The Christian Science Monitor

5 min. di lettura

Opponents argue the restrictions represent a troubled legacy of apartheid rule, echoing debates around Africa about what to do with laws left over from colonial days. Others say they reflect contemporary views in a deeply religious country.

Farmer's Weekly

1 min. di lettura

The COVID-19 pandemic and the erosion of multi-lateralism brought about a situation in which Namibia could not rely on secure supplies of basic commodities from elsewhere any longer. This was according to Calle Schlettwein, the country’s Minister of

Farmer's Weekly

1 min. di lettura

The first Namibia Agricultural Industry Committee (NAIC) meeting was held in Windhoek recently. The committee was established to carry out the regenerative livestock production strategy developed for the country in 2019. According to Colin Nott, rege

Forbes Africa

2 min. di lettura

EMMA INAMUTILA THEOFELUS IS NOT YOUR average 24-year-old. She is the Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology in Namibia, and at the top, represents her country’s majority demographic – the youth. First appointed by President Hage

Farmer's Weekly

1 min. di lettura

Regenerative agriculture was one of the most important tools available to the Namibian agriculture sector in its quest for sustainability and optimum profitability in the years to come, according to Piet Gouws, president of the Namibia Agricultural U

Farmer's Weekly

2 min. di lettura

Southern Africa is home to unique indigenous plants, from which speciality vegetable oils are produced, including marula oil, Kalahari melon seed oil, and ximenia oil. Other Southern African oils, such as mongongo oil, Cape chestnut oil and mafura bu

Leisure Wheels

3 min. di lettura

One of the many aspects of expedition life that we seldom write about is when, at the end of a long journey and after some of the team have flown out to attend to family and business commitments, a couple of die-hards remain and volunteer to bring th

Farmer's Weekly

1 min. di lettura

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had a very significant impact on the Namibian agricultural industry, and the Swakara industry in particular. This was according to Piet Gous, president of the Namibia Agricultural Union. He told Farmer’

Farmer's Weekly

1 min. di lettura

The commitment of Namibia and its people to the agriculture sector is underscored by the R10 million that has been contributed to the country’s Dare to Care drought alleviation fund over a period of nine months, according to Piet Gous, Namibia Agricu

Nomad Africa

6 min. di lettura

here you’ll find some important tips to make the most of your road trip in Namibia and discover the natural wonders of the country. A camera: This is something that is invaluable on your trip through Namibia. From wild animals to stirring landscapes

Global Voices

4 min. di lettura

Namibia's tech-driven effort to bring more Namibians online during the pandemic seems brilliant. But most of Namibia’s historically marginalized native populations have been excluded. 

The Christian Science Monitor

2 min. di lettura

Namibian music was censored under apartheid rule. Today, the “Stolen Moments” project is cataloging thousands of songs to reclaim that legacy.

Conde Nast Traveller India

9 min. di lettura

In the dry riverbed of the Aba-Huab, the tracker stopped and peered at the ground. I hovered at his shoulder, wondering what we were looking at. “Look,” he said. I looked. I saw nothing. With a stick, he outlined the slightest indent, barely more tha

Farmer's Weekly

1 min. di lettura

In South Africa, the Namibian freedom struggle is often overlooked, even forgotten, but it remains vivid and meaningful to Smuts, now a long-standing Namibian judge. The chilling title of the chapter on official torture, ‘As long as I don’t kill him’

Farmer's Weekly

1 min. di lettura

Small-stock producers in the southern parts of Namibia have found themselves in a perfect storm, according to Thinus Pretorius, chairperson of Namibia’s Livestock Producers’ Organisation (LPO). Coming out of a seven-year drought and with livestock he

New Internationalist

4 min. di lettura

Namibia derives its name from the Namib desert (loosely translated, the word means ‘vast place’), which has claims to be the oldest desert in the world, stretching back more than 55 million years. Much of the desert comprises gravel plain and rocky o

Global Voices

6 min. di lettura

In the early twentieth century, the German Empire committed a holocaust against 65,000 Herero and 10,000 Nama. A century later, Namibia is fighting for justice.

BBC Science Focus Magazine

4 min. di lettura

In the 1990s, residents started leaving Houtouwan village on China’s Shengshan Island. This hilly isle is part of the Shengsi archipelago, lying less than 100km from the bustling streets of Shanghai on the mainland. In less than 30 years, Houtouwan h

Farmer's Weekly

1 min. di lettura

The past several years’ drought in Namibia has had a devastating impact on the country’s hunting industry, and in some areas hunting quotas had been cut between 70% and 80%. This was according to Tanya Dahl, CEO of the Namibia Professional Hunting As

Farmer's Weekly

1 min. di lettura

The Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) and the Livestock Producers’ Organisation (LPO) have refuted allegations that the two organisations were involved in an attempt to have the Meat Corporation of Namibia liquidated. Locally known as Meatco, the Meat

Philippine Tatler Traveller

3 min. di lettura

African safaris conjure up visions of the Big Five: lions, hippos, elephants, leopards, rhinos; dinner under a baobab tree, and traditional game drives. One of the top safari experiences is in Namibia, Namib desert, whose safari is silky sand, resili

Farmer's Weekly

2 min. di lettura

Landowners and farmers in Namibia have been cautioned by the Namibia Agricultural Union to be on the lookout for outbreaks of brown locusts (Locustana pardalina). The organisation said in a statement that large-scale incidences of the insects were hi

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3 min. di lettura

Nikos Petrou and Neil MacLeod are both experienced wildlife photographers and authors. Their latest offering, Wildlife of Namibia – A Photographic Guide, is an informative tome that will enrich your next visit to Namibia, and also fit easily in your

Farmer's Weekly

1 min. di lettura

Economic activity in Namibia contracted about 11,1%, or R4 billion, between April and June compared with the same period last year, according to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA). The agency said this was mainly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

Farmer's Weekly

1 min. di lettura

Namibia’s dairy industry is facing a crisis due to the ongoing drought, and is on the brink of economic catastrophe, according to Kokkie Adriaanse, chairperson of the Namibian Dairy Producers’ Organisation. Speaking to Farmer’s Weekly, Adriaanse said

Global Voices

4 min. di lettura

In Nambia, a Twitter campaign to legalize abortion drew waves of attacks against feminist activists, but as a result, parliament has agreed to discuss Nambia's outdated abortion laws.

You South Africa

4 min. di lettura

SOUTH Africa has close economic and cultural ties with its six neighbouring countries. SA and four of these countries – Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and eSwatini – form the Southern African Customs Union to maintain the free exchange of goods between t

Farmer's Weekly

1 min. di lettura

A widespread outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Namibia could potentially wipe out the entire livestock production industry in that country. Therefore, the condition of Namibia’s veterinary cordon fence was a serious cause for concern. Follo

Farmer's Weekly

1 min. di lettura

Namibia has resumed the transportation and exporting of timber, mostly rosewood, under strict new conditions, ending a ban imposed in March. The harvesting of new timber is still prohibited. Demand for furniture in China has led to widespread felling

You South Africa

6 min. di lettura

THERE’S the old saying that when China sneezes, the world catches a cold. But these days the sneeze is rather serious – and the cold almost crippling in more ways than one. Thanks to the deadly coronavirus, image after image of Chinese cities looking