Impact Oil & Gas, a privately-owned exploration company, has announced the completion of a US$95-million (about N$1.7 billion) open offer, raising capital exclusively from its existing shareholders. The capital will be used to further appraise TotalEnergies’ Venus-1 discovery located in Block 2913B in the Orange Basin, as well as fundContinue Reading

Namibia-focused exploration company Arcadia Minerals has confirmed sulfide copper and gold mineralization at its Gamikaub prospect in Namibia, following the positive evaluation of initial reconnaissance drilling. The company has received assays from its recent reconnaissance drilling campaign, where 10 holes were drilled targeting the calcium silicate and marble units previouslyContinue Reading

In collaboration with the Capricorn Foundation, Bank Windhoek recently hosted a two-day Grade 4 Mathematics Teachers Initiative in Windhoek. Supported by the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, the workshop aimed to invest in the education of Namibian youth. The event started with a welcoming remark by Bank Windhoek’s HeadContinue Reading

Old Mutual Namibia, a leading financial services provider, through its Foundation has announced its commitment to further support community crime prevention initiatives through an additional investment in the Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) programme. Old Mutual’s commitment to community crime prevention initiatives started in 2015 through a partnership with the City PoliceContinue Reading

..as mining sector employees increase to over 16000 Government earned approximately N$2.6 billion from employees from mining companies in 2022 through PAYE, outgoing President of the Chamber of Mines of Namibia, Hilifa Mbako revealed in an industry address last week. The majority of individuals employed by the mining sector areContinue Reading

The annual growth in household disposable income rose notably in 2022 compared to 2021 as a result of an increase in the compensation of employees, a joint report – the annual Namibia Financial Stability Report (FSR) – by the Bank of Namibia (BoN) and the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory AuthorityContinue Reading

The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR)’s Chief Geologist, Anthony Chatu, has invited new stakeholders to partner with Namibia in its exploration efforts highlighting that there are five exploratory licenses presently open. Chatu was speaking at a strategic workshop on Tuesday at the Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) 2023 inContinue Reading

Livestock marketing and exports has made a comeback in activity in March 2023, improving by 38% y/y across cattle, sheep and goats, the latest Agriculture sector report by research firm, Simonis Storm reveals. In the prior month, marketing activity grew by 19% y/y. On a monthly basis, livestock marketing increasedContinue Reading