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Namibia

Oil and gas firms ‘harassed’ out of South Africa, Gwede Mantashe says
Article
/ 2 March 2022

Oil and gas firms ‘harassed’ out of South Africa, Gwede Mantashe says

Minister tells African Energy Indaba country ‘wants to be island of angels in sea of poverty’

By Sheree Bega
Cape fur seal die-off: NGO fundraises for test kits to help to find out why
National
/ 14 February 2022

Cape fur seal die-off: NGO fundraises for test kits to help to find out why

Work is underway to determine if a marine biotoxin is linked to seal mortalities, although preliminary tests have proven negative or insignificant

By Sheree Bega
Science’s burning questions about the Okavango River Basin are answered
The Green Guardian
/ 19 January 2022

Science’s burning questions about the Okavango River Basin are answered

Discoveries by the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project underscore the importance of the upper Okavango catchment in Angola, whose rivers and source lakes sustain the Okavango Delta

By Steve Boyes
The Continent: Africa A-Z of 2021
Africa
/ 31 December 2021

The Continent: Africa A-Z of 2021

The highlights of 2021 in Africa

By Samira Sawlani and The Continent
Namibia’s first lady Monica Geingos fights social media trolls
Africa
/ 12 December 2021

Namibia’s first lady Monica Geingos fights social media trolls

When Monica Geingos became first lady of Namibia she received a deluge of abuse, but she extinguishes it by holding it up to the light.

By Samira Sawlani and The Continent
South Africa says UK red list travel decision on new Covid variant is premature
Coronavirus
/ 26 November 2021

South Africa says UK red list travel decision on new Covid variant is premature

The department of international relations and cooperation says the travel ban on Southern African countries seems to be rushed

By Marcia Zali
Heineken buying Distell will allow for its diversification in the wake of waning beer sales
Business
/ 19 November 2021

Heineken buying Distell will allow for its diversification in the wake of waning beer sales

Heineken set to brew up local market

By Anathi Madubela
South African soldiers have been fighting in a distant land for 20 years
National
/ 22 September 2021

South African soldiers have been fighting in a distant land for 20 years

Troops were sent to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2001 as part of the UN peacekeeping mission that became an offensive against rebels

By Erika Gibson
Gas giant spreads misinformation on oxygen plants in Namibia
Africa
/ 22 September 2021

Gas giant spreads misinformation on oxygen plants in Namibia

An investigation exposed how Afrox charges N$510 to refill a cylinder containing 1 400 litres of oxygen, enough to help a severely ill Covid-19 patient breathe for about two hours

By Madlen Davies and Tuyeimo Haidula
Bribery to get public services is increasing in parts of Africa
Africa
/ 1 September 2021

Bribery to get public services is increasing in parts of Africa

Research by Afrobarometer has found that almost three in 10 respondents (28%) said they had paid a bribe in the past year

By The Continent
Plastic pollution causes horrific injuries to Cape fur seals in two Namibian colonies
The Green Guardian
/ 28 August 2021

Plastic pollution causes horrific injuries to Cape fur seals in two Namibian colonies

Discarded fishing gear is the main culprit

By Sheree Bega
Hier kom Lister! On the ‘Comrade Editor’s’ lifelong commitment to activism and journalism
Friday
/ 27 August 2021

Hier kom Lister! On the ‘Comrade Editor’s’ lifelong commitment to activism and journalism

Gwen Lister’s book, ‘Comrade Editor’, weaves together a narrative from the strands of her own life, her journalism, and the wider context of Namibia’s struggle for independence

By Theresa Mallinson
What’s the fuss about Israel’s observer status at the AU?
Opinion
/ 17 August 2021

What’s the fuss about Israel’s observer status at the AU?

Nongovernmental organisations applying for observer status at the African Union are subjected to intense scrutiny but a non-African state merely needs the approval of the AU Commission’s chairperson

By Craig Moffat and EM Hoza
Olympics: Namibia’s sprinters highlight a flawed testosterone testing system
Sport
/ 10 August 2021

Olympics: Namibia’s sprinters highlight a flawed testosterone testing system

Dr Nana Adom-Aboagye from the Centre for Sport Leadership at Maties Sport (Stellenbosch University) researches African women and gender equity in sport. We asked her what issues the tests raise for African athletes

By Nana Adom-Aboagye
Canada’s ReconAfrica oil and gas exploration in Namibia and Botswana worries World Heritage Committee
The Green Guardian
/ 2 August 2021

Canada’s ReconAfrica oil and gas exploration in Namibia and Botswana worries World Heritage Committee

Spills and pollution would harm the Okavango Delta and the Tsodilo Hills world heritage sites

By Sheree Bega
How (not) to deal with genocide
Africa
/ 25 June 2021

How (not) to deal with genocide

Germany demonstrated a poor response to historical redress when it offered Namibia €1.1-billion as a ‘gesture of reconciliation’

