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Representational image.© PTI India will begin campaign in the FIH Women's Junior Hockey World Cup in Chile with a match against Namibia on December 1. Germany and Ireland will play the tournament's first match earlier in the day in Santiago. The opening day will also feature hosts Chile taking on…

PM Modi addressed the Joint Session of the Parliament of the Republic of Namibia. PM Modi congratulated Namibia on electing its first woman President, drawing parallels with India’s achievements under its Constitution — which empowered a tribal daughter to become India’s President and a man from a poor family to…

Namibia's U/17 and U/18 netball teams will take to the courts today as action continues at the ongoing Telkom All Ages Netball Tournament in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. The tournament, which started yesterday, runs until Friday. Both age groups will begin their campaigns today, with the U/17 side…

Homepage > News > Business > Namibia to launch a new payments system based on India’s UPI Namibia will soon roll out a new payments system based on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), India’s ultra-successful instant payments protocol. A year ago, the Bank of Namibia and the International Payments Limited…

CEDRIC WILLEMSE (52) Cedric Willemse, known formally as Cornelius Cedric Willemse, carved out a career in the petroleum logistics sector, most notably through his work at the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor). His name became widely known in the industry and public space due to his central role in…

Nigeria’s  Dangote petroleum refinery  will construct storage tanks in Namibia to hold at least 1.6 million barrels of gasoline and diesel to supply refined fuel to southern Africa, two sources told Reuters on Wednesday. The move underscores the refinery’s ambition to dominate fuel supply in Africa and beyond, potentially reshaping…

A Namibian drug mule woman who attempted to smuggle drugs into South Africa has been sentenced to eight years in prison. The Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court sentenced 30-year-old Pauline Mbangula to five years in prison after she was convicted of drug dealing. Three years of her sentence were suspended, meaning…

On 13 June 2025, Namibia commemorated the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) in Outjo, Kunene region. The event was commemorated under the theme “Unmasking the appeal”. This year’s WNTD campaign aims to reveal the strategies employed by the tobacco and nicotine industries to make their harmful products enticing, particularly to…

Namibia is a southwestern African nation roughly twice the size of California, known for having the world’s oldest desert. The Namib Desert is the scene for many of Namibia’s must-do adventures, from hiking up Sossusvlei’s distinctive red and orange dunes at sunrise to spending days exploring the Tok Tokkie Trails on…

Home Fossil Energy New studies enhance outlook for Orange Basin exploration block July 2, 2025, by Dragana Nikše Australia-based petroleum exploration company Pancontinental Energy has revealed the results of two studies exploring hydrocarbon properties of a petroleum exploration license (PEL) it operates in the Orange Basin, offshore Namibia. PEL 87…