Reports indicate that South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe is in talks to join French company Vivendi SE’s Canal+ in a bid to take over South African broadcast giant Multichoice.Motsepe, who some refer to as South Africa’s richest man, is expected to help the French media conglomerate meet the country’s stringent black ownership requirements, according to...
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Peya Mushelenga, had substantive and productive talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Dr. Mushelenga’s visit was his first visit to Russia as Minister of International Relations and Cooperation. A statement issued by the Russian Embassy says the two ministers agreed that bilateral ties, rooted in the uncompromising...
President Nangolo Mbumba plans to meet southern traditional leaders after consulting with those in the northern and eastern regions. He also denied claims of favouritism regarding the traditional leaders he is meeting. In a press statement issued on Sunday, the presidency plans to deal with the 1904-1908 genocide negotiations when he meets the chiefs. “In...
The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has engaged its first financing partner with a view to compile the Namibia Climate Change and Development Report, when it met with delegates of the World Bank earlier this month. Development Bank Chief Executive, Dr John Steyler had discussions with three of his former colleagues at the World Bank...
President Nangolo Mbumba says Namibia’s government remains committed to concluding genocide negotiations with Germany. He also says the government will conclude negotiations with South Africa on the Orange River boundary between that country and Namibia. “I wish to assure the Namibian people that the government remains committed to conclude the genocide negotiations with Germany and...
Maria David SOUTHERN African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary Elias Magosi said that as part of their efforts to mobilize resources to implement regional integration based on prioritized projects, the Secretariat has scaled up its resource mobilization drive with International Cooperating Partners. Magosi made the remarks during the official opening of the ordinary SADC Council...
President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Sunday held regional security and peace talks with some of his counterparts in the Sadc region in Windoek, Namibia on the sidelines of activities for the late Namibian president Hage Gottfried. President Dr Chakwera held the talks with President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa; President Felix Tshisekedi of the...
Talks to agree a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza were “not very promising” in recent days, mediator Qatar has said. Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said he remained optimistic, but added “time is not in our favour”. It comes as Israel’s prime minister said he would press ahead with plans for...
