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10th March 2021 The Botswana government remains relentless in its bid to allow Canadian oil and Gas Company ReconAfrica smooth passage to undertake exploration activities in areas close to the world heritage sites Okavango Delta and Tsodilo Heritage Site. In fact, the Ministry of Minerals has just announced Recon Botswana (ReconAfrica subsidiary) has begun its activities in Botswana focused on acquiring and processing, analysis and interpretation of gravity and high resolution aeromagnetic data...

3/10/2021 WINDHOEK, March 10 (Reuters) - Namibia has seen a surge in incidents of human-wildlife conflicts involving elephants, buffaloes and other species, mainly in the north and northeastern parts of the country, the environment minister told parliament on Wednesday. Like several other African nations, Namibia is trying to strike a balance between protecting high-value species like elephants and rhinos, while managing the danger they pose when they encroach on areas of human habitation. The ...

09 March 2021 | Agriculture OPEN AGAIN: Eloolo abattoir in Oshakati was reopened by agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein in November 2020. PHOTO: TUYEIMO HAIDULA TUYEIMO HAIDULA OSHAKATI War veterans blame the closing of northern abattoirs that were handed to them by government on a lack of support and funding. President of the Namibia National Liberation Veterans Association (NNLVA) Ben Shikongo defended their unsuccessful takeover of the abattoirs, saying it is no child’s play and they we...

Anglican bishops call for end to exploratory drilling in Namibias Kavango Basin Thirty-four Anglican bishops and three archbishops from across the world have signed a petition calling for an immediate halt to exploratory drilling in the Kavango Basin, Namibia. The move comes after Canadian company ReconAfrica bought the rights to drill for oil in more than 35,000 square kilometres of the Kavango Basin, a World Heritage-listed and Ramsar Wetland Site that supplies water to the Okavango Delta....

Stop oil and gas drilling in Namibia’s Kavango Basin immediately — Anglican Church 8 Mar 2021 Sunset over the Gomoti Plains area, a community run concession, on the edge of the Gomoti river system southeast of the Okavango Delta, Botswana. ReconAfrica has acquired rights to explore more than 35 000km² in the Okavango Delta watershed, a Unesco-designated world heritage site. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images) Thirty-four Anglican bishops and three archbishops from arou...

Anglican bishops wants oil drilling in Namibia stopped By Molaole Montsho Share RUSTENBURG - Anglican bishops said on Monday that Namibians had been blind-sided into a deal for exploratory oil drilling in the ecologically sensitive Kavango Basin. However, the government of Namibia says the fears are unfounded. In a statement, the bishop of Namibia, Luke Pato, said the Synod of Bishops has drawn up a petition calling for an immediate halt to the drilling. "The process has not been an open one, w...

  My contribution to this topic is necessitated by the views and teachings that Professor Joseph Diescho articulated on this topic on 4 February 2021. His reflection was based on the main argument and teaching that no one in Kavango can claim community originality and authenticity, and therefore, express the view that he or she is pure and does not have historical, family, and cultural and language relationships with other communities such as the Vanyemba, Chokwe, Luchazi, Umbundu and other co...

Namibia will know next week whether the new variant of the novel coronavirus, which was confirmed in neighbouring South Africa, is responsible for the surge of local infections reported in December last year. 

Namibia: ReconAfrica announces update on Kavango Basin drilling 01 Mar 2021 Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) has provided an update on drilling operations in the Kavango sedimentary basin in the Kalahari Desert of North East Namibia. As announced on January 11, 2021, the Company commenced drilling operations on the first well (6-2), of an initial three well program to evaluate potential hydrocarbon systems in one of five major sub-basins of the larger, more laterally extensive, deep ...

Policy takes toll on mining - Geschäft - Jo-Maré Duddy – A massive plunge in its policy perception score has cost Namibia its... - Allgemeine Zeitung