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Iraq, one of the world’s biggest oil producers, aims to boost its crude reserves to more than 160 billion barrels, oil minister Hayan Abdel Ghani said on Saturday. 

In a landmark event attended by key stakeholders, the Oranjemund Town Council last week officially launched its five-year strategic plan for 2024-2029.

The N$2 billion credit facility that Namibia recently secured from the World Bank consists of an inclusive package of loans and grants. 

In collaboration with Cleanergy and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, the Namibia Ports Authority (Namport) will introduce the world’s first hydrogen-powered vessel to Namibian waters. 

After nearly four months at the helm of the largest pension fund in the country, CEO and principal officer of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) Martin Inkumbi (MI) recently sat down with New Era for a comprehensive analysis of the fund. 

The ministry of home affairs has registered more than 34 000 people for national documents since the introduction of the mass registration exercise in February this year.

The Okahao Magistrate’s Court on Friday denied bail to 20-year-old Amoni Iindongo for allegedly scalding an eight-year-old boy with boiling water after he caught the child stealing food from his house.

No exemption or approval was granted by the line ministry for local authorities and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to acquire external debt-collection services. 

Founding President Sam Nujoma, who celebrated his 95th birthday yesterday, has been hailed as an inspirational and credible luminary, a father figure, and an unparalleled titan within the political sphere who is loved and revered.