A small group of farmers and members of the public that attended the Omitiomire Cooper Mine public engagement urged the forerunners to carefully evaluate the long-term environmental impact on communities surrounding the area proposed for the mine.
Farmers on the outskirts of Windhoek's Satan Slog settlement, known as ǂHoas, are pleased with the good rains that continue to fall in their area and are optimistic about the coming farming season.
The nbc News team visited some farmers to hear their accounts.
A group of farmers from Okakarara Constituency is demanding that the Magistrate's Court stop granting bail to stock theft suspects.
Farmers residing on the outskirts of Windhoek are happy with the good rains that continue to pour in their areas.
Farmers visited by our news team say they are relieved by the rains as they reignite their farming practices and ensure their own food security and self-reliance.
Some areas in the Omaheke and Otjozondjupa regions have started to receive rainfall as of late January.
However, most farming communities are of the opinion that they are hoping to record above-average rainfall as grazing land has been in a deplorable state.
Farmers have managed to contain a veld fire that broke out on Saturday afternoon in the Hardap Region at farm Kachas, situated about 15 kilometers west of Mariental.
The Northern Namibia Farmers Seed Growers Cooperative, within the Omahanene Crop Research Station in the Omusati Region, is advising crop farmers to use improved certified seeds for high yields in a short period of time as opposed to traditional ones.
Farmers in the Hardap Region have been battling a veld fire that broke out at the Haribes resettlement farm on Monday.
Both Hardap Governor Salomon April and Hardap Region Council Chairperson Gershon Dausab were at the scene of the fire to help put it out.
Police in the Zambezi Region is urging farmers to brand and tag their cattle to easily identify and recover them when they are stolen.
The warning comes after a suspect was intercepted while attempting to cross into Zambia with five herds of cattle.
The Namibia National Farmers Union, NNFU constitution remains unchanged after members reviewed it at a five day workshop held at Otjiwarongo.
NNFU is a national federation of regional farmer's unions established in 1992 to serve as a mouthpiece for Namibian farmers.
