insert_link APO International Apus Energy Drives Offshore Revival in Guinea-Bissau Ahead of African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Silver Partnership Apus Energy has joined African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 – taking place in Cape Town from September 29 to October 3 – as a Silver Partner, spotlighting its entrance into West Africa’s offshore frontier. With high-impact drilling now underway, the company is set to bring fresh momentum and investor attention to one of the region’s most underexplored hydrocarbon basins. In a key development for West African […] today1 August, 2025
Uncategorized Pupkewitz Foundation commits N$10 million towards community upliftment By: Hertha Ekandjo The Pupkewitz Foundations has committed N$10 million to support national development and community upliftment across six sectors for the next 12 months. Speaking during the Pupkewitz Foundation pledge press conference commemorating the 100th anniversary of the group in Windhoek on Thursday, the foundation’s chief executive officer, Merly Barry, said the funds will be directed towards six key pillars. These include education, health, community care, environment, sport and […] today1 August, 2025
insert_link Uncategorized DBN launches largest young professionals cohort By: Hertha Ekandjo The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) on Thursday officially launched its 2025 Young Professionals Programme (YPP). The flagship recruitment and development initiative is aimed at nurturing the next generation of development finance professionals in Namibia. This year marks the largest intake in the programme’s history, with eight outstanding graduates onboarded following a rigorous national recruitment and assessment process. Speaking at the launch, DBN CEO, John Mbango emphasized […] today1 August, 2025
insert_link Uncategorized EU and government injects N$78.9 million into Etunda Feedlot Project By: Hertha Ekandjo The European Union in partnership with the government have innaugerated the Etunda feedlot project valued at approximately N$78.9 million this week. The projected is located within the Etunda Irrigation Scheme near Ruacana. The feedlot is a cutting-edge facility with a 1,000-cattle standing capacity designed to uplift the communal livestock sector in the Northern Communal Areas (NCAs). The Etunda Feedlot is a flagship initiative under a broader […] today1 August, 2025
insert_link APO International African Energy Chamber (AEC) Advocates for Namibia’s Youth-Led Energy Future Namibia’s emerging oil and gas sector is set to become a cornerstone of national economic development, with youth empowerment, skills training, infrastructure readiness and policy reform forming key pillars of its long-term strategy. Speaking at the second edition of the Youth in Oil and Gas Summit held in Walvis Bay, NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org), discussed the importance of inclusive participation in the energy […] today1 August, 2025
insert_link APO International Youth in Oil & Gas Summit Founder Calls for Pragmatic Leadership to Empower Youth in Namibia Justina Erastus, Founder of the Youth in Oil and Gas Summit in Namibia, called on the country’s leaders to empower the youth across the industry by providing access to job experiences and skills training. Highlighting the need to provide youth with the chance to gain experience, she drew insight into the instrumental role youth play in the evolving oil and gas sector - not only as participants, but as the […] today1 August, 2025
insert_link APO International Fourth Africaribbean Trade and Investment Forum Communiqué We, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and the Government of Grenada, convened the Fourth AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF2025) from 28 to 29 July 2025 in St. George’s, Grenada, under the theme, Resilience and Transformation – Enhancing the Africa-Caribbean Economic Cooperation in an Era of Global Uncertainty. RECOGNIZING the profound historical, cultural, and ancestral bonds that unite Africa and the Caribbean, and reaffirming our joint commitment to the advancement […] today1 August, 2025
insert_link APO International Nigeria: African Development Bank to join groundbreaking ceremony of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone in Oyo State The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Oyo State Government will be joined by the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Oyo State Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ). Headlining the ceremony, to be held 2 August 2025 in Ijaiye, Akinyele Local Government Area, will be Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, African Development Bank Group head, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, and Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, […] today1 August, 2025
insert_link Namibia 30-year-old woman arrested with N$161 000 stolen clothes By: Ludorf Iyambo The Namibian Police on Thursday arrested a 30-year-old woman caught with Mr Price clothing items worth N$161 000, which she was trading at the Okuryangava's stop and shop open market. Nampol head of community policing in the Khomas Region, chief inspector Katrina Naukushu, told NewsOnOne that Mr Price managers alerted them after spotting their branded clothing being sold as second-hand items. She said a sting operation was […] today1 August, 2025
