Namibia

Swapo's planned extraordinary congress at the end of February is allegedly designed to prevent current ministers who might not make it to parliament from contesting president-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah for the presidency of the party. Swapo decided at its retreat in Windhoek in December to hold its extraordinary congress on 28…

The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) and Namibian authorities have seized R52.5m linked to illegal coal mining operations in Mpumalanga. The money was held in eight bank accounts in the neighbouring country Namibia. The accounts belong to businessman Jacobus Hosea Jordaan and his wife Elza Jordaan. The seizure was in collaboration…

Open this photo in gallery: This copper smelter in Tsumeb, Namibia, was built in the 1960s and run by Dundee Precious Metals Inc., a Canadian company, from 2010 until last summer. DPM and the new owners, Sinomine Resource Group, are now fielding complaints about the arsenic trioxide left behind by…

Home Fossil Energy Namibia’s Orange Basin still oil-rich but Shell’s discovery deemed ‘commercially unfeasible’ UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has decided to write down $400 million, citing technical and geological difficulties encountered at the petroleum exploration license (PEL) 39, as its oil discovery in the Orange Basin off the coast of…

Shell will write down around $400-million over an oil discovery offshore Namibia that it deemed commercially unviable in a blow to the southern African country's efforts to become a crude producer...

As Namibians head to the polls, the stakes are higher than ever. As Namibia nears the 28 November general elections, early postal voting results suggest a tight contest that could mark a pivotal moment in the country’s political trajectory. The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), a relatively new player in…

Namibia heads to the polls on 27 November and its ruling party, Swapo, is facing its most contentious elections yet...

Liquid C2 has partnered with Cloudflare to introduce enhanced cybersecurity solutions across Africa. With this partnership, Liquid C2 becomes the first distributor of their new range of cyber security products in South Africa. These solutions will also be available to its partners in Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.  Liquid C2, is…

Deep beneath Namibia lies something extraordinary - the world’s largest underground lake. (Image: Getty) First discovered just 38 years ago, Dragon’s Breath Cave lies around 100 metres below the surface in Namibia and has a staggering total depth of 205 metres. It is named for the moist air rising from…

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