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Heirs Energies To Share Expertise At Namibia Oil Confab
Daily Independent
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July 8, 2025
1 LAGOS – Nigerian independent energy firm Heirs Energies has confirmed its participation as a Silver Sponsor of the Namibia Oil and Gas Conference 2025, scheduled to take place this August. . The sponsorship underscores the company’s commitment...
Fact Check: Don't fall for post about Trump taking 'decisive military action' against Namibia
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 8, 2025
Claim: An image from June 2025 authentically depicted a post by U.S. President Donald Trump threatening "decisive military action" unless Namibia terminated "all agreements with Russian state-linked entities within 24 hours." Rating: Rating:...
PHILIP ELLIS: Namibia — inflection point or fleeting moment?
BusinessLIVE
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Namibia stands at a tantalising crossroad. The convergence of offshore oil discoveries, a visionary green hydrogen road map and the post-pandemic tourism rebound have catapulted the country up the global investment agenda. This defining moment in...
Driving Angolan Hydrocarbon Production: Bp Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Murray Auchincloss Joins Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2025
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Murray Auchincloss, CEO of global energy company bp, has joined the Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) conference as a keynote speaker. His participation comes as bp – through its joint venture Azule Energy – advances a series of large-scale...
Who is negotiating Namibia’s resource deals? – Aupindi asks
Namibian Sun
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July 8, 2025
Swapo parliamentarian Tobie Aupindi has once again taken aim at the country’s economic structure—this time criticising the government’s minority shareholding in key mining op... If you are an active subscriber and the article is not showing,...
Is consolidation in the cement industry justifiable? A closer look at the Swenk // Whale Rock Cement merger
Windhoek Observer
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Johannes Shangadi On 5 June 2025, the Namibian Competition Commission convened a public conference under Section 46 of the Competition Act in relation to the proposed acquisition of Swenk’s shareholding in Ohorongo Cement by Whale Rock Cement, the...
Namibian mine reaps what it sows — in maize
BusinessLIVE
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B2Gold’s Otjikoto project grows maize to boost food security and create local jobs 03 July 2025 - 05:00 by Linda de Jager A gold mine in northern Namibia is putting its money where hungry mouths are, contributing to the country’s food security....
FMD: Namibia on high alert
Namibian Sun
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July 7, 2025
Visitors or returning Namibians should take note of the procedures to expect when entering the country's borders. With ongoing outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in neighbouring South Africa (SA), Namibia’s Directorate of Veterinary...
Namibia launches health training initiative to strengthen specialized workforce
Xinhua News Agency
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WINDHOEK, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Namibia has launched a new national training program to nurture skilled professionals in critical healthcare fields, including dental therapy, audiology, dietetics, medical engineering, optometry, and clinical...
World Bank strips Namibia of upper middle income status over falling Gross National Income
Business Insider Africa
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July 7, 2025
This change, detailed in the World Bank’s FY26 Updated Country Income Classification report, is primarily due to a decline in the country’s Atlas The figure falls below the new threshold of US$4,495 required to maintain upper-middle-income status....
Japanese pianist, Namibian dancer to present intercultural...
Music in Africa
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July 7, 2025
The performance, set to take place in the Goethe-Institut auditorium in Windhoek at 6pm, is free to attend and includes a complimentary drink. The production explores the dynamic interaction between music and movement, blending contemporary and...
Interview: Comfort Asokoro-Ogaji, Women in Mining
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 7, 2025
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, you make your own seat, or you make your own table and seat. By all means, you must be a change maker.” That is how Comfort Asokoro-Ogaji defines her path, and her purpose. A trained chemist and...
Engineering Council registrar accuses council’s former president of forgery and framing attempt
Informante
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July 1, 2025
Staff Reporter THE ongoing drama surrounding the Engineering Council of Namibia (ECN) continues to escalate, with the Registrar, Charles Mukwaso, not only refuting claims made against him but also accusing the council’s former president, Sophia...
Forged in the Mines: The Union that Helped Liberate Namibia
Villager
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July 7, 2025
By: Poco-Key Mberiuan Union membership is not just a legacy of Namibia’s past—it is a living force for justice, dignity, and economic empowerment today. As Namibia continues to confront inequality, unemployment, and the pressures of a globalised...
Modi visit to Namibia to deepen bilateral ties
Namibian Sun
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July 7, 2025
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he looks forward to his meeting with Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah 'to map out a new roadmap for cooperation to benefit the people'. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to arrive in...
Government to engage business community nationwide on AfCFTA opportunities
Informante
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July 16, 2025
Staff Reporter THE Ministry of International Relations and Trade, in partnership with the Ministry of Industrialisation, Mines and Energy, will be visiting all regions across the country to raise awareness about the African Continental Free Trade...
NAMFISA Empowers Consumers with New Education Portal
IT News Africa
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July 7, 2025
NAMFISA, in collaboration with Green Enterprise Solutions (Green), officially launched its Consumer Education Website. Held at NAMFISA’s Head Office in Windhoek, the event featured welcome remarks by CEO Mr. Kenneth S. Matomola, who also...
India’s Modi in Namibia on Wednesday …expected to address Parliament
New Era
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In less than 48 hours, on Wednesday to be exact, India’s prime minister Narendra Modi will land in Namibia. It will be the last country he visits as part of his five-nation tour to strengthen strategic connections throughout Africa and Latin...
Namibia’s economy expands by 2.7% in first quarter of 2025
Informante
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July 2, 2025
Business Reporter IN the first quarter of 2025, Namibia’s economy expanded by 2.7% year-on-year in real terms, marking the 16th consecutive quarter of economic growth, although this was a slowdown from the 4.8% recorded in the same quarter of...
Namibia Struggles to Contain Illegal Fishing by Foreign Trawlers
Africa Defense Forum
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July 1, 2025
It is around midnight and a Namibian vessel’s radar detects a foreign trawler notorious for illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing entering Namibian waters. The Namibian vessel communicates with the country’s fisheries monitoring center in...