George Elombi will assume leadership of the African Export-Import Bank on Saturday, following outgoing President Benedict Oramah’s praise for his three decades of institutional experience. Oramah said the incoming fourth president possesses deep knowledge of operations and will inherit a strong management team capable of surpassing recent accomplishments. The Cairo-based lender expanded its capital reserves…
Namibia proposed six renewable energy initiatives to the Accelerated Partnership for Renewables for Africa, though policy shortcomings and financing obstacles limit investor participation across member nations. The partnership received 22 total submissions from 10 African countries, with only four reaching final investment approval amid concerns about collateral requirements and elevated project costs. Presidential Initiative on…
Maria Ashipala produces potatoes, cabbage, and tomatoes across three hectares at the Etunda irrigation farm in the Omusati region, following the start of experimental potato cultivation earlier this year. The vegetable grower, who has farmed since the 1990s without formal employment, donated 50 cabbages to Wisdom Private School and 100 to the holding cells at…
Namibia detained more than 1,500 cellphones at border crossings between April 2024 and July 2025 because travelers failed to obtain required telecommunications approvals and pay import fees. The Namibia Revenue Agency held 1,251 devices at Hosea Kutako International Airport after owners arrived without Communications Regulatory Authority certificates confirming network compatibility. Officials seized 289 additional phones…
Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah told citizens on Wednesday to negotiate with foreign partners using the country’s natural resources as leverage rather than adopting what she called a poverty mentality. She addressed the Namibia Public-Private Forum and said the nation possesses minerals, agricultural land, and energy reserves that provide bargaining power in international discussions. The government…
Apple’s M5 MacBook Pro delivers storage performance more than three times faster than its predecessor in benchmark testing conducted by Max Tech. The newest model achieved 6,323 megabytes per second in sequential read operations compared with 2,031 megabytes per second from the M4 version, representing a 211 percent increase. Write speeds reached 6,068 megabytes per…
Samsung Electronics said process miniaturization alone yields only 10 to 15 percent performance gains as the semiconductor industry approaches physical limits. Foundry Vice President Shin Jong-shin told attendees at a Seoul workshop on Wednesday that Design and Process Integration Optimization will account for half of all improvements at 3 nanometers and below, up from 10…
Nvidia told graphics card manufacturers to reduce shipments of the 8-gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti after weak sales left excess inventory at retailers, according to Board Channels reports. The company wants partners to prioritize the 16-gigabyte model, which sells for $70 more but attracts stronger demand from buyers seeking better performance in memory-intensive games. The…
Nvidia will abandon its Boot0 architecture identification system for future graphics processors in favor of Boot42 registers, according to open-source driver updates submitted by company engineers. The changes target the Rubin server chip lineup scheduled for volume manufacturing in late 2026. Engineer John Hubbard wrote in patch documentation that upcoming hardware will zero out the…
Asus will release a gaming monitor on Nov. 1 that switches between 540 hertz at 1440p and 720 hertz at 720p, using LG Display’s fourth-generation tandem OLED technology. The ROG Super Kill 27 Pro carries a model designation of PG27AQWP-W outside China and costs 8,499 yuan, equivalent to $1,193. The 27-inch display uses four layers…
