Namibia

India is all set to welcome cheetahs, the large carnivores which went extinct in the country in 1952, with a team of experts in Namibia making preparations for their translocation most likely within this month.    WION confirms that all arrangements for relocation of another set of cheetahs from South…

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The vegetable sector in SA has a minimum wage of R21.69 per hour, while the comparative rate in Botswana is equivalent to R5.04 per hour and that of Namibia is R12.23 per hour. Botswana and Namibia has unilaterally closed their borders to certain fruits and vegetables from SA, despite certain…

BHOPAL: India has rejected some of the cheetahs that were captured and quarantined in Namibia for their translocation to Kuno wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh because they turned out to be captive-bred and couldn’t hunt. Having timid cheetahs in a forest teeming with leopards would be disastrous. This decision will…

A day before the scheduled arrival of eight cheetahs from Namibia, the authorities revealed that the landing destination of the special cargo plane carrying these felines has been changed – from Jaipur in Rajasthan to Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. These cheetahs will be flown to Gwalior early on Saturday morning,…

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Photograph of a female Asiatic cheetah. — AFP/FileNEW DELHI: Eight cheetahs will be sent to India where they will be personally welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday, officials said Tuesday, in an ambitious project to reintroduce the speedy big cats to the country. India in the past…

Get the biggest business stories emailed to you every weekday or go to the Fin24 front page.French independent power producer HDF Energy expects its green hydrogen power plant in Namibia, Africa's first, to start producing electricity by 2024, a senior company executive said on Monday. Once operational, the 3.1 billion Namibian dollar ($181.25 million) Swakopmund project…

Around 150 families from over 20 villages around India’s Kuno National Park are being shifted from their homes to welcome eight adult Cheetahs from Namibia on September 17.  India will be home to Cheetahs after over 70 years of the animal becoming extinct in the country.  Sources in India’s environment…

In efforts to prepare Namibia to fully seize opportunities under the much anticipated African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the trade ministry through the Namibia Trade Forum and in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme Namibia yesterday launched an awareness campaign. The stakeholders are undertaking a series of awareness…