Author: Donald Matthys

Close to a thousand learners, teachers and residents in Omaruru collected 1 500 bags of recyclables in three sections of the town. Bank Windhoek’s Omaruru branch staff members collaborated with the town’s municipality and residents in a clean-up campaign themed: Reduce, Recycle and Reuse. “Such campaigns are essential to keep Namibia clean, and to spread the message of no to littering, yes to recycling. If we want a cleaner Namibia, we need to spread the message to our youth – our future residents and leaders,” said the clean-up campaign organiser, Raymond Spall. He said that the campaign was a...

There has been a dramatic decline in the productivity of farmland in Namibia over the past century – a result of bush encroachment and the loss of perennial grasses. This has been exacerbated in the past few years by drought and in the years ahead, the situation is likely to deteriorate further as the impacts of climate change become more severe. In efforst to try and alleviate the situation, B2Gold’s Managing Director, Mark Dawe announced and presented a ground-breaking initiative in parternship with the Namibian Chamber of Environment (NCE). The two will spearhead, a potential public private partnership (PPP)...