Namibia has less water stored behind dams across the country. NamWater released numbers showing total storage fell to 1370 million cubic meters. The amount equals 88 percent of what all dams can hold when full. Water levels dropped from 1372 million cubic meters recorded at the end of May. Officials blame the decrease on normal weather changes and people using more water.
Some dams like Von Bach and Olushandja actually gained water during the same period. Central and southern areas lost the most water from their main storage sites. NamWater spokesman Lot Ndamanomhata says strong rains earlier helped fill most major dams. He warns that careful water management remains important as dry months approach. The water company asks everyone to...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah joined soldiers at Grootfontein Military Base on Monday for a special party. The Namibian Defence Force turned 35 years old. Sam Nujoma started the military group on June 2, 1990. Enemy fighters from two different armies came together to make one team. Fighting between the groups had lasted many years before they united.
The president told troops they must stay proud and work together. She reminded them that soldiers give up some freedoms to protect their country. Military members stay ready to work every day of the year. They sometimes face dangerous situations and might die for Namibia. The commander warned against bad behavior that could hurt national safety.
Nandi-Ndaitwah praised soldiers for...
Hardap governor Riaan McNab told education minister Sanet Steenkamp about serious problems facing young people. Many teens cannot find jobs after school. Students struggle to enter colleges and universities. The region lacks enough training centers for skills development. McNab wants national and local leaders to work together better.
Steenkamp visited the area to check education programs and youth services. She looked at sports facilities and local schools. The minister studied how her department helps the region. Steenkamp wants to improve programs for students and young adults. She plans to upgrade existing centers.
The minister went to the Kai//Ganaxab Youth Skills Development Centre near Mariental. The center sits about 15...
Namibia should copy Norway's approach to oil money management. Clemens von Doderer from the Hanns Seidel Foundation says Norway shows how countries can share oil profits with all citizens. The third Namibia Oil and Gas Conference happens August 12-15 in Windhoek. Officials want Namibia to become a major energy player across Africa. Young people need to join the oil industry through education and business opportunities.
Conference organizers expect bigger crowds after last year brought over 1000 visitors from 35 countries. The event will teach local companies how to work with major oil operators. Technical sessions will cover new industry research and government rules. Business leaders will meet potential investors on the final day. The...
Police caught two men running a huge marijuana farm near a refugee camp. Officers arrested Armand Schultz and David van der Linden after finding drugs worth 52 million dollars. The men grew cannabis on land bigger than a football field and built a small factory to package it. Their arrest left drug dealers across two major cities without supplies. Many sellers confirmed they ran out of marijuana after police raided the operation.
The suspects face charges for dealing and possessing cannabis. Courts denied them bail and scheduled their next hearing for June 23. Police found the illegal plantation after stopping a car at a roadblock checkpoint. Officers discovered 52 large bags of marijuana inside the vehicle and traced them back to the...
Political experts have slammed Namibian lawmakers for seeking pay raises during tough economic times. Chief whips from different parties met with Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare last week to discuss higher salaries. MPs currently earn about 52,000 Namibian dollars monthly after their last raise in 2016. The request comes as unemployment affects most citizens across the country. Critics say politicians care more about personal gains than helping struggling families.
Opposition leader Imms Nashinge from the Independent Patriots for Change party opposed the salary talks. He argued that creating jobs should take priority over government wage increases. Nashinge said his party refused to support budget votes that waste money on unnecessary...
A Wits School of Governance expert says South Africa's black economic empowerment program has made poverty worse. William Gumede told officials that BEE policies hurt most people and help only a few connected leaders. The government asked him to study how the program works across the country. His research shows unemployment and inequality grew since BEE started. Poor communities still struggle after decades of these policies.
Gumede found that one trillion rand moved between fewer than 100 people since 1994. The same individuals keep getting money from new BEE deals over and over again. Many people create fake companies just to win government contracts and funding. Real business owners without political connections cannot access BEE...
A court case challenging a Russian billionaire's control over massive Namibian farmland has failed. Judge Orben Sibeya rejected the Popular Democratic Movement's attempt to stop the land deal. The ruling allows Rashid Sardarov to keep his 99-year lease on four farms covering more than 17,000 hectares. His Swiss company Comsar Properties will continue operating the land near Windhoek. The judge found no law preventing foreign companies from leasing agricultural land with government permission.
The deal works through an unusual arrangement between Sardarov's company and Namibia's government. Comsar Properties paid 43.4 million Namibian dollars to buy the four farms from their original owners. The company donated the land to the...
CD Projekt Red showed new Witcher IV footage during the State of Unreal presentation with impressive PlayStation 5 gameplay. The developers created the first in-engine trailer that demonstrates advanced technology powering the ambitious role-playing game. Ciri travels to a Kovir village with her horse Kelpie during the gameplay demonstration sequence. Machine learning systems render realistic horse muscles without hurting game performance on console hardware. Nanite Foliage technology creates dense forests without causing frame rate problems that plagued earlier games.
The village setting shows how interactive the game world becomes with responsive environments and chain reactions between objects. Everything players touch affects other...
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