5 December - Week in Review

# Kavango Oil Discovery Claims Raise Doubts Over ReconAfrica.... # MTC Sees Revenue Boost Amid Fibre and Enterprise Growth.... #November Inflation Eases to 3.4% ..... # Nigerian Jets Intervene in Failed Coup Attempt in Benin ......PLUS # U.S Supreme Court weighs whether President Trump can fire heads of independent agencies

# MTC Posts Strong 2025 Revenue Growth.... # Inflation Slows as November Shows Price Stability.... # Researcher Questions ReconAfrica’s Latest Oil Claims in Kavango ..... # M23 Rebels Train Civilians in Political Doctrine and Governance in Eastern DRC ......PLUS #Paramount–Skydance launches hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

NAMBOB posts 8% net profit after restructuring, Trustco rejects Riskowitz board takeover attempt, ECOWAS deploys troops to Benin after failed coup, South Africa’s building confidence hits 10-year high, and Ukraine peace talks stall in Miami.

NamRA holds SME engagement sessions, while South Africa declares GBV and femicide a national disaster; the first phase of the Gaza peace plan nears completion, and Bank Windhoek is named Namibia’s Bank of the Year 2025.

# ECB and Stakeholders Meet to Shape Electricity Guidelines.... # Free Water Meters Launched in Grootfontein.... # New Institute Aims to Maximise Resource Potential ..... #100 Schoolchildren Freed in Niger State Kidnapping ......PLUS #Trump awarded inaugural Fifa Peace Prize at World Cup draw