Namibia To Roll Out UPI This Year: Key Takeaways From PM Modi's Visit To African Nation

Last Updated:July 09, 2025, 22:52 IST Talks between India and Namibia focused on bolstering bilateral cooperation in digital technology, defence, security, agriculture, healthcare, education and critical minerals PM Narendra Modi during a meeting...

Namibia Honours PM Modi: Here's A Full List Of His 27 International Awards

Last Updated:July 09, 2025, 19:53 IST PM Modi received Namibia's highest civilian award during his visit, marking his 27th international honor since 2014 Prime Minister Narendra Modi being conferred with Namibia's highest civilian award, 'Order of...

The shattered mirror of Namibia: A Pan-Africanist analysis of economic decline and the urgency of sovereignty

PAUL T. SHIPALE (with inputs by Folito Nghitongovali Diawara Gaspar) There are realities whose poignancy transcends mere numerical quantification. Namibia’s recent downgrade by the World Bank’s classification – a global singularity, being the only...

Namibia to introduce India’s UPI this year after PM Modi's visit to African nation

Namibia will roll out Unified Payments Interface (UPI) later this year and will set up an Entrepreneurship Development Center, it was announced Wednesday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah held talks...

Corruption in Namibia is Systemic,  and there is a Psychology behind it

Ndumba J Kamwanyah Namibia is once again in the spotlight because of corruption. This time it’s not the Fishrot but the state-owned oil company, NAMCOR. Thirteen individuals, including entities, Have been charged in connection with a corruption...

Namibia supports India’s local Pharma Factory Plan

Namibia has welcomed India's proposal under the "Pharmacy of the World" initiative to establish a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility locally. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah made this statement during discussions with India's Prime Minister,...

Namibian President Hails PM Modi's 'Historic' State Visit

(MENAFN- IANS) Windhoek, July 9 (IANS) The President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Wednesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit as a "historic" one, highlighting that it is the first State Visit being hosted by her after taking...

Namibia confers highest civilian honour on PM Modi, his 27th global award

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Wednesday conferred with Namibia’s highest civilian honour, ‘Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis’ upon his arrival in the country during the last leg of his nine-day and five-nation visit. The award...

Namibian drug mule sentenced for swallowing 68 bullets of cocaine, SA reacts

The South African Police Service warned young women not to be drug mules after a Gauteng court sentenced one to prison A Namibian national will spend some time in prison after she was found guilty of transporting drugs South Africans called for a...

Namibia’s Indian community embraces PM Modi

OPTIMISTIC CROWD: The Indian community in Namibia turned out in large numbers to welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Windhoek today. The warm reception did not go unappreciated, with Prime Minister Modi describing the crowd as...

Dangote Refinery to construct 1.6 million-barrel fuel storage facility in Namibia  

Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to construct fuel storage tanks in Namibia, aiming to supply up to 1.6 million barrels of gasoline and diesel to southern African nations. The strategic move marks a major step in the refinery’s ambition to...

From Brazil to Namibia, What PM Modi’s Five-Nation Tour Achieved

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s whirlwind tour of five nations—Ghana, Namibia, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, and Brazil—has made waves across continents. It wasn’t just about the optics, or even the honours (though there were plenty). It was...

Namibia defeats Senegal in opener 

Namibia secured their spot in the semi-finals of the 2025 Rugby Africa Cup with a commanding 55-17 victory over Senegal in their opening match, maintaining their unbeaten record against the West African side. The Namibians pulled away in the...

Namibia exploration well days from drilling as rig charter confirmed

Rig owner Northern Ocean has clinched a contract with fast-moving Rhino Resources to charter a semi-submersible rig to the Namibia-focused player to drill up to four wells in its Orange basin licence where it already has two oil and gas...

Namibia Launches Footgolf As A New Sport Code

By: David Shoombe and Bernadette Simon On 7 July 2025, Namibia officially launched footgolf as the nation’s newest sport code. Footgolf is a sport that integrates golf and football techniques, played on a golf course. Toady Gurirab, the President...

B2Gold Namibia to restructure and reduce the workforce at Otjikoto Gold Mine

B2Gold Namibia will scale down employment by approximately 400 jobs at its Otjikoto Gold Mine by the end of 2025 due to a transition from open pit to underground mining. It will, however, continue to look for new projects in the country and has...

Namibians mock Zambia!

Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba writes Namibians mock Zambia! Despite the worst load-shedding in 60 years and the population only receiving power for 5hrs or less a day, ZESCO finds power to export to Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower), Namibia and...

Namibian Police report alarming spike in fatal fires

'Bigots won't stop us': LGBTQ+ Namibians resilient ahead of appeal

What’s the context? Namibia is appealing a landmark ruling decriminalising same-sex relations, but the man who brought the case has hope. Namibia decriminalised same-sex relations a year ago Government has appealed landmark ruling Leading activist...

Namibia: Indian Diaspora welcome PM Modi

Windhoek The Indian diaspora in Namibia expressed immense excitement and anticipation as Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the country's capital, Windhoek, on Wednesday morning, marking his first visit to the country and the third-ever visit...