Angola

SA joins diamond battle! – Govt backs natural gems in global fight vs fakes

Luanda – African diamond-producing countries and global industry leaders pledged on Wednesday to dedicate one percent of revenue to market... Read more

19 Jun

Countries

Political scandal strikes Namibia: President fires minister over rape allegations

Windhoek – Namibia’s president has dismissed agriculture minister Mac Hengari, her office announced Sunday, as reports emerged that he... Read more

28 Apr

Countries

Top uranium producer Namibia to open talks on nuclear energy plant

Windhoek – Leading uranium producer Namibia will this year launch talks on its first nuclear energy plant as it... Read more

25 Apr

Countries

Woman of power: Namibia’s Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah takes presidential oath

Windhoek – Southern Africa’s desert nation of Namibia swore in its first woman president Friday after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won... Read more

21 Mar

Countries

Namibia bids farewell to founding father Nujoma

Windhoek – Thousands of Namibians and dignitaries gathered on Saturday to mourn the country’s independence leader, Sam Nujoma, as... Read more

1 Mar

Countries

Namibia court dismisses opposition bid to annul presidential vote

Windhoek – Namibia’s Supreme Court dismissed on Friday a bid by the main opposition party to have the chaotic... Read more

28 Feb

Countries

Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s independence leader, dies aged 95

Windhoek – Sam Nujoma, the guerrilla leader who became Namibia’s first president after it won independence from South Africa... Read more

9 Feb

Botswana

Giant freshwater aquifer in southern Africa is under threat from mining

Surina Esterhuyse, University of the Free State and Anton Lukas, University of the Free State A huge underground water... Read more

14 Jan

Countries

Namibia opposition sets up court challenge to election result

Windhoek – Namibia’s main opposition party filed papers with the electoral court on Monday demanding access to tallies for... Read more

10 Dec, 2024

Countries

Namibia’s first woman president says ‘breaks glass ceiling’

Johannesburg – Namibia’s first woman president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Thursday said her victory in a disputed vote last week... Read more

6 Dec, 2024