{"id":388970,"date":"2026-02-03T11:59:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=388970"},"modified":"2026-02-03T11:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:59:08","slug":"no-ndaitwah-or-family-stake-in-oil-and-gas-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=388970","title":{"rendered":"No Ndaitwah or family stake in oil and gas industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE Namibian President, Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, categorically denies, without any reservation, any suggestion or allegation that she or her family members have any stake or interest in the Namibian oil and gas sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President said she is compelled to respond to what she termed misleading allegations published online and in print media about her family\u2019s alleged \u201ccontrol of the oil and gas industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;With respect to the Namibian article headlined \u2018President under fire for \u2018family oil interest\u2019\u2019, written by Mr Eliaser Ndeyanale and Mr Martin Endjala, as well as the allegations attributed to Ms Jemima Beukes, I state categorically and without reservation that my children have no interests, direct or indirect, in the oil and gas sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI therefore require that the journalist concerned retract the statement and issue a public apology, or, in the alternative, present credible and verifiable evidence to substantiate the allegations,&#8221; the President said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She added that, for the record, her children, like any Namibian citizen, have the full and equal right to participate in the country\u2019s economy within the confines of the laws of the Republic of Namibia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;They do so to contribute to national development, the well-being of our people, and their own lawful livelihoods. 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