Calle Schlettwein

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Environment

Agriculture Minister attends Clean Cooking Summit in Paris

The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Minister Calle Schlettwein attended the Clean Cooking in Africa Summit in Paris, where they held talks about "Catalysing Multi-stakeholder Partnerships" during a plenary session. The International Energy Agency, which is a co-host of the summit, said a lack of progress in clean cooking, with nearly four in five Africans still using polluting fuels and traditional stoves remains a concern. Here is Minister […]

today15 May, 2024

Environment

Calle Schlettwein chairs Zambezi Water Commission

The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein has assumed the Chairmanship of the Zambezi Watercourse Commission, in Mozambique. He took over from Carlos Alberto Fortes Mesquita, the Minister of Public Works, Housing, and Water Resources of Mozambique during the 11th Zambezi Watercourse Commission Council of Ministers Meeting. Namibia will host the next Council of Ministers.

today29 April, 2024

Interview Transcripts

Landless People’s Movement Gobabis-based activist Lesley Pienaar talks farmland occupation

In a recent interview, Lesley Pienaar, an activist based in Gobabis and a prominent figure in the Landless People's Movement, shed light on the ongoing issue of farmland occupation in Namibia. Pienaar's words underscore the frustration and desperation felt by many Namibians who find themselves without access to the land necessary for their livelihoods. Pienaar's remarks center around the occupation of  Witsand farm, a symbolic act aimed at drawing attention […]

today8 April, 2024