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\u00a0removed\u00a0Natangwe Ithete from the position in October.<\/p>\n
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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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