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Home Fossil Energy TotalEnergies begins drilling first of two planned oil prospects offshore Namibia February 6, 2025, by Melisa Cavcic After discovering more black gold resources in Namibia’s Orange Basin, France’s energy giant TotalEnergies has moved to the next well on its drilling agenda in the African country. These drilling…

A memorial centre in honour of late president Hage Geingob will not be funded by taxpayers money, but will be financed through fundraising. This was confirmed by presidential spokesperson Alfredo Hengari yesterday. Former first lady Monica Geingos yesterday announced that a Dr Hage G Geingob Presidential Centre will be constructed…

"He told us that one day, Namibia would miss the type of person he was and what he was trying to achieve. That is evident today." These are the words of Namibian musician Mr Makoya one year after late president Hage Geingob's death. From music to pageantry and sport, those…

guest column By Dr. John Steytler Windhoek — Dr. Hage Gottfried Geingob served as the third president of Namibia from March 2015 until his death on February 4, 2024. Previously he served as the country's first Prime Minister after independence in 1990 and again from 2012 until his was sworn in…

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…