The French energy company Total withdrew its workers from a multi-billion dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in 2021 because of a worsening security situation in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province.In 2023, two years later, TotalEnergies’ CEO Pa…
Day: May 5, 2023
Angola win 33 medals on second day of zone IV Swimming Championship
Angola’s national team finished Thursday in style the second day of the African Zone IV Championship, which ends on Sunday in Luanda.Angolan team remain in second place in the overall medal standings, now with nine gold, five silver and the same number…
Petro de Luanda beat Al Alhy
Petro de Luanda beat Thursday Al Alhy of Egypt 91-90 in the fifth and last round match of the preliminary stage of the African Basketball League (BAL).The victory allows the Angolan side to rank first, with 10 points, and take the lead of the series in…
Ambassador highlights dissemination of Portuguese language
Angolan ambassador to Namibia Jovelina Imperial highlighted Friday in Windhoek the importance of promoting and internationalising the Portuguese Language in the world, ahead of the 5th of May, World Day of the Portuguese Language.The diplomat was speak…
SADC region central bank governors meet in Luanda
National Bank of Angola (BNA) hosts the 56th meeting of the Committee of Central Bank Governors (CCBG) of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on 10-12 May, with view to discussing the financial system of region.The high-level meeting glob…
Banking sector gets ESAAMLG’s thumbs up
Angolan banking financial sector has received approval, in compliance with technical standards, from the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG), a Financial Action Task Force (FATF) institution.The approval owed to the fact t…
Angolan Head of State calls for promotion of peace
The President of the Republic of Angola João Lourenço Friday appealed to Angolans to continue to promote peace at home, on the road and in any social environment.“Today, Friday, is the beginning of another weekend. I call on each of us to continue to b…
Foetus found in drain at Osona village outside Okahandja
OTJIWARONGO, A four-month-old boy foetus was on Thursday morning found dumped in a sewage drain at Osona village outside Okahandja in the Otjozondupa Region.Namibian Police Force Unit Commander for Community Affairs in the region, Inspector Maureen Mbe…
10th Africa teaching and learning conference to take place in Windhoek
Africa teaching and learning conference to take place in WindhoekWINDHOEK, The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, in collaboration with the Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities (AFTRA) and the Namibia National Teachers Union, will…
MTC wins Speedtest Award
Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) has been named the mobile operator with the fastest internet speed in Namibia for the third and fourth quarters of 2022, according to user-initiated tests done on Speedtest by Ookla.Ookla, a global leader in mobi…
‘The Council of Ministers praised the achievements of the army in liberating the country,
Somali authorities said yesterday that sustained military operations by government forces against al-Shabab have succeeded in reducing terrorist attacks across the country by 70 per cent.Somalia’s cabinet, which held its weekly meeting in Mogadishu, th…
South-East Young Professionals want Rep. member-elect for speakership
South-East Young Professionals, a pressure group, has canvassed support for House of Representatives member-elect, Ibe Osonwa (LP-Abia), to run for the office of the Speaker of the House.The Group’s Coordinator, Mr Uzor Ngoladi, made the position known…