Widows lose their cattle and small livestock, and more than 40% of them are deprived of farming equipment after their husbands' deaths.
UN Resident Representative Hopolang Phororo remarked this at the opening of the African Widows Summit in Windhoek.
The 24th edition of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair is set to commence tomorrow, 22 August, and will continue until 30 August.
This year’s fair is held under the powerful theme “Innovate – Connect – Prosper”.
A significant portion of government debt is due for repayment over the medium term.
The N$14.3 billion Eurobond, due on October 29, 2025, is the largest single-day debt maturity in the history of Namibia.
The Chairperson of the Otjinene Village Council, Lesley Kauandara, says plans to have the village graduate into a fully-fledged town council in 2025 are on track.
Kauandara shared this in an exclusive interview with the nbc News team at Otjinene.
