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09 March 2021 | Agriculture OPEN AGAIN: Eloolo abattoir in Oshakati was reopened by agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein in November 2020. PHOTO: TUYEIMO HAIDULA TUYEIMO HAIDULA OSHAKATI War veterans blame the closing of northern abattoirs that were handed to them by government on a lack of support and funding. President of the Namibia National Liberation Veterans Association (NNLVA) Ben Shikongo defended their unsuccessful takeover of the abattoirs, saying it is no child’s play and they we...

Views: Visits 119 A British billionaire has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting dead a member of his staff in Namibia. Harvey Boulter, 51, is said to have scuffled with the manager of his 66,000-acre farm, Gerhardus van Wyk, during a barbecue on the evening of February 27. The businessman reportedly insulted and threatened Van Wyk’s family with a gun in an argument that erupted after he drunkenly suggested that the 54-year-old’s daughter-in-law owed him sex in exchang...

Press release content from Accesswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Namibia Critical Metals Inc. Increases Private Placement to $662,500 March 8, 2021 GMT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA / ACCESSWIRE / March 8, 2021 / Namibia Critical Metals Inc. (“Namibia Critical Metals” or the “Company” or “NMI”) (TSXV:NMI) announced that, as a result of investor interest, the Company is increasing the non-brokered private placement previously announced on March 3, 2021 from a maximum...

A British billionaire has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting dead a member of his staff during a scuffle at a barbecue in Namibia.  Harvey Boulter, 51, is said to have threatened Gerhard van Wyk with the pistol in an argument which erupted after he drunkenly suggested that the 54-year-olds daughter-in-law owed him sex in exchange for a favour.  Van Wyk tried to wrestle the pistol out of Boulters hands but was hit by a single shot and died on the way to hospital, it is claimed.�...

White Metal Reports on Exploration Progress and Provides Corporate Update White Metal Resources Corp. is pleased to provide shareholders with an update of the Company’s ongoing exploration initiatives and general corporate activities. The Company recently closed a fully-subscribed non-brokered private placement financing of flow-through and non-flow through units for aggregate proceeds of $2.273 million . The Company is well-funded and positioned to aggressively advance its Tower Stock … Wh...

Cattle theft decimating Kunene farmers   FARMERS are tired of continuous incidents of stock theft that have become a frequent occurrence in the Kunene Region.   The owner of Farm Karachas in the Outjo district, Freddy Puriza said they know the person, who is stealing and slaughtering their cattle but the suspect, when arrested, only continue with his crimes after receiving bail.   The Commander of the Namibian Police in the Kunene Region, Commissioner James Nderura confirmed that another cas...

White Metal Resources Corp.: White Metal Completes Drilling Program at the Taranis Copper-Silver Project, Namibia Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 18, 2021) - White Metal Resources Corp. (TSXV: WHM) ("White Metal" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed its first drilling program on its 95% owned Taranis Copper-Silver Project (the "Project" or "Property"), located in northwestern Namibia and defined by Exclusive Prospecting Licence ("EPL") 7071. The rever...

White Metal Completes Drilling Program at the Taranis Copper-Silver Project, Namibia White Metal Resources Corp. is pleased to announce that it has completed its first drilling program on its 95% owned Taranis Copper-Silver Project located in northwestern Namibia and defined by Exclusive Prospecting Licence 7071. The reverse circulation drilling program, which began January 19, 2021 consisted of 28 drill holes totalling 3,226 metres. The drilling program focused in the area that covers the … ...

Africas fairy circles in grasslands are formed by a plant that releases a toxic sap into the soil when it dies, a new study reveals. This poisonous sap, which is used by local bushmen to dip the tips of their hunting arrows, comes from the Euphorbia species of plants. Researchers say Euphorbia is responsible for bare circular patches in the ground, which are scattered throughout the grassy desert of Namibia and have puzzled the scientific community for decades.  Between southern Angola and no...

Man stabs brother, cop beats wife   THE latest incidents of violent crime that were reported to the Namibian Police in the Ohangwena Region involved a man who stabbed his own brother with a knife following a quarrel over a fat cake, and an off-duty police officer who viciously assaulted his wife with the handle of a pickaxe.   According to the police’s community affairs officer, Inspector Abner Kaume Itumba, a member of the San community in the Okongo town, Tomas Hamutenya, was stabbed with...