Copper cable theft has been on the rise in Namibia, causing significant problems for electricity distribution companies and the communities they serve. The town of Okahandja has become a hotspot for this dangerous criminal activity. In the early morning hours of Sunday, residents of Smarties extension 9 in Okahandja were awakened by a loud sound,...
Martin Endjala The decline of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 4.2 percent in 2023 has been described as a huge margin compared to 5.3 percent in the previous years. This is according to Independent Bank Researcher and Economist, Josef Sheehama, who said that despite the economic recovery in 2022, the socio-economic situation did...
A top executive from Africa Oil has been appointed to the board of Impact Oil & Gas, the privately owned explorer which is a partner in TotalEnergies’ huge Venus discovery offshore Namibia. The move came just a week after Toronto and Stockholm-listed Africa Oil announced a plan to boost its stake in Impact from 31.1%...
Niël Terblanché Custos Energy, in partnership with state-owned Namcor and Portuguese energy giant Galp Energia, announced their third light oil discovery in Namibia’s Orange Basin since the beginning of the year. This latest find is a significant development for the Namibian oil and gas sector and has once again accentuated the region’s growing reputation as...
BOUAKE: Freddy Mwiya, the Chief Administrator at the Namibia Sport Commission, said football, which is one of the three main sports codes in the country, has brought honour to the country by the senior men’s team’s recent progress at a continental tournament. In an interview with Nampa on Friday, Mwiya said Namibia’s qualification for the...
Namibia has seen a number of age-cheating cases in the past, with some regions having faced expulsion and investigation amid the annual The Namibian Newspaper Cup. The country, through the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC), however, lacks a substantive age-cheating policy. Speaking to Desert Radio recently, NSC chief administrator Freddy Mwiya said there is no specific...
TotalEnergies has completed more than a dozen flow tests on an appraisal well at its multibillion barrel Venus oil and gas discovery in Namibia’s prolific Orange basin. For the time being, results are being kept under wraps by the secretive supermajor but any sign of hydrocarbons flowing to surface in a well is positive. One...
In Malakal, peace begins with some 1,500 revellers from all walks of life uniting for a flamboyant concert sprinkled with healthy doses of updates on the implementation of South Sudan’s revitalized peace agreement, meant to culminate with free, fair, and credible elections in just over a year. “We are hoping for just and peaceful elections...
When it comes to opening their hearts for charity and other good causes, 4×4 owners recently drew a line in the sand for the Battle of Brands (BoB). This year’s beneficiary was the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) in the Erongo region. Around 30 owners of various brands of 4×4 vehicles from across the country...