Otjinungua — While isolated communities in Kunene region struggle to feed themselves due to the worst drought in 100 years, drought relief food is allowed to rot in warehouses. According to the ...

Arid Namibia is among a handful of southern African countries to have suffered the worst drought in the region in decades. "The revisions stem primarily from expected lower output from the mining ...

WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibia has lowered its economic growth forecast for this year, Finance Minister Iipumbu Shiimi said on Wednesday, citing a slump in demand for diamonds and a severe drought.

Namibia declared a state of emergency in May because of the drought, which is gripping a swathe of countries across southern Africa. The World Food Programme said in August that about 1.4 million ...

The Cabinet has approved recommendations from the National Drought Platform on issues such ... and stated that Namibia should allocate about 5% of the national budget to water and sanitation ...

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Millions of people across Southern Africa are going hungry due to a historic drought, risking a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations has warned. Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia ...

Namibia’s central bank unveiled a policy to provide financial relief to the country’s drought-hit farming industry. The plan, which took effect Oct. 23, mandates lenders to offer loan ...

Last Thursday, the state issued a drought watch, urging residents and businesses to voluntarily conserve water after three months of below-average rainfall accompanied by above-average ...