Just earlier this month, President Jacob Zuma pledged a R100-million aid package from the South African government to help alleviate the effects of a drought in Namibia. While this is commendable, it ...

The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has stepped in to support farmers and agricultural businesses struggling with the ongoing drought. A new policy, effective from 23 October, mandates banks to offer financial ...

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 ...

The area of land surface affected by extreme drought has trebled since the 1980s, a new report into the effects of climate change has revealed. Forty-eight per cent of the Earth’s land surface ...

The area of land surface affected by extreme drought has trebled since the 1980s, a new report into the effects of climate change has revealed. Forty-eight per cent of the Earth’s land surface ...

The fire threat for northeastern Oklahoma is high to begin the week as drought conditions worsen and wind gusts reach upwards of 40 miles per hour. A burn ban is in place for 43 counties including ...

Let us know. New Jersey officials have issued a drought watch for the entire state. The watch is the second one in as many years. State geologist and Assistant Director of the New Jersey Geological ...

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 ...

(Bloomberg) -- 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 ...

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