Rössing Uranium increased its water storage capacity by 600,000³ with the completion and inauguration of six water reservoir tanks which came at a cost of N$100 million. The reservoirs assist in easing the pressure on the already existing NamWater infrastructure. Rössing said water is a key commodity in the operationContinue Reading
Tami Itembu, Public and Government Affairs at ExxonMobil and Production Namibia has said that the entity is still behind in its oil exploration and hopes that the government would offer the company more time to pursue oil. “ExxonMobil is kind of behind. It is still early in the game inContinue Reading
LAST Friday, Bank Windhoek publicly launched its 40th birthday celebrations. Since April 1982, as a wholly owned Namibian financial services provider, the Bank has catered to the needs of Namibia and its people. Bank Windhoek’s purpose over the past 40 years has been to impact the lives of Namibians andContinue Reading
Aim-listed AfriTin Mining has announced the results of its internally produced preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the Phase 2 expansion of the company’s flagship polymetallic asset, the Uis mine, in Namibia. The PEA shows an aftertax net present value of $2.1-billion and an internal rate of return of 75%. ItContinue Reading
A Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) Covid-19 business relief loan has helped to preserve approximately 950 jobs by providing finance of N$53 million to pay salaries of employees of the well-known tourism and hospitality operation, The Gondwana Collection.The 950 employees are distributed among 28 accommodation establishments and companies that makeContinue Reading
DIAMONDS multinational De Beers Group is investing N$30 million in Kelp Blue, a startup focused on growing and managing large-scale giant kelp forests, initially off the Namibian coast. These underwater forests have the potential to safely and permanently lock away vast amounts of carbon dioxide in the ocean. Research hasContinue Reading
NAMPORT CEO, Andrew Kanime has clarified that new container terminal will not be sold but the Authority is only considering concessioning the N$4.2 billion terminal which was commissioned in recent years, Business Express understands. Concessioning is the process whereby an asset, owned by the public sector, is availed for operationContinue Reading
Through the collaborative efforts between the Otjiwarongo Town Council and the National Housing Enterprise (NHE), the housing enterprise acquired 40 plots from the Town Council in 2021 and development was initiated, Business Express understands. Recently, NHE management team led by its Chief Executive Officer, Gisbertus Mukulu visited the project siteContinue Reading
PANELISTS at the just ended the fourth edition of the Namibia International Energy Conference in Windhoek have told Namibia not to be apologetic about using oil and gas to anchor its industrialisation agenda. Moderated by African Energy Chamber Executive Chairman, NJ Ayuk, speakers during the panel included Tom Alweendo, MinisterContinue Reading
Namibia has been ranked 59th out of 84 jurisdictions surveyed in the Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2021, seen as a benchmark of a country or region’s attractiveness to mining investment. The ranking is one of Namibia’s lowest ever and compares with 52nd out of 77 in 2020Continue Reading
