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Standard Bank Partners With MIT On Innovative Housing And Food Project In Namibia

Standard Bank Group, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT’s) Center for Bits and Atoms, and US-based architecture firm redhouse studio have partnered on an innovative social upliftment project in Namibia that uses fungal material from mushrooms to develop housing and food products. Aimed at creating a sustainable economic and social ecosystem in Namibia, the BioHAB initiative […]

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Despite Petitions & Mounting Pressure, Namibian Government Proceeds With Sale Of 3% Of Country’s Last Elephants

By Alison Kentish The country’s Environment Ministry is defending the January 29 auction as a conservation strategy, but conservations say the move is based on false population statistics, disputed claims of human-elephant conflict and puts 3% of Namibia’s last elephants up for sale. Over 100,000 concerned petitioners have urged the Namibian government to scrap its plan to auction […]

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NamPower Lights Up Innovation Potential With S/4HANA Go-Live

Key Words: Changing Customer and Market Needs, Operational Efficiency, Utilisation of Resources, Next-Generation Business Suite, Innovation, On-Premise Implementation, Business Process Migration, Business Continuity, Business Analytics, Internet of Things(IoT), Digital Core, Machine Learning, Intelligent Enterprise. In the increasingly competitive energy sector, operational efficiency and better utilisation of resources are keys to growth.  For one of Southern Africa’s […]

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Arid desert landscape with a prominent rocky hill in Namibia, symbolizing a connection to Brazil.

An Icy Superhighway From Namibia to Brazil

By Robin George Andrews Namibia is famed for its deserts, including the world’s oldest, a vast expanse of undulating, scorched sand dunes occasionally visited by an ethereal fog. But around 300 million years ago, Namibia was frozen and located near the South Pole, smooshed against what is now South America within the emerging Pangea supercontinent. There, it was a superhighway for fast-moving ice, […]

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Let’s Go to Namibia

Namibia is a large and sparsely-populated country located in South Western Africa. It is home to just over 2 million people, including the notable Himba Tribe, who are well-known for their ochre-coloured dreadlocks. Namibia was home to the San, Damara, and Nama people before becoming a German colony in 1884. The country gained its independence on […]

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Giraffes interacting with visitors at an African wildlife reserve.

Top 10 Budget-Friendly Tourist Spots in Africa

Looking for the best budget-friendly tourist spots in Africa?Tourism is one very lucrative business in the whole of Africa, only if it could be given more attention. Generally, people love to unwind and relax after several months, weeks or day of hard work. Means of relaxation should not be too expensive or hard to come […]

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Historic African fortress overlooking the coast.

10 Historical Sites to Visit in Africa

Fort Jesus, Kenya Fort Jesus was a Portuguese fort built in 1593 on Mombasa Island. It was built to secure the safety of the Portuguese living on the East Coast of Africa, and it experienced more turbulence than any other fort in Africa due to the hostilities of interested parties that lived in Mombasa. It […]

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Tanzanian President Magufuli meeting officials in Namibia during Kiswahili promotion.

Tanzania President Magufuli Takes Kiswahili To Namibia

President John Magufuli has assured his Namibian counterpart Dr Hage Geingob that Tanzania was ready to offer teachers and Kiswahili books to the southern African country. According to a statement released by the Directorate of Presidential Communications, President Magufuli said the books would be used for teaching Kiswahili in Namibia. Dr Magufuli is on a […]

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Namibia flag waving in the wind, symbolizing independence and national pride.

Why Some Won’t Be Celebrating Namibia’s Independence 29 Years On

Namibia’s South West African People’s Organisation (Swapo) is an exception among the liberation movements that became governments in Africa. As Namibia celebrates its 29th Independence Day on 21 March, it can look back on a period of increased consolidation of power. At the last elections in November 2014 it scored 80% of votes for the […]

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Historic church in Windhoek, Namibia with red roof and tall steeple.

Namibia Travel Guide

Travel & Tourism Ancient deserts, tropical forests, and some of the best game viewing in Africa: it’s little wonder that Namibia, in the southwestern part of the continent, is becoming known as a top tourist destination. The country’s topographical beauty and commitment to wildlife preservation (environmental protection is mandated in its constitution) are immediately evident, […]

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