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Delegation Of Namibian Traditional Leaders Visit South Africa To Explore Rural Socio-Economic Blueprint
Africa.com
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June 30, 2025
Bakgatla Development Model Gains International Traction Moruleng: A high-level delegation of traditional leaders from Namibia has arrived in the Northwest province to study a rural development model pioneered by Kgosi Nyalala Pilane of the...
PM Modi's five-nation tour to boost Africa ties with vaccine hub in Ghana, UPI rollout in Namibia
Asianet Newsable
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June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Modi's July 2-9 tour to Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia will focus on vaccine collaboration, digital payments expansion, and economic ties including a vaccine hub in Ghana and UPI launch in...
First African leads global energy talks
New Era
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For the first time since its founding in 1982, the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN) has elected an African and a Namibian as its global president. Shakwa Nyambe, a legal expert in energy and natural resources, now represents...
World News | PM Modi's 5-nation Visit: Vaccine Development Among Focus Items in Ghana; Discussions in Namibia to Touch on UPI Expansion
Latestly
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June 30, 2025
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming five-nation tour, beginning on July 2, will see significant advancements in India's bilateral relations with African nations of Ghana and Namibia, with discussions to...
Telecom Namibia works on network optimisation
New Era
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Telecom Namibia has acknowledged recent service quality challenges that have left some customers frustrated with mobile and fixed data services, as well as roaming. “We assure our customers that we are actively working to stabilize network...
NAMIBIA WAIVES 50% OF ZAMBIA’S $700,000 DEBT
Zambian Observer
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June 21, 2025
NAMIBIA WAIVES 50% OF ZAMBIA’S $700,000 DEBT Namibia has waived off half of the 700,000 dollars historical debt concerning the Zambian dry port at Walvis Bay. Zambia has grappled with this debt for many years to maintain her dry port facility in...
Namibia urges Commonwealth to foster investment and shared prosperity
Informante
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June 21, 2025
Maria David NAMIBIA, like the rest of the Commonwealth, is blessed with opportunities, according to Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi. She made these remarks during the inaugural Business Summit in Windhoek on...
Namibia Weighs Incentives to Kickstart TotalEnergies' Offshore Oil Plan
Rigzone
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June 19, 2025
Namibia will offer financial incentives to help kick-start the development of oil fields managed by a group led by TotalEnergies SE, according to a special adviser in the presidency. TotalEnergies and Shell Plc in 2022 made the first in a series...
Sport director slams corporate Namibia
New Era
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Director of Sport in the ministry, Jo-Ann Manuel, has taken a swipe at corporate Namibia, accusing companies of only rushing to associate themselves with athletes after they achieve international glory, while ignoring their struggles at grassroots...
Business InsightsHas the oil and gas industry learnt lessons from the Israel-Iran conflict?
The National News
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Open fighting between Israel and Iran, and missile and drone strikes on oil and gas facilities would once have triggered crisis in energy markets. Yet after the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, joined by the US, oil prices are lower than when...
WEF Report: Nigeria Leads African Nations in 2025 Energy Transition Index, Ranks 61st Globally
Arise News
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June 30, 2025
As Nigeria continues to search for avenues to raise $2 trillion for its carbon reduction efforts between now and 2060, the country has emerged as Africa’s top performer in energy transition for 2025. According to the latest global rankings...
Zinc expansion at Rosh Pinah reaches 75% progress
Windhoek Observer
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Chamwe Kaira Rosh Pinah Zinc says its Rosh Pinah 2.0 expansion project has reached 75% completion. The construction of the paste fill and water treatment plants is finished, and both are now being commissioned. “It is anticipated that both these...
Telecom Namibia works to stabilise network amid service challenges
Informante
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June 30, 2025
Staff Reporter TELECOM Namibia has acknowledged the recent service quality challenges affecting its mobile and fixed data services, including roaming, over the past few weeks. The company said in a statement that it is actively working to...
Stockpiled Copper from Panama’s First Quantum Mine Starts Shipping
Newsroom Panama
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June 30, 2025
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. has started shipping stockpiled copper from its stalled mine in Panama, 19 months after the operation was shut down by the country’s top court. A bulk carrier called Lipsi departed on June 18 from Punto Rincon, a...
Report: Amid Search for $2tn, Nigeria Emerges Top in Africa’s Energy Transition Efforts
This Day
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June 30, 2025
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja As Nigeria continues to search for avenues to raise $2 trillion for its carbon reduction efforts between now and 2060, the country has emerged as Africa’s top performer in energy transition for 2025. According to the latest...
Forged in the mines: The union that helped liberate Namibia
Windhoek Observer
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Poco-Key Mberiuana Union membership is not just a legacy of Namibia’s past—it is a living force for jus:ce, dignity, and economic empowerment today. As Namibia continues to confront inequality, unemployment, and the pressures of a globalised...
Namibia begins construction of 100-MW solar power plant
Xinhua News Agency
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WINDHOEK, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Namibia officially broke ground on Thursday for its largest solar photovoltaic power plant, the 100-MW Sores Gaib Power Station, marking a major step toward enhancing the country's renewable energy capacity. Located...
Fired engineering council challenges Nekundi’s authority
Windhoek Observer
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Allexer Namundjembo The former members of the Engineering Council of Namibia (ECN) are challenging the authority of works and transport minister Veikko Nekundi over his decision to dissolve the Council. In a letter addressed to Nekundi over the...
Namibia Considers Incentives to Help Launch its Oil Industry
Oil Price
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June 19, 2025
Namibia, one of the latest exploration hotspots in the world, is weighing potential further incentives and financing options to offer to international majors preparing plans for oil production offshore the African country. Oil and gas supermajors,...
Women miners target expansion
Daily Trust
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In its bid to open up space for more inclusive participation in the extractive sector, Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa) has said its chapter expansion model is increasingly referenced by development partners for its alignment with Agenda 2063...