Tag:Namibia

Business

Namibia makes third oil discovery in Orange Basin

Namibia’s state-owned oil company, NAMCOR, has made a third oil discovery with partners, Shell and Qatar Energy in the Jonker-1X deepwater exploration well in...

Michael Simire - March 6, 2023

Conservation

India introduces cheetahs from Namibia to revive species

Decades after declaring cheetahs extinct from their Indian habitat, the Indian government last week formally reintroduced them from Namibia for the first time. The aim...

Michael Simire - September 21, 2022

Sustainable Devpt

Shifeta lists challenges facing Namibia at environmental law book launch

Given the multi-disciplinary nature of environmental issues and the involvement of different government institutions, policy makers and stakeholders – environmental challenges in Namibia are...

Michael Simire - May 23, 2022

Agric & Biotech

Communal farmers in Namibia urged to keep their animals in good health

The Marketing Officer for the Meat Board of Namibia in the north-eastern regions, Josef Likuwa, has urged communal farmers in the area to keep...

Michael Simire - May 13, 2022

Health

Namibia teams up with Mozambique on infectious diseases project

Namibia and Mozambique have joined hands on a research project looking at how to apply indigenous knowledge in the management of infectious diseases like...

Michael Simire - February 11, 2022

Health

Namibia confirms outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza

Namibia on Thursday, January 27, 2022, confirmed the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 strain in wild birds occurring along the coastal...

Michael Simire - January 27, 2022

Agric & Biotech

Namibia battles third locust outbreak

Namibia is currently fighting the third locust outbreak in the Karasburg District, Karas Region in the southern parts of the country. Namibia’s Ministry of Agriculture,...

Michael Simire - January 6, 2022

Conservation

Namibia auctions 57 wild elephants, gains $400,000

Environment Ministry spokesman Romeo Muyunda on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, said Namibia auctioned 57 wild elephants raising 5.9 million Namibian dollars ($400,000). Muyunda said the...

Michael Simire - August 11, 2021

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