Eveline de Klerk Edgar Brandt SWAKOPMUND – Namibians are being called to the table as TotalEnergies EP Namibia (TEEPNA) and its joint venture partners prepare to explore the potential offshore development of the Venus well in the Orange Basin. Despite a slowdown in exploration activities in the area towards the end of 2024, exploration and...
SWAKOPMUND – The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development is expected to release a report on alleged irregularities that have caused a rift between some Dauredaman members and their chief Sagarias Seibeb this week. This was confirmed yesterday by Erongo governor Neville Andre during an interview. Andre said his office has been consulting with the...
SWAKOPMUND – Former Landless People’s Movement lawmaker Henny Seibeb has taken a dig at the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources for allegedly failing to table its findings on illegal lithium mining in the Daures constituency. This is despite the fact that hearings on the matter were conducted in May 2023, he now laments. Seibeb,...
UIS – A group of disgruntled people who occupied the Dâuredaman Traditional Authority office in Uis have been ordered to vacate the premises following a High Court ruling on Monday. They had been camping at the office in protest, demanding that their chief, Sagarias Seibeb, hands over to them the keys to the office and...
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has detonated a full-blown criminal investigation into alleged illegal mining activities by Xinfeng Investments (Pty) Ltd. The ministry has likewise ordered the cessation of all activities on EPL 8 397, which is currently under scrutiny for illegally belonging to Xinfeng. Following a series of articles by New Era, a statement...
OMARURU – The Omaruru District Hospital has received a significant boost to its healthcare services, with a donation of a fully-equipped ambulance. This comes as a relief for the community, which has faced the dire challenge of transporting critically-ill patients, including women in labour, in the backs of pick-ups due to the lack of an...
UIS – The Uis community is demanding immediate and decisive government action against Chinese mining firm Xinfeng over the alleged illegal destruction of the environment, and desecrating cultural sites. The residents want Xinfeng executives arrested and held accountable for alleged reckless and illegal mining practices in the area. A high-level investigation into Xinfeng’s operations is...
SWAKOPMUND – Over 800 residents of Swakopmund’s Democratic Resettlement Community (DRC) living in shacks will soon become homeowners under the National Informal Settlement Upgrading Project. The project, initiated by the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, was first piloted in Windhoek in 2020, where it successfully delivered more than 750 houses. Following this success, the...
SWAKOPMUND – The Doro !Nawas Conservancy has claimed a small but significant victory after it successfully obtained an interim interdict from the High Court of Namibia to halt all mining activities within its jurisdiction. The decision was made by High Court Judge Colin Parker on Monday after a hearing on 8 November. The Doro !Nawas...
WALVIS BAY – Controversial lithium mining company Xinfeng Investments has admitted to engaging in illegal mining in a letter addressed to mining commissioner Isabella Kandjii-Chirchir last week. However, in a bold move, the company has also requested the mines ministry to expedite the approval of their licence and paperwork so they can export processed ore...