Namibia: Eureka! Third Oil Discovery Announced

The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR), in partnership with Shell and QatarEnergy on Monday announced a light oil discovery of oil in the Jonker-1X deep-water… Read more »

Namibia: Trigon Metals Hosts Roadshow With More Detail On Its Kombat Drilling Programme

Operators of the exploration activities at Kombat Mine, Canadian-listed Trigon Metals conducted a virtual live roadshow on Thursday 23 February for investors and other individual… Read more »

Namibia: Swakop Uranium Donates N$200,000 for Northern Flood Victims

Swakop Uranium donated N$200,000 to the National Emergency Disaster Fund for the northern flood victims on Thursday in Swakopmund. Read more »

Namibia: Three-Day Validation Workshop to Strengthen Science, Technology and Innovation Launched

The Ministry of Higher Education, Technology, and Innovation this week officially launched the Swedish Development Agency (SIDA) three-day validation workshop, Strengthening… Read more »

Namibia: Annual Inflation Rises to 7% in January

The annual inflation rate in January 2023 increased by 7%, compared to 4.6% recorded in January 2022, the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) announced this week. Read more »

Namibia: Geingob Welcomes Chinese Businesses in Namibia's Green Energy Sector

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Namibia: African Airlines Record Decline in Air Cargo Volumes in 2022

African airlines reported a decrease in demand of 1.4% for global and international cargo in 2022 compared to 2021 and an increase in capacity of 0.3% (-0.2% for international… Read more »

Namibia: Local Mining Sector to Showcase Investment Opportunities At SA Indaba

An announcement said that the country will showcase investment opportunities in the mining sector at 2023 Invest in African Mining Indaba, which kicked off from 6 to 9 February in… Read more »

Namibia: Local Women Film Makers Get Platform to Promote Each Other and Network

Two local female filmmakers, Ndakalako Shilongo and Othilia Tutu Mungoba will attend the Joburg Film Festival and establish a Sister Working in Film and Television (SWIFT) chapter,… Read more »

Namibia: Mineworkers Union Accepts Three-Year Wage Agreement From Swakop Uranium

Owner and operator of Husab Mine, Swakop Uranium, and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) Erongo branch signed a three- year wage agreement on Friday in Swakopmund after… Read more »

Namibia: Progress Achieved in HIV Fight After Two Decades Being Eroded - Minister

6,000 new HIV infections and 3,000 deaths from HIV/AIDS are recorded each year despite the gains the country achieved in the past two decades, the Minister of Health and Social… Read more »

Namibia: Several Appointments Made By the Judicial Service Commission

The Office of the Judiciary on Thursday announced several appointments by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and other decisions by President H.E Dr. Hage Geingob, on the… Read more »

Namibia: Venaani Calls On Business Fraternity to Assist Flood Victims

The leader of the official opposition, Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), McHenry Venaani has called on the business fraternity across the country to pledge funds to help the… Read more »

Namibia: Health Ministry Reports Three Covid-19 Realted Deaths

The Health Minister Dr. Kalumbi Shangula revealed last week that the country recorded three deaths related to Covid-19 during the week of 9-15 January. Read more »

Namibia: Gondwana Collection Kickstarts Year With Leadership Training

Gondwana Collection Namibia this year commenced with its first management training, a 12-month Go4Gold Leadership programme, to provide training to all employees. Read more »

Namibia: Sustainable Mining Important for Future Growth in Namibia

Global forecasts indicate that the demand for minerals will grow exponentially with minerals such as graphite, lithium, copper, and cobalt, which could increase by 500% by 2050, to… Read more »

Namibia: Integrated Food Production Project Launched in Mariental

Namibia Correctional Service (NCS), United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Impact for Africa (IFA), and Lithon Project Consultants launched an integrated food production… Read more »

Namibia/South Africa: Hockey Squads Ready for Upcoming Indoor World Cup in South Africa

The senior men's and women's hockey teams that will participate in the Indoor Hockey (FIH) World Cup in Pretoria, South Africa, from 5 to 11 February were announced this week. Read more »

Namibia: Namibia Esports Gears for Qualifiers for the 15th World Esports Championships

Namibian Electronic Sports Association (NESA) is gearing up for another successful Esports year to adapt and conduct the qualifiers this upcoming February following the… Read more »

Namibia: Overall Average Annual Inflation for 2022 Comes in At 6.1% - NSA

The year-on-year inflation in December last year increased by 6.9% compared to 4.5% recorded in December 2021, the statistics agency (NSA) said this week. Read more »

Namibia: Unesco Calls for Projects That Have Made Digital Leaning Platforms More Accessible

The Namibia National Commission for UNESCO nominations for the UNESCO ICT in Education Prize officially launched in November 2022 will close on 23 January. Read more »

Namibia: Communications Regulatory Reminds Public to Register SIM Cards

The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) this week announced that the mandatory registration of SIM cards commenced on 1 January in line with the provisions of… Read more »

Southern Africa: SADC Defence Chairman Geingob Reacts to Violence Video From Mozambique

Namibian head of state and chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security regarding the SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM)… Read more »

Namibia: Avoid Blaming One Another for the Dismal Exam Results - Geingob

The President H.E Dr Hage Geingob this week appealed to all stakeholders, specifically the teachers, the learners, the parents, the ministry and the unions to avoid blaming one… Read more »

Namibia: 3.3 Magnitude Earthquake Reported Near Lüderitz and Rosh Pinah

The Ministry of Mines and Energy on Monday revealed that a 3.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded some 184 kilometres southeast of Lüderitz, during the early hours of Saturday,… Read more »