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Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE Namibian President, Dr. Nangolo Mbumba has declared a National State of Emergency due to Drought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnder Article 26 (I) of the Namibian constitution, read together with section 30 (3) of the Disaster Risk Management Act, 2012 (Act. No. 10 of 2012), I declare that, with effect from 22 May 2024, a State of Emergency exists in Namibia on account of the persisting national disaster of drought that exists in all the regions of the Republic of Namibia,\u201d Mbumba said.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The declaration of the state of emergency comes as the minister of Agriculture, water and Land Reform, Calle Schlettwein said that the country is facing its worst drought in a 100 years and that currently 331 000 households have been taken under the umbrella of the government funded drought relief program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program will spend around N$ 825 million, and this is still not sufficient to cover the entirety of food insecure households.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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