Farming, land reform, drought, livestock.
Livestock auctions in northern communal areas generate income for farmers but poor animal condition and limited market knowledge reduce earnings, according to agriculture officials. A recent auction in Oshikoto region sold 133 of 139 cattle and 42 goats for N$1.3 million, with officials calling for training on the relationship between livestock quality and prices.
8 hours ago · The Namibian →
Livestock auctions in northern communal areas generate income for farmers but poor animal condition and limited market knowledge reduce earnings, according to agriculture officials. A recent auction in Oshikoto region sold 133 of 139 cattle and 42 goats for N$1.3 million, with officials calling for training on the relationship between livestock quality and prices.
8 hours ago · The Namibian →
Bondelswarts Traditional Authority offices at Gibeon and Warmbad have been closed for over two years and more than eight years respectively, delaying communal land services and affecting residents' ability to obtain land rights certification. The closures stem from a chieftainship succession dispute and ongoing High Court case challenging the October 2025 inauguration of chief Denzyl Christians.
22 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Approximately 200 tonnes of maize at the government's Uvhungu-vhungu irrigation farm in Kavango East were destroyed by heavy rains and strong winds that left about 47 hectares waterlogged. The farm has shifted to manual labour, hiring local workers to salvage what remains, but production losses will make profit impossible this season; elephants also damaged another section of the farm.
22 April 2026 · New Era →
The Walvis Bay municipal council has approved a relocation intervention to address illegal land occupation in Kuisebmond, Build-Together, NHE land and selected backyard dwellings. Portions of Farm 37 have been set aside for temporary relocation of qualifying households, and the municipality approved 80 temporary workers to support enforcement, though it stressed the process does not replace the official housing waiting list.
22 April 2026 · Namibian Sun →
The Walvis Bay municipal council has approved a plan to relocate residents illegally occupying land at Kuisebmond and other areas to a temporary site at farm 37, as part of measures to address illegal land occupation and enforce land management. The relocation will include selected backyard dwellers and 50 households from Narraville, with residents required to sign permission to occupy certificates that will regulate their temporary stay.
21 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Police are investigating a livestock theft case in which four cattle were slaughtered at Olupumbu la Shinyemba village in the Oshana Region on Friday. The animals, valued at N$40,000, have not been recovered and no arrests have been made.
21 April 2026 · Informanté →
Flooding along the Kunene River has destroyed crops in 17 Epupa villages and cut off clean water supply to Otjimuhaka Primary School, which serves about 300 pupils now forced to fetch water from the river. The constituency councillor said assessment is ongoing and a report will be sent to the Office of the Prime Minister.
20 April 2026 · The Namibian →
An opinion piece argues that Namibia should adopt threshold-based export controls and minimum value-retention standards for livestock, mirroring the Namibia Agronomic Board's successful approach to protecting domestic horticulture. The author contends that processing cattle domestically would retain jobs, foreign exchange, and economic value rather than exporting live animals unprocessed.
18 April 2026 · The Namibian →
According to the Namibia Agricultural Union, value in Namibia's meat sector is primarily created on farms through animal health, genetics, and resource management, not after slaughter. The sector has retained 84% of livestock weight at local or export abattoirs in 2025 compared to 52% a decade ago, demonstrating that value addition is already happening at scale within the country.
18 April 2026 · Informanté →