Presidents Hage Geingob and Cyril Ramaphosa have directed the Committee of Experts dealing with the Orange River boundary negotiations to table the report to the Political, Diplomatic, and Legal Committee by January next year.

Dr. Geingob and Ramaphosa co-chaired the presidential segment of the Namibia-South Africa Bi-National Commission meeting at State House.

The senior officials from the two countries formally submitted the 2016 report on the Orange River Boundary Negotiations during the ministerial meeting of the Bi-National Commission for consideration.

The business communities from Namibia and South Africa held their first-ever business forum with the aim of deepening their economic ties.

The Minister of Industrialization and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu, is concerned about the unequal trade between the two countries, with South Africa dominating the partnership.

South Africa remains one of Namibia's main trading partners, with exports standing at 27%. On average, trade relations between the two countries reflect a trade balance of N$30 billion in favour of South Africa.

Namibia and South Africa reaffirmed their continued support for the pursuit of self-determination in Western Sahara.

The countries declared their support during the Bi-National Commission Ministerial Meeting held in Windhoek. The United Nations classified Western Sahara as a non-self-governing territory.

While the Sahrawi people have been waiting for a referendum, Morocco has invaded and occupied the territory since 1975 and has been profiting from the resources of Western Sahara.

President Hage Geingob is hopeful that the long-standing issue of the Orange River border will be resolved amicably.

Dr. Geingob and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, are co-chairing the presidential segment of the 3rd session of the Namibia-South Africa Bi-National Commission meeting underway at State House.

The Ministerial Session of the Namibia-South Africa Bi-National Commission has reviewed the 75 legal instruments between the two countries.

These are in the areas of infrastructure development, transport and communications, health, minerals, and energy, among others.

The ministerial session will be followed by the meeting between President Hage Geingob and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, tomorrow.

The Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation has expressed concern at the unfortunate incident during which a Namibian national lost his eyesight in Johannesburg, South Africa, last week. 

The Ministers of Transport for Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa have inaugurated the office of the Trans Kalahari Corridor Secretariat (TKCS) in Windhoek.

This came after the three countries signed an agreement on the development and management of the Kalahari Corridor in 2003.

The TKCS was established and housed in Windhoek, and as a stipulation for hosting the Secretariat, the Namibian government is obliged to provide an office to be used as its headquarters.

President Hage Geingob will be departing for Johannesburg, South Africa, this afternoon to participate in the BRICS-Africa Outreach and the BRICS Plus Dialogues.

President Geingob will deliver a statement at the event at the invitation of the South African President and host of the XV BRICS Summit, Cyril Ramaphosa.

The Anti-Corruption Commission and the Special Investigating Unit of South Africa have agreed to exchange information about corruption, including sector-specific best practices in forensic investigation methodologies and techniques.

This collaboration follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions.

Good Morning Namibia spoke to the Chief Public Relations Officer at the Anti-Corruption Commission, Josefina Ngituwamata.

South Africa's Minister of Electricity has pledged his country's commitment to continue supplying electricity to Namibia.

Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa made this commitment during a media briefing in Windhoek.
 
Namibia generates about 40% of its energy needs domestically, while the remaining 60% is imported from neighbouring countries via the Southern African Power Pool. Out of this, 100 megawatts are sourced from South Africa.

However, South Africa has been grappling with energy shortages and consequent load shedding for a considerable period of time.