Namibia urged to take charge of oil and gas communication narrative

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2026-07-15
SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - Bank of Namibia (BoN) communications director Kazembire Zemburuka speaking at the Effective Communicators Conference (ECC26) in Swakopmund on Wednesday, during a presentation on the Bank of Namibia’s communication strategy, titled “New Media: Disseminating the Narrative,” and said local communicators need to organise now.

(Photo by: MICT) NAMPA SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - Bank of Namibia (BoN) communications director Kazembire Zemburuka speaking at the Effective Communicators Conference (ECC26) in Swakopmund on Wednesday, during a presentation on the Bank of Namibia’s communication strategy, titled “New Media: Disseminating the Narrative,” and said local communicators need to organise now. (Photo by: MICT) NAMPA
SWAKOPMUND, 15 JUL (NAMPA) - Namibia risks losing control of the narrative surrounding its oil and gas industry to foreign public relations firms and artificial intelligence (AI) if local communicators do not organise themselves, Bank of Namibia (BoN) Director of Communications Kazembire Zemburuka has warned.
Zemburuka made the remarks during the Effective Communicators Conference (ECC26) in Swakopmund on Wednesday while delivering a presentation...
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