Rössing hosts uranium sustainability conference

Rössing hosts uranium sustainability conference

Rössing Uranium, now under the majority shareholding of China National Uranium Corporation, hosted the "Namibia Natural Uranium Sustainable Development" Conference in Windhoek on Tuesday. Johan Coetzee, Managing Director of Rössing Uranium, announced plans to extend the mine's life beyond 2036.

June 19, 2024 82

Namibia

Namibia’s Oil and Gas have potential to improve overall economy without adverse on other sector

By Josef Keas Sheehama Although Namibia's oil and gas industry has the potential to boost the country's economy, careful management and diversification are essential to ensuring that this potential is realized without detrimental effects on other industries. Namibia, along with other African countries, is emerging as an attractive oil and gas opportunity due to legislative changes that make the market more appealing. Namibia's […]

June 19, 2024 35

Environment

One third of global population affected by desertification

Some 3.2 billion people, or almost one-third of the global population, are affected by desertification and land loss driven, in part, by climate change, according to the UN’s most senior official dealing with the issue. Ibrahim Thiaw is the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.

June 17, 2024 30

Local

Capricorn Foundation bolsters access to Early Childhood Development (ECD) educational materials

The Capricorn Foundation reinforced its commitment to invest in early childhood education when, on Friday, 31 May 2024, it announced the extension of its partnership with the African Child Development Trust (ACDT). The Capricorn Foundation announced an investment of another N$575 000 into printing pre-primary and grades 1 to 3 workbooks. Since 2020, the Capricorn Foundation has enabled the African Child Development Trust to enhance Early Childhood […]

June 3, 2024 11

Africa

Horn of Africa droughts: how a network of groundwater bores could help – study

By Bradley Hiller, University of Cambridge The Horn of Africa recently suffered its worst drought in almost half a century, and its sixth failed rainfall season in a row. Fifty million people were directly affected and 100 million more were indirectly affected. About 20 million people risked acute food insecurity and potential famine, 4.4 million required humanitarian aid, and refugees fleeing drought and floods […]

May 27, 2024 25

Namibia

HAN records positive tourism developments in April

The Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) recorded a total national average occupancy of over 58 per cent for the month of April, about seven per cent higher than last year and four per cent higher than the average occupancy for April 2019. Its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Gitta Paetzold on Tuesday in a media statement said latest statistics revealed, show a positive and encouraging development for both leisure […]

May 21, 2024 22

Africa

Climate change could cost Africa billions by 2030

Africa currently loses between $7 billion and $15 billion a year because of climate change. If that trend continues, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina tells the Zero podcast, that number could reach $50 billion by 2030. That’s why Adesina is focusing the bank’s efforts on financing climate adaptation, which he describes as the “forgotten cousin” of climate mitigation.

May 2, 2024 43

Environment

Calle Schlettwein chairs Zambezi Water Commission

The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein has assumed the Chairmanship of the Zambezi Watercourse Commission, in Mozambique. He took over from Carlos Alberto Fortes Mesquita, the Minister of Public Works, Housing, and Water Resources of Mozambique during the 11th Zambezi Watercourse Commission Council of Ministers Meeting. Namibia will host the next Council of Ministers.

April 29, 2024 68

Africa

African leaders in Djibouti for World Bank summit

Several African leaders are gathering in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, for the World Bank's International Development Association summit. The two-day summit, according to the BBC, aims to address development challenges on the continent and work towards creating prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable economies. The IDA is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s 75 poorest countries, 39 of which are in Africa.

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