In the far northwestern side of Windhoek, on the border of the informal settlements of Goreangab, a visionary new project called Farm Okukuna was born last...
View ArticleNamibia: Zambezi schools cut off by floods
Source: New EraCountry: NamibiaAlbertina NakaleWindhoek-Due to heavy flooding experienced in the Zambezi, many schools in the Kabbe flood-prone areas have been cut off – leaving learners and teachers...
View ArticleNamibia: Japan donates N$9.5m for drought, floods
Source: New EraCountry: Japan, NamibiaLahja NashuutaWindhoek-Japan has given a grant of US$800 000 (approximately N$9.5 million) to the government of Namibia to help address the health needs of the...
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