Vol 55 No 2 | NAMIBIA Geingob at last 24th January 2014 In November, veteran SWAPO leader Hage Geingob will take over one of Africa’s most stable political systems Under outgoing President Hifikepunye Pohamba and the Prime Minister and president-to-be, Hage Geingob, the governing SWAPO Party approaches November’s general elections more united than ever. Geingob, 73, looks...
Vol 54 No 24 | NAMIBIA Katti goes for gold 28th November 2013 Knowledge Katti, the oil exploration millionaire and close associate of Prime Minister Hage Geingob, appears to be on the verge of another business coup. Katti represents one of...
Vol 54 No 23 | NAMIBIA Country for old men 14th November 2013 Hopes of a credible alternative to SWAPO in next year’s elections were dashed when last week’s congress of the Rally for Democracy and Progress ended in bitter recriminations....
Vol 54 No 16 | NAMIBIA Knowledge is power 1st August 2013 Canadian entrepreneur Duane Parnham has partnered with a well connected Namibian, Knowledge Katti, to make a bid for Navachab gold mine, which AngloGold Ashanti is selling as part...
Vol 54 No 15 | NAMIBIA Youth check Geingob 18th July 2013 President Hifikepunye Pohamba and Prime Minister Hage Geingob have been trying to quell the rebellious SWAPO Party’s Youth League – but without much luck. In June, Premier Pohamba...
Vol 54 No 12 | NAMIBIA Economy thrives, BEE slows 7th June 2013 Policies favouring foreign investment are set to prevail over those who want more of the benefits of growth to flow to black citizens Unreconciled opponents of Prime Minister Hage Geingob, the expected heir to the presidency, resent their marginalisation within the ever-governing SWAPO party. The critics, many of them opposed to...
Vol 54 No 12 | NAMIBIA Riches on the yellowcake road 7th June 2013 The Husab uranium mine project moves forward as the Chinese partners agree to new rules on employment Development of the Husab uranium mine, the largest under construction globally, seems to be proceeding. The site, 60 kilometres inland from Swakopmund and 15 km. south of Rio...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 7 | NAMIBIA Teko trio on trial 2nd May 2013 Four years after their arrest, two Nambians and one Chinese national begin their defence against allegations of bribery and corruption The much-anticipated trial in the US$55.3 million-Nuctech scanner case, in which the three defendants are charged with inflating invoices and pocketing a $12.8 mn. kickback, got off to...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 6 | NAMIBIACHINA Experts only rule for work permits 4th April 2013 The SWAPO government has turned down a request from a Chinese state-backed company for unlimited numbers of work permits. Eastern China Non-Ferrous Metals Investment Holding (ECE) is developing...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 5 | NAMIBIACHINA Red carpets and yellow cake 7th March 2013 Uranium-rich Namibia is still rolling out the red carpet for Chinese mining and exploration firms. Back in January, it was announced that Zhonghe Resources (Namibia) Development had received...