By Henning Melber
O, Canada! Art bears witness to ‘dark secrets’ of colonised places
Thought Leader
/ 10 June 2021

O, Canada! Art bears witness to ‘dark secrets’ of colonised places

An installation and a documentary about the notorious residential school system amplify calls to define such deaths worldwide as genocide

By Leizl Eykelhof
Botswana bans SA’s red meat after foot-and-mouth outbreak, Namibia expected to follow
Health
/ 31 May 2021

Botswana bans SA’s red meat after foot-and-mouth outbreak, Namibia expected to follow

SA’s agriculture department has established a FMD task team to prioritise the outbreak, and a veterinary operational committee is also dealing with it

By Chris Gilili
Q&A Sessions: Kieswetter, the choral master of tax
National
/ 20 May 2021

Q&A Sessions: Kieswetter, the choral master of tax

Commissioner Edward Kieswetter, head of the South African Revenue Service, will not tolerate any political interference at the tax authority

By Lynn James
Poultry association says avian flu won’t rule the roost
The Green Guardian
/ 20 May 2021

Poultry association says avian flu won’t rule the roost

To avoid the spread of the highly contagious disease, 937 farms are being monitored

By Chris Gilili
Namibian court rejects couple’s appeal to bring their babies home
Africa
/ 9 May 2021

Namibian court rejects couple’s appeal to bring their babies home

A same-sex couple’s struggle to have their children via surrogacy granted citizenship in Namibia, where marriage between men is not yet legal, is being stonewalled at every turn

By Chris de Beer-Procter
Critically endangered blue whale washes up in Walvis Bay
The Green Guardian
/ 29 April 2021

Critically endangered blue whale washes up in Walvis Bay

First-ever recorded stranding in more than 30 years in Namibia, South Africa and probably the continent

By Sheree Bega
Pursuing fossil fuels in Kavango Basin a ‘stupid bet’
The Green Guardian
/ 26 April 2021

Pursuing fossil fuels in Kavango Basin a ‘stupid bet’

Opponents also label Canadian oil and gas company’s announcement of working petroleum system in Namibia as premature

By Sheree Bega
Obituary to knowledge: Namibia high court sets fire to justice
Opinion
/ 22 April 2021

Obituary to knowledge: Namibia high court sets fire to justice

The court’s judgment not to allow a father to bring his children home is a travesty

By Michael Smolinsky
31 years after independence, Namibians aren’t in a festive mood
Africa
/ 18 March 2021

31 years after independence, Namibians aren’t in a festive mood

Namibians celebrated when the southern African nation gained independence on 21 March 1990. Henning Melber explains why Namibians are not in a festive mood as they mark 31 years of freedom

By Henning Melber
SADC’s silence on access to Covid-19 vaccines is too loud
Africa
/ 11 March 2021

SADC’s silence on access to Covid-19 vaccines is too loud

All people living in Southern Africa need equitable vaccine access. Time is short and our people are dying, so the regional body should act fast

By Mandipa Machacha and Tim Fish Hodgson
Stop oil and gas drilling in Namibia’s Kavango Basin immediately — Anglican Church
The Green Guardian
/ 8 March 2021

Stop oil and gas drilling in Namibia’s Kavango Basin immediately — Anglican Church

Thirty-four bishops and three archbishops decry exploratory drilling as a ‘sin’ against the Earth

By Sheree Bega
Judgments and jurisprudence: Presiding over presidential petitions in Africa
Africa
/ 7 March 2021

Judgments and jurisprudence: Presiding over presidential petitions in Africa

The verdicts handed down in Kenya and Malawi set a precedent that the quality of an election and the environment in which the election is held do matter and have a bearing on the outcome, regardless of numbers

By O’Brien Kaaba
Millers pay for duty-free wheat quota
Business
/ 4 March 2021

Millers pay for duty-free wheat quota

The South African Revenue Services didn’t gazette the EU quota rates for about month, with no reasons given – and then suddenly published them

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Keep fracking out of the Kalahari Desert’s Kavango Basin – activists
The Green Guardian
/ 24 February 2021

Keep fracking out of the Kalahari Desert’s Kavango Basin – activists

Civil society groups have called on Namibia’s agriculture, water and forestry minister to immediately stop a Canadian company from prospecting

By Sheree Bega
Five-year ban for fake Covid certificates as SA borders reopen
National
/ 15 February 2021

Five-year ban for fake Covid certificates as SA borders reopen

Twenty land borders have reopened after a month’s closure prompted by congestions that raised concerns about the spread of the virus.

By Eunice Masson
Okavango Delta under threat from oil, gas exploration
The Green Guardian
/ 12 February 2021

Okavango Delta under threat from oil, gas exploration

San leaders decry Canadian “climate-wrecking” oil and gas project in Namibia, Botswana

By Sheree Bega
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