Africa

Mines and energy minister Obeth Kandjoze last week appointed Chris Nghaamwa as the new chaiperson of Namdeb Holdings. Nghaamwa and six other newly appointed board members of Namdeb Holdings will serve on the board between 17 November 2015 and 16 November 2019. The other board members are Michael Humavindu, Kathleen !Naruses, …

Construction of the first wind farm is expected to start in the second or third quarter of this year with the potential involvement of the Lüderitz Town Council according to Alexandre Matton, a project engineer involved with local solar company, Innosun. Explaining the detail to the Economist, Matton said Innosun …

Construction at Weatherly’s Tschudi Project remain on schedule and on budget according to Elamrie Kurz of Weatherly Mining Namibia. Construction of the project commenced towards the end of 2013 and remained in full swing ahead of its anticipated third quarter 2015 target. According to Kurz, bulk earthworks for the process …

The Minister of Mines and Energy, Hon. Obeth Kandjoze, inaugurated the first ever Simulation Training Centre at the Ohorongo Cement Sargberg Plant recently. The centre forms part of the N$50 million total investment which was made into a Composite Cement Plant, a new packaging line and the Simulation Training Centre …

Mining magnate B2Gold Corporation achieved record second quarter and first quarter first-half gold production output which saw production increases by 42%. This is the combined effort of three mines in Africa, one of them in Namibia. According to the Canadian mining outfit last week, the 2015 second quarter highlights included …

Namdeb launched the Zaamwani Surveyor, a purpose built vessel that was acquired to survey the bathymetry of the nearshore portions of the Namdeb mining license areas. The vessel is used by the Survey Section in the Mineral Resource Department and is expected to provide better information with regards to imaging …

One of the most prominent Australian miners in Africa said this recent global equity markets should not under-estimate the economic powerhouse that mining can deliver to the continent. Addressing the Paydirt 2015 Africa Down Under Conference in Perth, Australia, Resolute Mining CEO, John Welborn, told delegates that the business juggernaut …

The Confederation of Namibia Fishing Associations recently voiced its concern against proposed marine phosphate mining in the Atlantic seabed off the coast. This comes after Israeli Lev Leviev’s much publicised visit to the country over a month ago. Speaking on behalf of the Confederate, its chairman Matti Amukwa said, “the …

The commissioning of the innovative N$2.7 billion high-tech Sulphuric Acid plant started in early August and is now in full swing and the official opening is scheduled for early next year. The Sulphuric Acid plant is designed to capture off-gases that are rich in sulphur dioxide from copper smelting and …

Energy solutions and investment will be under the lupe at the 4th Annual Africa Infrastructure and Power Forum in Beijing in China on 15 and 16 October. This important meeting once again partners with the China Africa Development Fund, who will be seeking new projects to receive some of the …