A young entrepreneur from Gobabis has called on other unemployed youth to come up with businesses rather than waiting to be employed.

A team of officials from the office of the Prime Minister and Aminuis Councillor concluded a two-day rapid assessment of the possible looming drought in the Omaheke Region.

The assessment is also expected to come up with a comprehensive report.

A severe drought is looming in the Otamanzi Constituency of the Omusati Region due to the poor rainfall received in the area this year.

The silos of many subsistence farmers are empty, and their only hope is drought-relief food for both humans and animals.

Subsistence farmers in the Kavango East Region are optimistic for a bumper harvest, which they attribute to the training they received from the German development agency, GIZ, on climate change.

The Otjombinde Farmers Association's chairperson has called on the government and key partners in the agriculture sector to start preparations for the looming drought that is set to affect the farming community.

Three of the four northern regions are preparing for another possible severe drought due to poor rainfall.

It is against that background that the Regional Governors of Oshana, Omusati and Oshikoto along with other stakeholders, assessed water levels in the Etaka- Uuvudhiya water canal.

The farming communities of the Omaheke Region's Otjitundu Village in Epukiro Constituency have received a new solar water borehole and water tanks through the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform.

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila says the government is prepared for the imminent drought due to the poor rainfall received this rainy season. 

The completion of Meatco auction pens at Eiseb 10 is on track.

This includes the electrification of houses at Okatumba Gate with assistance from Nampower and the rehabilitation of the main road that links Otjombinde to Gobabis.

The Kavango East and Kavango West farmers' unions have called for speedy implementation of the 11th European Development Fund Livestock Support Project in the northern communal areas.