By:Fransina Nghidengwa The government is hoping to collaborate with mining companies on the construction of the central and coastal desalination plant. Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Minister Calle Schlettwein said this during his address to the new board of the country’s water utility, NamWater, early this week. Schlettwein reminded the new board that the water […]

By:Justicia Shipena In the Xinfeng Investments case, the lawyers for Mines and Energy Minister Tom Alweendo argue that the company misrepresented the work of others, particularly in areas such as exploration work, mineral resource estimation, and mining methods, all of which the Minister was required to consider before granting mining licence 243. On April 28, […]

By:Justicia Shipena The City of Windhoek (CoW) has taken decisive action to assure its residents that no one will face power disconnection. The CoW’s recent assurance of uninterrupted power supply to its residents comes at a time when the municipality itself, specifically the areas of Groot Aub and Brakwater, have been listed among the customers […]

By: Justicia Shipena Trade Minister Lucia Ipumbu has expressed sadness over the fact that more than 90% of gemstones leave the country in their unprocessed form, depriving the nation of the economic benefits that could derive from value addition. Ipumbu made the remarks when officiating the graduation ceremony of the gemstones students for the year […]

By:Hertha Ekandjo and Matthias Hangala Around 400 workers of the Rössing Uranium mine will be retrenched come next year, according to the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN). The company last month began offering its workers voluntary separation packages, until the end of 2026. This was after the company’s Board of Directors on 22 February, announced, […]

By: Justicia Shipena Askari Metals will accelerate lithium exploration at its Uis project after meeting the conditions for $2.5 million (N$46 million) in strategic equity investment by global battery materials supplier Huayou International Resources. Huayou will subscribe for 4.5 million fully-paid ordinary shares in Askari at an issue price of 55 cents per share and […]

By:Mauricia Koopman The Mine Workers Union of Namibia (MUN) has expressed scepticism at the employment figures on the sector released by the Chamber of Mines. The Chamber, this week, released its annual report in which it indicated that total direct employment increased by 6.9% in 2022, of which 8,391 were permanent employees, 742 temporary employees […]

By:Staff writer Namibia’s power utility, NamPower, and CERIM Luderitz Energy, a joint venture between Energy China and locally owned Riminii Investments, on Monday signed power purchase and transmission connection agreements. This is to develop a 50 MW wind power plant in the coastal town of Luderitz, southwestern Namibia. The envisaged wind power plant will be […]