Author: Staff Writer
Minister Alweendo To Speak At Invest In African Energy Forum Paris
By: Staff Writer The African Energy Chamber (AEC), the voice of Africa’s energy sector, has announced that Minister of Mines and Energy Tom Alweendo will speak at the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris on 1 June. The…
Why Are We Drilling For Fossil Fuels When We Could Be Planting Hemp?
The 2023 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report on the impacts of climate change has just been released and the outlook is bleak.We need to act now if we want our children to have any future or a habitable…
Namibia, Angola Ministers Discuss Natural Resources, Combat Trafficking
Mines and Energy Minister Tom Alweendo hosted an Angolan delegation headed by that country’s Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, in Windhoek this week, to exchange experiences in the field of mining, mining cadastre and hydrocarbons and…
Africa Oil Focuses Nigerian And Namibian Orange Basin Assets
The Canadian full-cycle upstream oil and gas company is maintaining its primary focus this year on its Nigerian and Namibian Orange Basin assets Africa Oil Corp is a top-tier performer with high-quality producing assets and a strong balance sheet. Equally important,…
Subsidies from Wealthy Nations Disproportionately Harm Poorer Countries, New Study Finds
By: Staff writer A new research, supported by New Oceana has found that harmful fisheries subsidies from wealthy nations like China, Spain, and the United States are disproportionately impacting poorer nations like Namibia , Guinea-Bissau and Somalia that depend on…
ReconAfrica To Explore New Play In Kavango Basin
By: Staff writer Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (ReconAfrica) has applied for drilling permits to explore a new play in the Damara Fold Belt in southern and western parts of exploration license PEL 73, Kavango basin, Namibia. The belt, initially identified…
SADC Employment and Labour Ministers Call For Enhanced Measures To Create Decent Work
By: Staff writer Ministers of Employment and Labour of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Social Partners held their annual meeting in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, from 30 to 31 March 2023 with a call for enhanced measures…
Namibia Exports N$2 Billion Diamonds In Feb … Precious stones, fish help cut back trade deficit
By:Staff writer Diamonds were Namibia’s largest exported commodity at N$2.0 billion in February. This accounted for 24.7% of all exports for the month, and mostly destined to Botswana, Belgium and the United Arab Emirates. Overall exports increased by 3.8% from…
Osino Partner Announces New Lithium Discovery And Phase 1 Drilling Results At Omaruru Lithium Project
By: Staff writer Osino Resources Corp. on Friday provided an update on its majority-owned Omaruru Lithium Project in central Namibia following the completion of a Phase 1 Reverse Circulation drill programme by Prospect Resources Limited. Osino entered into an…
TechnovationSocial – Accelerating Growth And Innovation In Namibia’s Cultural And Creative Industry
By:Staff writer The second edition of the TechnovationSocial, organised by the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB), took place in Windhoek on Friday The TechnovationSocial is an intervention aimed to drive the transformation of Namibia’s cultural and creative industry….