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Stefanus Nashama The Office of the Prime Minister has noted a sharp increase in the number of households registered to benefit from the drought relief food programme. According to I-Ben Nashandi, the executive director at the Office of the Prime Minister, the drought relief food programme, based on the vulnerability assessment, was originally intended for 172,252 households. “The estimated number of households as per the vulnerability assessment was 172,252 households. But currently, registered beneficiaries' households are over 331,009,” he said. He stated that all 14 regions are entitled to benefit from the drought relief food programme. Nashandi explained that the…

Niël Terblanché Representatives from 24 countries convened in Swakopmund this week to deliberate on the 2022-2025 regional strategy of the World Customs Organization East and Southern Africa (WCO ESA). The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) is hosting the 39th Regional Steering Group (RSG) meeting, which will be followed by the 30th Governing Council (GC) meeting, which will be a series of discussions for customs administrators in the region. The 39th Regional Steering Group (RSG) meeting of the World Customs Organisation East and Southern Africa (WCO ESA) commenced in Swakopmund on Monday. The meeting was officially opened by Neville Andre, the Erongo…

Moses Magadza The SADC PF Standing Committee on Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) is meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa in preparation for the 55th Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC PF scheduled for 1 to 7 July 2024 in Angola. The meeting is being held under the theme: “Promoting Climate Action in Parliaments to Strengthen Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture; Enhance SRHR Outcomes; and Govern Natural Resources Effectively.’’ FANR programme manager, Rachel Mundilo said the committee’s mandate is to deal with matters related to agriculture, fisheries, forestry and wildlife, water and environment, energy, transport, tourism, ICTs, meteorology, food security…