Government Allocates Funds to Revive Kalimbeza Rice Project

Government Allocates Funds to Revive Kalimbeza Rice Project

President Nangolo Mbumba disclosed on Thursday that the government has allocated N$8 million to rejuvenate the Kalimbeza Rice Project. The announcement was made during his keynote address at Namibia's 34th Independence Day celebrations held in Katima Mulilo, Zambezi Region. Notably, this marks the first time Zambezi has hosted Independence Day celebrations since 1990. In addition to the funding for the rice project, President Mbumba revealed that the government has approved […]

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Oshiwambo

Omunapolitika omukulu Tatekulu Nahas Angula ota gandja etumwalaka lya nuninwa emanguluko lyoshilongo kaagundjuka

Omunapolitika omukulu Tatekulu Nahas Angula okwa kunkilile aagundjuka ya longithe omadhiladhilo gawo,peha lyoku tegelela ashike epangelo liya pe oompito dhiilonga. Angula shika okweshi popi sho ta gandja etumwalaka lye lyemanguluko lyoshilongo. Esiku otali tyapulilwa koshitopolwa Zambezi ongula.

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Oshiwambo

Omalongekidho okutyapula esiku lyemanguluko lyoshilongo mo 21 Maalitsa ogeli metifa

Etyapulo lyemanguluko lyoshilongo lyonuumvo otali dhanenwa koshitopolwa shaZambezi momasiku omilongo 21 gaMaalitsa, Omupevi minista muuministeli womauyelele nomakwatathano gopaungomba Modestus Amutse okwa yelitha nkene omalongekidho taga ende.

March 14, 2024 28 4

Namibia

Zambezi Region to Host 34th National Independence Day Celebrations

For the first time, the Zambezi Region will host Namibia's 34th National Independence Day celebrations. The announcement was made by Zambezi Governor Lawerence Sampofu, who highlighted the historical significance of this event.

March 1, 2024 41

Environment

MEFT records confiscation of 18 pangolin skins

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) has recorded a total of 18 pangolin skins, 12 live pangolins and 146 pangolin scales that were confiscated between September and November this year. This is according to the ministry’s spokesperson Romeo Muyunda, who in a press statement on Monday said as a result 23 criminal cases have been registered and 38 suspects arrested. These numbers, Muyunda said surpass that of […]

December 19, 2023 7

Namibia

Commission calls for addressing of Zambezi security issue

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Security has implored the Head of State to address the security issue in Zambezi through the Namibia Botswana Joint Commission to alleviate the fears of residents living along the borders. The recommendation comes after the committee held consultative meetings with various stakeholders on the state of the region's security in 2022. The visit by the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense […]

December 4, 2023 5

Africa

New study pushes for protection of one of Africa’s ‘least understood treasures’

by Ryan Truscott on Mongabay Aerial view of the NGOWP team’s mekoro along the Cuando River. Image by Kostadin Luchansky/National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project. A new study reveals the extent of a tropical water tower in Angola, which performs the same role as snow-capped mountains in the Northern Hemisphere. The Angolan Highlands Water Tower contains peatlands and freshwater lakes that supply major rivers in the region, and the wildlife-rich Okavango Delta […]

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