1st January 1970

1. Zaphia Basson. engaged with Erastus Shivolo, Deputy Executive Director for the Ministry of Mines and Energy to discuss how Namibia developed its uranium and its contributions to the economy.

2. The Namibia Grape Company (NGC) announced a N$10 million dividend contribution to the National Youth Service (NYS). Chairperson Richwell Lukonga made the announcement this yesterday at a handover ceremony.

My colleague David Shoombe spoke with the Chairperson of NGC, Richwell Lukonga, to unpack  this.

3. The board of NYS has received the generous dividends of N$ 10 million.We got into the conversation with Tobias Nambala, a board member of NYS to discuss the priorities with new injection.

4. The General Manager for Brand South Africa, SithembileNtombela, discussed about the prospect of South Africa hosting the G20 Summit later this year.

The summit will take place in November 2025.

In the interview with Ntombela , she focused on the areas of South Africa’s strategic efforts in reputation management across the continent, the importance of pan-African collaboration in shaping global perceptions, what the G20 2025 represents for the African agenda, and South Africa’s readiness to host the world’s most powerful economies and drive inclusive development.