Botswana has launched a 500MW solar photovoltaic plant alongside a 500MWh battery energy storage system in the Ngamiland District. This project aims to reduce dependence on electricity imports and position Botswana as a net electricity exporter by 2030.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for the rapid conclusion of financing negotiations for the Angolan portion of the Angola/Namibia Power Interconnector. This project involves constructing a 166km, 440kV transmission line linking the Kunene substation in Namibia to Cahama in Angola.
The Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Dino Ballotti, is disappointed at the snail's pace of the construction of the Nkurenkuru Multipurpose Youth Resource Center.
He expressed this at the handover of the material to the Rural Youth Enterprises at Nkurenkuru.
A power outage struck Canchana Village in the Kavango West Region, disrupting water supply to Raina Mungungu Combined School and the entire community.
This has been ongoing since last month.
The Deputy Minister of Industries, Mines, and Energy, Gaudentia Kröhne, has inaugurated a fully fledged computer lab at the Minna Sachs Primary School in Keetmanshoop.
The school received 20 computers and printers valued at more than N$350,000 from the Swakop Uranium Foundation.
Suiderlig Secondary School in Keetmanshoop has received a donation of N$250,000 from the Swakop Uranium Foundation for the repair of the school hostel. This contribution was pledged during the school’s gala dinner on 1 August 2025.
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has urged China Henan International Cooperation Group (CHICO) to complete a project they are currently working on within the next five months.
Members of parliament raise concerns about poor road conditions, questioning how the Ministry of Works and Transport will address these issues.
They raised this during the debate of the ministry's budget allocation.
Kavango West Regional Council has stated that the construction of an office park and 12 community toilets ranks among its major achievements for the 2025/2026 financial year.
The long-discussed development of Cape Fria has once again come into focus following remarks by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who cautioned the public against dubious actors.
The Head of State expressed the government's willingness to pursue the project, but only if they secure credible investors.
