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TotalEnergies Now the Operator of Namibia’s Two Largest Oil Discoveries
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala TotalEnergies has received the green light from the Namibian government to acquire a 40% operating interest in the PEL83 license, which holds the Mopane Oil discovery from Galp. This approval makes the oil giant…
87.1% of Farming Households do so Just to Eat … farming is not viewed as an income source but as an act of survival
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala According to the 2025 Namibia Financial Inclusion Survey, most farming households (87.1%) are farming to produce food for self consumption, not for income generation. The survey found that only a small proportion (9.6%) of…
The Financial Planning Mistakes Namibians Make in Their 30s and 40s
By: Bianca Schmidt A man plants two trees in his backyard. He waters one every day. The other, he tells himself he will get to ‘when things calm down’. Years pass. One tree grows quietly into something strong and…
Space Science Act and Agency in the Works
By: Dwight Links Namibia is developing legislation for participating in the realm of space science and the technology that is developed around it. The public engagement process was conducted by the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports,…
Thinking About Where to Study In 2027? Explore Your Future at Welwitchia University
By: Stephanus Pombili As Grade 12 learners across Namibia prepare for one of the most important decisions of their lives; where to pursue higher education in 2027; many are already exploring institutions that can provide them with quality education,…
Experimental Teen Offered TVET Training and Scholarship
By: Annakleta Haikera For four years, Visentius Kapumburu experimented with discarded materials, driven by a curiosity that few around him fully understood in Gcwagi Village, Kavango West Region. With little formal education and coming from a family…
EVs Not as Resilient to US-Iran War, but Proving to be a Mobility Option
By: Dwight Links The International Energy Agency (IEA) outlined in its latest evaluation of the electric vehicle market as a resilient option for mobility in an ever-unpredictable world. According to them, the sales of EVs were slightly…
Global Cybersecurity Initiative: Unifying Africa via Cybersecurity
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Global Cybersecurity Initiative (GCI) was officially launched on Thursday morning in Windhoek. The initiative is a Pan-African cybersecurity initiative created by DS Tech Namibia that seeks to connect businesses, governments, and innovators to…
Illegal Industrial Scale Drug Lab Suspects Appear in Court
By: Helmut Mahongo The 13 suspects of a multimillion-rand industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory that operated in the northwest of Johannesburg appeared in court yesterday. The suspects were arrested in May after residents reported strong chemical odours coming from an isolated…
Geology Cannot Be Commanded, and Capital Cannot Ignore Economics
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The government of Namibia, through the Minister of Mines and Energy, Modestus Amutse, has an understanding that it cannot command geology to become commercial or ask capital to ignore economics. Amutse expressed this at the Occasion…