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88 Energy Acquires Working Interest Onshore Namibia

Oil and gas exploration company, 88 Energy, has signed a farm-in agreement with Monitor Oil and Gas Exploration – a subsidiary of U.K. private exploration company, Monitor Exploration – to earn up to a 45% non-operated working interest in Namibia’s onshore Petroleum Exploration License (PEL) 93. The activity program for the three-stage agreement will involve …

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Fugro Completes Ultra-Deepwater Surveys Offshore Namibia

Geodata company Fugro has completed environmental and geophysical surveys in Namibia’s ultra-deep water under its contract with Portuguese energy company Galp. Fieldwork was officially completed at the beginning of this month. Using the Fugro Venturer vessel, the company collected sediment samples for environmental and chemical analysis, with the survey reaching depths of 2,000 meters. An …

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Construction Starts at Namibia’s Flagship Green Iron Project

Namibia has started construction on the Oshivela iron project, which is powered exclusively by green hydrogen, and is the first industrial iron production facility with net zero emissions in Africa. Located in western Namibia, the facility will produce 15,000 tons of iron per annum with plans in place to increase output to one million tons …

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Namibia begins construction of Africa’s first decarbonized iron plant

Namibia began, on Monday, the construction of the first decarbonized iron industry in Africa, powered exclusively by green hydrogen, part of the Oshivela project, announced the country’s investment promotion body. The Oshivela project in western Namibia is supported by the German federal government, which injected 13 million euros, and will use renewable energy to generate …

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Namibia: Dantagos Jimmy-Melani Selected for Creative Producer Indaba

Dantagos Jimmy-Melani, the producer of ‘Bokwagter’, one of the films which formed part of the MultiChoice Namibia/NBC project, was recently selected to attend the Creative Producer Indaba (CPI). The indaba is a professional development programme which hones the leadership and entrepreneurial skills of African producers through online and in-person sessions that will take place at …

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Namibia: Semenya – Double Olympic champion ‘not ashamed of being different’

Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya says she is “not going to be ashamed” of being “different”, and will “fight for what is right” amid her ongoing dispute with athletics authorities. Semenya (32) was born with differences of sexual development (DSD) and cannot compete in female track events without taking testosterone-reducing drugs. The South African wants …

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State funeral for Namibia’s national anthem composer

Axali Doëseb, the composer of Namibia’s national anthem, will be conferred a state funeral – a tribute his family believes would have made him proud. President Hage Geingob on Saturday said Doëseb would receive this recognition for his remarkable contribution to Namibia. The renowned composer passed away at the age of 68 in Windhoek on …

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AfDB Provides $196M for Namibian Rail Project

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is providing $196 million towards the Transport Infrastructure Improvement Project in Namibia, an initiative aimed at modernizing the country’s logistics value chain through the revitalization of rail infrastructure. Having received approval from the Bank’s Board of Directors, the loan will enable the implementation of the second phase of the project …

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Deep-South Resources Commences Drilling on Haib Copper Project in Namibia

Mineral exploration and development company Deep-South Resources is expected to drill on the Haib Copper project in southern Namibia this month. The company will mobilize its field crew to initiate drilling, with the first drill expected around November 10, 2023, and the second drill around November 15, 2023. The drilling campaign’s primary focus is to …

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