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Southern Corridor to drive Namibia’s Green Hydrogen revolution
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
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The Southern Corridor Development Initiative in the ||Kharas Region is set to become the heart of Namibia's green hydrogen revolution. The Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme is conducting a strategic environmental and social assessment (SESA) for...
Cabinet approves drafting of space science and technology bill
The Namibian
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August 2, 2025
The Cabinet has approved the drafting of a space science and technology bill, which will provide a legal and institutional framework to guide Namibia’s space-related activities. The decision was announced by minister of information and...
Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme Powers Ahead with €500 Million Boost
Hydrogen Fuel News
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August 1, 2025
Namibia is stepping into the spotlight as a rising force in the global green hydrogen space, thanks to its ambitious Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme (NGH2P). The country’s not just talking about clean energy — it’s making bold moves. In early...
China’s No. 7 Engineering Arm Secures EPC Role for Namibia’s 3GW Green Hydrogen Project
Hydrogen Fuel News
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August 1, 2025
China National Chemical Engineering No. 7 Construction Company has just landed a major deal—they’re taking on the EPC contract for a huge 3 GW green hydrogen and ammonia project in Namibia. It’s all part of a groundbreaking initiative led by...
How Safety-by-Design tech can end technology-facilitated gender-based violence in Africa
Global Voices
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August 1, 2025
In early 2025, researchers tracking African elections uncovered a wave of AI-generated deepfake videos targeting women journalists and female candidates in Ghana, Senegal, and Namibia — synthetic clips designed to humiliate and discredit them, and...
Youth In Oil & Gas Summit Founder Calls For Pragmatic Leadership To Empower Youth In Namibia
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) WALVIS BAY, Namibia, August 1, 2025/APO Group/ -- Justina Erastus, Founder of the Youth in Oil and Gas Summit in Namibia, called on the country's leaders to empower the youth across the industry by providing...
Namibia’s ICT Development Index improves …connectivity must address affordability, digital skills, and quality
New Era
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The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) released the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Development Index (DI) in July 2025. The index measures the level of Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC) of 164 members states...
It’s Time to Ask the Hard Questions About Doing Business in Namibia
Windhoek Observer
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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s decision to integrate Trade into the Ministry of International Relations deserves praise. It is a smart move, one that aligns Namibia’s foreign policy with the urgent need to attract investment. It tells the...
SAICE SEED Breakfast makes bold call for climate-smart engineering in African cities
Engineering News
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Against the backdrop of escalating climate threats and deepening urban inequality, the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) hosted the 2025 SAICE Environmental Engineering Division (SEED) breakfast in July. The event drew leading...
Namibia: Nuclear tech from South Africa to power oil refinery
ESI Africa
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July 31, 2025
Nuclear technology from South Africa has been selected to power an oil refinery to be built in Walvis Bay, Namibia. Directors of nuclear project management company, Stratek Global, visited Namibia last week where they were taken on a site visit to...
Tech startup leads OM SEED Otjozondjupa awards
Windhoek Observer
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Justicia Shipena A business offering technical solutions for everyday challenges took first place in the Otjozondjupa Region as the Old Mutual Foundation announced the top three winners of its Sustainable Economic and Empowerment Drive (OM SEED)....
Namibia Selects Nuclear Power for Coastal Refinery Project
News Ghana
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July 30, 2025
Namibian authorities have chosen South Africa’s HTMR-100 small modular nuclear reactor to power a planned oil refinery in Walvis Bay. The decision, announced by project management firm Stratek Global on 30 July 2025, advances the Dune 7 Special...
The Engineer, Evangelist, Enigma: Can Mumba remake Malawian politics?
The Maravi Post
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July 31, 2025
……Mumba accused senior MCP party officials of rigging primaries and enabling a “toxic and corrupt system.” By Collins Mtika He has never held elected office. He ‘lost’ his party primary. And yet, 41-year-old Vitumbiko Mumba has become the face of...
Petrofund Launches Flagship Scholarship To Empower Namibian Youth In Oil And Gas
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Namibia's Petroleum Training and Education Fund (Petrofund) officially launched its flagship scholarship program during the 2nd Youth in Oil and Gas Summit, reinforcing its commitment to building a highly...
Six Namibians trafficked to Asia
Windhoek Observer
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Hertta-Maria Amutenja Six Namibian nationals were repatriated from Southeast Asia after being trafficked between June 2024 and June 2025. The victims, five from Myanmar and one from Laos, were returned to Namibia through coordination between...
Six human trafficking cases reported in Namibia amid rising cross-border exploitation concerns
The Namibian
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July 31, 2025
The police have recorded six cases of human trafficking between June 2024 and June 2025, police chief inspector general Joseph Shikongo says. Speaking at a World Day Against Trafficking in Persons event at Rundu, Shikongo revealed that five...
US Boosts Angola-Namibia Security to Counter Emerging Threats
Africa.com
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July 31, 2025
The US Africa Command (Africom) is ramping up military support to Angola and Namibia to counter emerging threats from ISIS affiliates and drug cartels operating from South Africa and coastal West Africa. While these countries currently...
Namibia to roll out green finance, expand capital markets under new strategy
Xinhua News Agency
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WINDHOEK, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Namibia will introduce new green finance products, expand domestic capital markets, and modernize its financial infrastructure by 2035 as part of its long-term financial sector reform strategy. The government's...
Austin Elindi says he fears Windhoek Correctional Facility due to reservist past
Informante
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July 30, 2025
Staff Reporter AUSTIN Elindi, the owner of Erongo Petroleum, a suspect who is embroiled in the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) N$480 million fraud and corruption trial, during his first appearance today expressed fear when...
Emily House's 'Ode to the River': where science meets storytelling for curious young minds
IOL
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July 29, 2025
With her latest release, “Ode to the River”, award-winning author Emily House invites young readers - and the young at heart - on a captivating journey that flows through poetic storytelling, ecological facts and stunning illustrations. This...