Immanuel Mulunga – Windhoek Observer

30 Mar

PDM wants Mulunga suspended in 48 hours

ObserverNational NewsImmanuel Mulunga, PDM wants Mulunga suspended in 48 hours

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Popular Democratic Movement( PDM) has written a letter to the Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises, Iipumbu Shiimi, demanding the suspension of the Managing Director of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), Immanuel Mulunga. PDM President McHenry Venaani said the suspension should be enforced within the next 48 hours. He however did not specify what action would follow, in the event that Shiimi does not suspend Mulunga. It is reported that Mulunga is currently under investigation over his involvement in a payment of N$100 million to Angola, for oil blocks. “Given the nature of the current…

16 Mar

OBSERVER SPOTLIGHT: Mulunga Interview

ObserverNational NewsImmanuel Mulunga, OBSERVER SPOTLIGHT: Mulunga Interview

Every Thursday the Windhoek Observer puts a spotlight on Namibian making news and shifting the needle. This week we feature Immanuel Mulunga, Managing Director of National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR). Mulunga started his career at NAMCOR in 2015 where he served as a Managing Director. He previously served as the Petroleum Inspector in the Ministry of Mines and Energy. OS: Can you please give us a brief synopsis of your educational background?Mulunga: I grew up in the dusty streets of Katutura, during the last decade of apartheid where I attended Mandume Junior Primary School (Grade 2-4) and later went…

31 Aug

Venaani fumes at Mulunga remarks

ObserverNational NewsImmanuel Mulunga, Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) McHenry Venaani, Venaani fumes at Mulunga remarks

Martin Endjala The leader of the official opposition and Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) McHenry Venaani is fuming about what he describes as reprehensible and alleged ill-advised utterances by the Managing Director of Namcor Immanuel Mulunga, in a letter addressed to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, dated 23rd of August 2022. Mulungu said that Venaani lacks understanding of the oil industry following his claims that the oil exploration licences the ministry entered into with petroleum companies are not favouring Namibia and therefore should be renegotiated. Venaani in his response said Mulunga’s remarks are only ‘’embarrassing but regrettable’’ and an indication…

12 Apr

Namcor acquires oil blocks in Angola

ObserverUncategorisedImmanuel Mulunga, Namcor acquires oil blocks in Angola, Sequa and Petrolog, Somoil, Sonangol

Namcor has realised one of its strategic objectives of acquiring commercially viable producing assets outside the Namibia. Namcor announced on its Twitter page that it was one of the successful bidders for exploration and producing blocks in Angola, after going through an extensive tender process, adding that ‘’Namcor has reached its target of acquiring producing assets’’. In an Agencia Lusa news report on social media, Sonangol, Angola’s government-owned oil company, says it has sold eight Angolan oil concessions, ‘’in a limited public tender without mentioning the value of the deal’’. The eight blocks in a partial sale of Sonangol’s participating…

24 Mar

Oil industry skills critical for Namibia

ObserverUncategorisedImmanuel Mulunga, Oil industry skills critical for Namibia

Staff writer Namibia should strengthen and develop its financial sector and fiscal management capacities in preparation for the expansion of the economy on the back of the recent discoveries of oil in the offshore continental shelve. The managing director of Namcor, Immanuel Mulunga says Namibia should not only bolster its financial sector, but should also build its human resources that is knowledge, skills, creativity and wellbeing and institutional capacity to manage the petroleum sector in parallel with the process of expanding the productive activities of the economy. ‘’Such conditions namely human capital and institutional capacity are essential for Namibia to…

28 Jan

Namcor attains a vaccination rate of 82 percent

ObserverObserver MoneyImmanuel Mulunga, Managing Director, Namcor attains a vaccination rate of 82 percent

Tujoromajo Kasuto The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) has overall vaccination status has reached 82 percent. The company has implemented a number of initiatives to combat and contain the spread of COVID-19. Immanuel Mulunga, Managing Director (MD) states: “Namcor continues to relentlessly implement its vaccination directive throughout the company to have as many Namcor staff members vaccinated to maintain a healthy and productive workforce.“ The current vaccination status of Namcor is as follows: 84 percent at the Head Office in Windhoek, 80 percent at the National Oil Storage Facility in Walvis Bay, and 55 percent at its depots in…

19 Jan

Namcor’s unvaccinated employees pushed in tight corner

ObserverObserver Money(Namcor)’s unvaccinated employees are expected to provide a negative PCR test results weekly, Immanuel Mulunga, Maryke Krohne

Tujoromajo Kasuto From Monday of this week the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor)’s unvaccinated employees are expected to provide a negative PCR test results weekly at their own cost. In addition disciplinary measures will be taken against those absent (forced leave) for more than two days. This was revealed in a letter addressed to an employee by Human Capital Executive, Maryke Krohne, as per the Managing Director Immanuel Mulunga directive. By it employees were given until 19 November, 2021 to get vaccinated. Mulunga stated that employees who do not want to be vaccinated against Covid-19, may be obliged to…