Namibia

Home Fossil Energy More appraisal ops in the works with spotlight on liquid hydrocarbons’ presence off Namibia November 19, 2025, by Melisa Cavcic Oslo-listed oil and gas E&P player BW Energy has provided further insight into the preliminary results of its appraisal well in the Orange Basin off the coast of…

NamPower is running a tender for the procurement of six 20 MW solar projects on an independent power purchaser basis. The bid closing date is Jan. 30, 2026. November 18, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Wikimedia Commons Namibia ’s national electric power utility company, NamPower, has launched a tender covering six…

Charles Hymas Daily Telegraph UK · 16 Nov, 2025 11:26 PM 7 mins to read Shabana Mahmood, the Home Secretary, is announcing a raft of new immigration reforms on Monday. Photo / Getty Images Shabana Mahmood, the Home Secretary, is announcing a raft of new immigration reforms on Monday. Photo…

Anna Libana’s phone glowed persistently in the subdued light of the lobby as she scrolled through messages and notes, while the corridors of COP30 in Belém buzzed with delegates rushing between sessions. Since morning, a steady stream of updates from her team in Windhoek—project briefs, draft proposals, meeting requests—had filled…

Solar Saver has raised $ 10 million from Swedfund to expand access to affordable and reliable solar power for small and medium – sized businesses in Southern Africa. Solar Saver will use the funds to scale-up of distributed solar and battery energy systems in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia,…

Former Nigerian Ambassador to Namibia, Terhemen Tarzoor, has alleged that some politicians in Benue State have mobilized a sum of N2 billion to destabilize the administration of Gov. Hyacinth Alia. He made the allegation on Monday during a press conference at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) House in Makurdi.…

Violence against children in Namibia remains alarmingly high despite the government's commitment to ending it.  The 2019 Namibia Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) shows that nearly 40% of girls and 45% of boys suffered from physical, sexual, or emotional abuse during childhood. Physical violence is the most widespread,…

Home Fossil Energy Drilling results offshore Namibia ‘encouraging’ but further appraisal still needed October 31, 2025, by Melisa Cavcic Oslo-listed oil and gas E&P player BW Energy has shed light on the preliminary results of its appraisal well in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia, where the well was…

Namibia President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. Namibia held its breath this week when President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah dismissed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Natangwe Ithete on 26 October, taking over the ministry herself for two days, before appointing Defence and Veterans Affairs Minister Frans Kapofi to act “until…

Traditional leaders say they have been excluded from consultations on the land bill, raising concerns over diminished authority and potential disruption of communal land governance. Council of Traditional Leaders chairperson Immanuel Gaseb said this during a meeting with the parliamentary standing committee on urban and rural development, chaired by Elifas…