Tag: Namibia


  • Noronex Advances Etango North Drilling Campaign in Namibia

    Noronex Advances Etango North Drilling Campaign in Namibia

    Noronex Sets Sights on Etango North Drilling Campaign Noronex (ASX:NRX) has announced a key step forward for its Etango North Uranium Project in Namibia, revealing that a contractor has been appointed to conduct an upcoming drilling campaign. The initiative targets several high-priority locations identified during extensive ground work, signaling the company’s intent to advance resource…

  • Noronex Sets Sights on Etango North Drilling Campaign in Namibia

    Noronex Sets Sights on Etango North Drilling Campaign in Namibia

    Campaign Kick-off and Target Areas Noronex (ASX: NRX) has announced a forthcoming drilling program at the Etango North Uranium Project, a joint venture in Namibia. The company has appointed a contractor to execute a multi-location campaign designed to test several high-priority targets identified through recent exploration work. The project sits within a region known for…

  • Noronex Initiates Drilling Campaign at Etango North Uranium Project in Namibia

    Noronex Initiates Drilling Campaign at Etango North Uranium Project in Namibia

    Noronex Launches Drilling Campaign at Etango North Noronex, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange as NRX, has moved forward with a contractor-led drilling program at its joint venture Etango North Uranium Project in Namibia. The campaign marks a critical phase in the company’s strategy to unlock exploration potential within the Etango North license area, advancing…

  • Namibia’s President Seeks Legal Opinion on Paragon Oil PEL 37 Renewal

    Namibia’s President Seeks Legal Opinion on Paragon Oil PEL 37 Renewal

    Introduction: A High-Level Move Amid Scrutiny Namibia’s President, Her Excellency Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has directed the attorney general to provide a formal legal opinion on the renewal of Paragon Oil & Gas’s petroleum exploration licence (PEL) for block PEL 37. The request signals heightened government scrutiny of how the licence extension was granted and the broader…

  • Paragon Oil PEL 37 Renewal: Legal Review Ordered by Namibia’s President

    Paragon Oil PEL 37 Renewal: Legal Review Ordered by Namibia’s President

    Overview: President Intervenes in Paragon Oil PEL 37 Renewal Namibia’s President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has directed the Attorney General to prepare a legal opinion on the renewal of Paragon Oil & Gas’s petroleum exploration licence (PEL) for block PEL 37. The move comes as questions and controversy continue to swirl around the circumstances surrounding the block’s…

  • Namibia’s President Orders Legal Review of Paragon Oil PEL 37 Renewal

    Namibia’s President Orders Legal Review of Paragon Oil PEL 37 Renewal

    Context: A Controversial PEL Renewal Under Scrutiny The Namibian presidency has taken a decisive step in the Paragon Oil saga, with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah directing the attorney general to prepare a formal legal opinion on the renewal of Paragon Oil & Gas’s Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) 37. The move comes as questions linger about the…

  • Namibia launches nationwide polio vaccination drive after virus detected in Kavango East

    Namibia launches nationwide polio vaccination drive after virus detected in Kavango East

    Background: Polio Alert in Kavango East The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) in Namibia has announced a nationwide polio vaccination campaign following the detection of poliovirus Type 2 in Ndama, Rundu, Kavango East. The virus was identified on 13 November 2025 through routine environmental surveillance of wastewater, underscoring the importance of proactive public…

  • Namibia Mobilizes Nationwide Polio Vaccination Drive After Poliovirus Detected in Kavango East

    Namibia Mobilizes Nationwide Polio Vaccination Drive After Poliovirus Detected in Kavango East

    Health Ministry Launches Nationwide Polio Vaccination Drive The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) of Namibia has announced a nationwide polio vaccination campaign in response to the detection of poliovirus Type 2 in Kavango East. The breakthrough came on 13 November 2025, when routine environmental surveillance identified the virus in a sewage sample collected…

  • Namibia launches nationwide polio vaccination drive after Kavango East detection

    Namibia launches nationwide polio vaccination drive after Kavango East detection

    Nationwide polio vaccination drive announced after environmental detection The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) of Namibia has announced a nationwide polio vaccination campaign following the detection of poliovirus Type 2 in Kavango East. The discovery, made on 13 November 2025 through routine environmental surveillance of a sewage sample collected in Ndama, Rundu, has…

  • Self-Enrichment Is Not Empowering: Namibia’s Oil Licences and Public Resources

    Self-Enrichment Is Not Empowering: Namibia’s Oil Licences and Public Resources

    Introduction: The gap between wealth and empowerment In Namibia, as in many resource-rich nations, the argument that personal wealth derived from public resources equates to broad-based empowerment is increasingly challenged. Critics contend that self-enrichment from oil and other extractive activities can widen the gap between a small group of elites and the general population, leaving…