Namibia
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Date: February 10th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / New Era
Windhoek — Namibia's intention to restore its valuable rangelands at a whopping cost of some N$30 billion over the next 20 years is regarded by many observers as a groundbreaking project, which has earned the respect of role players at…
By: Theresia Tjihenuna
Date: February 10th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / The Namibian
Government says it is not responsible for a stand-off involving two resettlement beneficiaries and a previous farm owner who is refusing to vacate land that has been sold to the state.
The two resettled farmers,…
By: New Era Staff Reporter
Date: February 16th 2016
Source: New Era
Windhoek - The European Union (EU) Rangeland Monitoring Project is just one of many facets of the Namibia Rangeland Management Policy and Strategy.
The EU Monitoring Project is currently busy developing and testing a rangeland…
By: Shinovene Immanuel
Date: February 23rd 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / The Namibian
Urban and rural development minister Sophia Shaningwa said an investigation into land sales at Okahandja had uncovered serious irregularities in the manner the municipality dished out plots.
She, however, said some…
By: New Era Staff Reporter
Date: March 2nd 2016
Source: New Era
Windhoek- Rangeland management is no longer a ‘nice to do’ practice, but should be a command that every farmer abide by, because our rangelands are under immense pressure, says Governor of Kavango East Region Dr Samuel Mbambo.
He made…
By: Kuzeeko Tjitemisa
Date: April 28th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / New Era
Windhoek — Minister of Land Reform Utoni Nujoma says the shortage of experienced technical and professional staff skilled in the use of geospatial data for good governance is a serious concern, as it constrains his ministry…
ORGANIZATIONAL LOCATION: UN-HABITAT
DUTY STATION: Home Based with missions as necessary
FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Consultant: Specialist legal and technical support on implementation of the Flexible Land Tenure Act of Namibia
DURATION: Twenty five (25) days spread over 8 months
CLOSING DATE: 12 May 2016…
By: Albertina Nakale
Date: September 6th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / New Era
Windhoek — Of the 5 231 individuals who benefitted from the resettlement programme since independence to date, 1 405 are female, while 2 039 are men.
The remaining 1 787 are classified as 'group resettlement'.
Director…
By: Deon Schlechter
Date: September 14th 2016
Source: New Era
Namibia has the potential and is poised to enable a programme of improved rangeland management in local level land use planning and improved marketing conditions in communal areas.
This is true for the northern communal areas (NCAs) –…
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor
Date: October 9th 2016
Source: Vanguard
Senate gives Army, FCT Minister ultimatum to sort out Abuja land grab
It was Sonny Okosun, who made an enduring fame from a blockbuster entitled, “We want to know who owns the land”. The chartbuster, which…
By: Matheus Hamutenya
Date: October 24th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / New Era
After their land resettlement applications failed for about two decades, a group of fed-up farmers on Thursday moved onto farm Dickbusch - owned by government - with their livestock.
The group, calling themselves the…
Date: November 11th 2016
Source: The Economist Namibia
Resettled farmers cannot access the loan facility fund offered by Government and Agribank as part of land reform attempts by the Ministry of Land Reform.
Estimates show the revolving fund should be at the N$60 million mark but a lack of…