{"id":1827,"date":"2026-01-04T03:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T03:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/1827\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T03:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T03:23:10","slug":"namibias-president-appoints-new-mines-energy-and-industry-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/1827\/","title":{"rendered":"Namibia’s president appoints new mines, energy and industry minister"},"content":{"rendered":"

WINDHOEK, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Namibia’s president on Tuesday appointed Modestus Amutse as the Southern African country’s new minister of mines, energy and industry.<\/p>\n

Amutse’s appointment comes after President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah removed<\/a> Natangwe Ithete from the position in October.<\/p>\n

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Resource-rich Namibia is aiming for its first crude oil production by 2030 after several major discoveries in recent years. It mines commodities like uranium and diamonds.<\/p>\n

A statement from Nandi-Ndaitwah’s office said Amutse had previously served as deputy minister of information and communication technology and before that as a member of parliament.<\/p>\n

Reporting by Nyasha Nyaungwa;
\nEditing by Alexander Winning<\/p>\n

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