Month: March 2025

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Congo’s Minister of Hydrocarbons Confirms Congo Energy & Investment Forum (CEIF) 2026 at Gala Dinner

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Congo’s Minister of Hydrocarbons Confirms Congo Energy & Investment Forum (CEIF) 2026 at Gala Dinner

 Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua, the Minister of Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Congo, opened the Congo Energy&Investment Forum's (CEIF) Gala Dinner announcing the premier event will take place for a second edition in 2026. “We commend the excellent organization of CEIF and are pleased to confirm its second edition in 2026. We also aim to host similar events, including one in Pointe-Noire, to further strengthen industry collaboration,” said Minister Itoua. The […]

today26 March, 2025

Local

To revive Air Namibia or not – is the question

While the idea of Namibia having a national airline is a beautiful dream, one needs to first go over how and why the airline was liquidated in the first place. Not only that but what it would take to revive the airline and how much the taxpayer would have to fork out to have it up in the skies again. By Wonder Guchu The discussion about reviving Air Namibia has unsurprisingly […]

today26 March, 2025

Congo’s Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (SNPC) Explores Regional Market Bond for Hydrocarbon Development

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Congo’s Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (SNPC) Explores Regional Market Bond for Hydrocarbon Development

 The Republic of Congo’s national oil company (NOC) Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (SNPC) is seeking to raise $300 million through regional markets to finance hydrocarbon development. In December 2024, SNPC launched a public bond offering titled "SNPC 6.5% Net 2024-2029"  as part of an innovative financing strategy. The proceeds will support drilling projects in the Nanga, Kouakouala and Le Mayombe oil fields. By tapping into subregional resources, SNPC aims […]

today26 March, 2025

Namibia

CPBN launches public and bidders education campaign launched

(Video taken during the Public and Bidders Education Campaign launch) By: Hertha Ekandjo The Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) has launched its Public and Bidders Education Campaign in Windhoek. The campaign aims to educate bidders and the general public on how the procurement process works and how they can master the art of procurement and bidding. Speaking during the launch in Windhoek, CPBN board chairperson Mary Shiimi said she […]

today26 March, 2025

Namibia

Namibia records highest rainfall in 50 years due to La Niña

By: Ellen Shihepo Namibia has experienced its highest recorded rainfall in five decades, with over 300mm accumulated. Experts attribute the significant downpour to the La Niña weather phenomenon. Chief Forecaster at the Meteorological Services, Odillo Kgobetsi, told News on One the country has seen widespread thunderstorms, leading to increased moisture saturation and higher runoff levels. This has resulted in increased flash floods and infrastructure damage. "The intensity of the rain […]

today26 March, 2025

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) applauds Cameroon’s inclusive approach to displacement and calls for increased global support

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) applauds Cameroon’s inclusive approach to displacement and calls for increased global support

 UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commends the Government of Cameroon for introducing a national framework to issue identity documents, including biometric identity cards to refugees. Cameroon is home to more than 1.4 million forcibly displaced people, including nearly 1 million internally displaced persons and 430,000 refugees. In addition to serving as proof of identity, identity documents give displaced people access to essential services such as healthcare, education and employment, facilitating […]

today26 March, 2025

South Africa: Toxic Stakeholder Relations at Central University of Technology Collapse Higher Education Oversight

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South Africa: Toxic Stakeholder Relations at Central University of Technology Collapse Higher Education Oversight

 The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education has suspended planned discussions with the Central University of Technology (CUT) in Bloemfontein due to a breakdown in trust among senior management, unions, the Institutional Forum (IF) and the Student Representative Council (SRC). The decision follows an oversight visit that exposed severe governance failures, administrative disfunction and a campus environment that is not conducive to teaching and learning CUT stakeholders unanimously decried the state […]

today26 March, 2025

Congo Energy & Investment Forum (CEIF) 2025 Ministerial Panel: Republic of Congo to Promote Onshore Acreage in Upcoming Bid Round

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Congo Energy & Investment Forum (CEIF) 2025 Ministerial Panel: Republic of Congo to Promote Onshore Acreage in Upcoming Bid Round

 The Republic of Congo’s Ministry of Hydrocarbons announced that the upcoming 2025 licensing round will focus on onshore blocks in the country’s continental basin. The announcement was made on March 25 by Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua, Minister of Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Congo, during a ministerial panel discussion at the inaugural Congo Energy&investment Forum in Brazzaville. “Our national development plan [aims to] develop the economy, but we cannot start without […]

today26 March, 2025