By: Ellen Shihepo A 34-year-old livestock farmer based a few kilometres outside Groot Aub in the Khomas region is seeking funding to integrate a garden and piggery into his farming activities in order to increase the farm’s productivity. The farmer said his livestock has increased, causing overgrazing and leading to difficulties in affording feed for […]
By: Selma Taapopi The Ministry of Health and Social Services has increased the number of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds in the public sector, from 35 to 97. Previously the Windhoek Central Hospital, the Katutura Intermediate Hospital, the Oshakati and Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospitals all had to make due with only 35 available ICU beds. Speaking at […]
By: Finna Kahili FIFA launched an under-13 grassroots women’s tournament in Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi region last weekend, in which nine teams competed, but only three made it to the top. Mafuta Combined School’s team A won first prize, followed by Tobias Hainyeko Secondary School in second place and Mafuta Combined School’s team B […]
By: Nduuvundi David & Ketemba Tjipepa The Roads Authority’s CEO, Conrad Lutombi, has expressed disappointment over the delayed progress of the Engoyi-Omuntele road upgrading project in the Oshikoto region during the site inspection last week. With the budget allocation of N$ 43 million, the project is lagging behind schedule by nearly three months. In addition, […]
By: Selma Taapopi The Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) last week inaugurated the country’s first state-of-the-art palliative care unit, valued at N$7.5 million, in the capital’s Klein Windhoek suburb. Support to help establish the unit was provided by the University of Cape Town in South Africa, along with Groote Schuur Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospice, and […]
By: Selma Taapopi Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) management has attributed the brewery’s net revenue increase, now standing at N$2, 1 billion, to the successful integration of the Distell portfolio, which performed well year-on-year, along with a price increase to offset inflation. Watch oneafrica.tv, DStv or GOtv at 19h00 Mondays to Fridays #NewsOnOne #OneAfrica #businessonone
By: Josia Shigwedha and Nduuvundi David A gala dinner held in the Oshana region on Saturday raised significant support for the Ondangwa Trade and Industrial Exhibition (OTIE), with over N$500,000 in cash and pledges raised. Watch full story here: Watch oneafrica.tv, DStv or GOtv at 19h00 Mondays to Fridays. #NewsOnOne #OneAfrica
By: Ketemba Tjipepa In order to tackle water scarcity in Okahandja’s informal settlements, the town’s municipality and AB InBev Namibia entered into a memorandum of understanding, to construct a water stewardship project. The project aims to improve water access in areas where water flow is very slow or where residents have no access to water at all. This comes after the Okahandja municipality faced constraints in supplying potable water to residents […]
By: Ketemba Tjipepa In the heart of Windhoek’s Havana informal settlement, is a 65-year-old pensioner, Olivia Sheyaunyuni, who makes ends meet by caring for her nine grandchildren. Faced with the challenge of being the sole breadwinner, Sheyaunyuni took matters into her own hands and decided to start a business selling hand woven baskets, firewood, and wild spinach […]
By: Selma Taapopi Yango Namibia, a service for ordering rides online, Yango Namibia has partnered with local car dealer, Pupkewitz Toyota, to allow aspiring entrepreneurs to buy a car from the dealer and register it with Yango. Watch oneafrica.tv, DStv or GOtv at 19h00 Mondays to Fridays. #NewsOnOne #OneAfrica #businessonone