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The Namibia Local Business Association (Naloba) wants the minister of mines and energy, Tom Alweendo, to retract certain remarks he made during the Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) last week, and to apologise publicly to all Nambians. Naloba president Erastus Shapumba says Alweendo insulted the nation by saying Nambians should not feel entitled to natural […]
A WINDHOEK High Court judge has ordered the Walvis Bay municipality to stop the termination of its contract with RedForce Debt Management, in a first-round victory for the debt collector. “The continuous implementation of the decision taken by the respondents on 23 April 2024 to terminate the services of [RedForce Debt Management CC] with immediate […]
The Development Bank of Namibia has approved loans valued at N$20,38 billion over the last 20 years. This was revealed during the bank’s 20th anniversary celebration in Windhoek on Monday. According to a DBN statement, at its inception in 2004, the bank only had 13 employees and a loan book value of N$62,3 million. “Currently, […]
The High Court in Ghana’s capital, Accra, has dismissed a bid to compel the president to sign a controversial anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex and other (LGBTQI+) bill passed by parliament in February. President Nana Akufo-Addo’s office said last month that he would not assent to the bill until the Supreme Court rules on […]
King Philippe of Belgium arrived in Namibia for a state visit with president Nangolo Mbumba to advance the country’s green hydrogen ambitions and build an energy partnership against climate change. The two presidents started the four-day visit with a meeting at the State House on Tuesday morning. The meeting entails the signing of an agreement […]
The International University of Management (IUM) and the China University of Geosciences signed a cooperation agreement on Monday. The agreement, signed at the IUM main campus in Windhoek, will benefit the two institutions in several areas of interest including water resources management, renewable energy, green hydrogen technology, logistics and transportation, as well as information and […]
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), known as the Hawks, has confirmed that it is investigating an alleged plot to kill Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. Motsoaledi had claimed that a paid assassin who was contracted to kill him had confessed to the alleged plot against his life. The minister, who spoke to […]
An Iranian teenager was sexually assaulted and killed by three men working for Iran’s security forces, a leaked document understood to have been written by those forces says. It has let us map what happened to 16-year-old Nika Shakarami who vanished from an anti-regime protest in 2022. Her body was found nine days later. The […]
Everything feels sodden in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, and beyond. It seems as if the rain has been falling without respite for six weeks, and the impact has been devastating. So far more than 120 people have lost their lives, including at least 50 after a dam burst on Monday a short distance from Nairobi. This […]
The US secretary of state hopes Hamas will accept what he has called Israel’s “extraordinarily generous” offer for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal. Antony Blinken was speaking as a Hamas delegation discussed the new proposal with mediators from Egypt and Qatar. A source close to the talks told the BBC they were cautiously […]