Namibia

As Namibia rolls out its Sixth National Development Plan (NDP6), one of its ambitions is the full-scale digital transformation of the country, from classrooms to government offices to rural farms. While most media reports on NDP6 have focused on agriculture, manufacturing and food self-sufficiency, the plan quietly outlines a wide-reaching…

Elephants at a waterhole in Namibia’s Etosha National Park. (Image credit: Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images) Drought is forcing Namibian desert elephants to seek water near human settlements. But human encounters with the giant mammals frequently end in tragedies. Elephants are being shot, and their population is shrinking.…

Legal expert Allan Mzunga believes the cross-jurisdiction agreement will help enhance investment opportunities for gambling in Botswana and Namibia. The Gambling Authority of Botswana and the Lotteries Board of Namibia last week signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This sets a new precedent for collaborative gaming regulations across Africa.…

On July 26 at Madison Square Garden Theater in New York, Brooklyn’s Bruce Carrington and Namibia’s Mateus Heita will battle it out for the WBC Interim World Featherweight title, which will serve as the co-main event to Xander Zayas’ clash with Jorge Garcia Perez for the WBO World Junior Middleweight…

Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani said Namibia and Botswana must work hand-in-hand, in ensuring that descendants and victims of the 1904-1908 genocide by imperial Germany in Namibia get a respectable and just representation deal. Venaani was addressing the Alliance for Progressives (AP) national congress in Sorowe, Botswana, over the…

Zimbabwe qualified for the Rugby World Cup for the first time since 1991 after upsetting Namibia 30-28 in the Africa Cup final on Saturday. Zimbabwe is the second side from Africa, after world champion South Africa, to secure a berth in the expanded 24-team World Cup in Australia in 2027.…

Snow Lake Resources Ltd., d/b/a Snow Lake Energy , a uranium exploration and development company, provides an update on progress at its uranium projects in Wyoming and Namibia, together with how the exploration and development of such projects hold the potential to directly support U.S. national and energy security objectives.…

Namibia has called on all Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) member states to implement the recommendations of the State of Food and Agriculture Report, localise the Pact for the Future, and prioritise improving food security while building more sustainable agri-food systems. This call was made by the Minister of Agriculture,…

Oshakati — Namibia's drug crisis continues to deepen, with over N$160.6 million worth of dagga confiscated by law enforcement between January 2023 and July 2024. According to police data, drugs valued at N$49.3 million were seized in 2023, resulting in 1 641 arrests. This year has already recorded drug seizures…

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote’s petroleum refinery is reportedly finalising plans to construct a 1.6 million-barrel fuel storage facility in Walvis Bay, Namibia, a significant step toward solidifying his position as a pan-African energy powerhouse.  This marks a strategic move to serve markets across central and southern Africa. This development,…