Advancing sustainable development in Africa
<p>The report provides a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) roadmaps aimed at advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sub-Saharan
Namibia
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80% of Zambezi households have no toilets
A REPORT released by the Namibia Intercensal Demographic Survey in 2016 shows that about 80% of households in the Zambezi region have no toilets, forcing residents to use the bush, riverbeds and fields
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Namibia faces fresh armyworm outbreak
Ongwediva-The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has warned that the country is likely to experience a second armyworm outbreak in a row, following last year’s one. “According to the data that
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Hepatitis E claims a third victim
HEPATITIS E has claimed its third victim, some two months since the disease outbreak was declared in Windhoek late last year. This was confirmed to The Namibian last week by Lilliane Kahuika, an epidemiologist
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Study shows the power of DNA database in rhino poaching cases
Research shows that the rhino DNA database is being used to its full extent in persecuting poachers. The Rhinoceros DNA index system (RhODIS) has proven very useful since it was established in 2010
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CoW’s N$70 million incinerator declared safe
The health care risk waste treatment facility expected to open next year in the capital city is environmentally safe. The facility, which consists of a fuel pump, autoclave and incinerator, came about
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UNDP launches income inequality trends in sub-Saharan Africa
The United Nations Development Programme has launched its Income Inequality Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa report during the African Economic Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Income Inequality Trends
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Namibia: Scientist Says Pelagic Species Diminishing
CHANCES are high that pelagic fisheries will diminish along the Atlantic coast of Africa, a scientist has concluded. Pelagic includes small fish such as sardines and herrings, as well as bigger fish
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N$100 000 for families affected by human-wildlife conflict
CABINET has approved a new policy for human-wildlife conflict compensation, with families of victims set to receive N$100 000 where a person is killed by a wild animal. The environment and tourism ministry's
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Namibia: 250 000 Namibians Living With HIV-Aids
About 10% of Namibians or 247 126 people are living with HIV, according to 2016 statistics, health minister Bernard Haufiku said on Friday during World AIDS Day commemorations at Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi
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Namibia: 57, 000 sign petition against Elephant hunting
About 57 508 people across the world have signed a petition for the Ministry of Environment and Tourism to stop the hunting of desert elephants in Namibia. Iris Koch from Esslingen, Germany, started