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Mining activities in a part of the Kunene region where highly endangered black rhinoceroses are a tourist attraction must stop until the end of next week. This was ordered by a Windhoek High Court judge yesterday. In terms of an…
Werner Menges
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Minister of Industrialisation and Trade Lucia Iipumbu has reaffirmed Namibia’s dedication to environmental sustainability and its ongoing efforts to combat climate change. Iipumbu was speaking at the World Ozone Day commemoration yesterday, held under the theme ‘Advancing Climate Action in…
Puyeipawa Nakashole
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Mining operations will pose a direct threat to critically endangered black rhinos in an area south-west of Khorixas. This is detailed in an urgent application filed at the Windhoek High Court by two communal conservancies, a traditional authority and a…
Werner Menges
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John Grobler takes stock of progress on Namibia’s ambitious green hydrogen programme The Namibian government hosted the Global African Hydrogen Summit in Windhoek from September 3 to 5, but the reality on the ground outside the conference halls is that…
John Grobler
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Minister Gwede Mantashe commissions the first significant seismic survey in 50 years in the pursuit of natural gas and petroleum. For the first time since the 1970s, the south-central Karoo Basin – a vast region that stretches from the Northern…
Daily Maverick
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South Africa is poised to become a major player in the global energy transition, thanks to its vast renewable energy resources (sun and wind) and its plans for green hydrogen production. Green hydrogen is produced through electrolysis, where renewable electricity…
The Conversation
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The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) says with tickets exceeding N$30 000, the recent Global Africa Hydrogen Summit was intentionally designed to exclude ordinary Namibians. The three-day summit, hosted by the Namibian government in partnership with the Namibia Investment Promotion and…
Donald Matthys
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Mines and energy minister Tom Alweendo says Africa should not be forced to move to cleaner energy by developed countries. According to Alweendo, there are about 600 million people in Africa that still do not have access to energy, therefore…
Shania Lazarus
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The European Union’s energy commissioner says the union is committed to fostering Namibia’s leadership in the global green hydrogen economy. Following the Global African Hydrogen Summit in Windhoek last week, European Union (EU) energy commissioner Kadri Simson, together with Namibia’s…
Adam Hartman
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Former first lady Monica Geingos says Namibia should not wait for laws governing new industries, but rather focus on local content strategies. Geingos, who was speaking during the Global Africa Hydrogen Summit, which ended yesterday, said implementing local content strategies…
Shania Lazarus
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Several civil society organisations say they have been excluded from the Global Africa Hydrogen Summit because they cannot afford the almost N$36 000 attendance fee. They describe this as a sidelining tactic. The two-day summit, supported by the Namibian…
Eliaser Ndeyanale
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The European Union (EU) has given N$730 million to support Namibia’s Green Industrialisation Agenda through four new Team Europe initiatives. About N$500 million (25 million euro) will go towards infrastructure development. These initiatives were announced during a signing ceremony held…
Shania Lazarus
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A private public relations company has come up with a project that aims to educate pupils and the public on the country’s emerging oil and gas discoveries. The project is titled Wells 2 Wheels. Oxygen Communications, a Namibian communications company,…
Absalom Shigwedha
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Vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has cautioned that as Namibia moves towards industrialisation, care must be taken not to damage the environment.She was speaking at the Global African Green Hydrogen Summit in Windhoek on Wednesday.“Namibia is committed to ensure that a…
Shania Lazarus
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Nampower will sign an engineering, procurement and construction contract with the contractor of the planned Rosh Pinah 100MW PV Project next week.In a statement on Tuesday, the Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) said the addition of the largest PV plant in…
Charmaine Ngatjiheue
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The Global Green Hydrogen Summit (GAH2S) has received a financial boost of about N$650 000 from local companies. The debut summit will take place in Windhoek from 3 to 5 September. The summit, organised by DMG events, with local partners…
Josá Markowitz, The Namibian
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