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Namibian Minister of Finance, Iipumbu Shiimi, recently said the government will soon announce a second package aimed at stimulating medium to long-term economic recovery. said recently. The president will announce this lifeline in the coming months, Shiimi said. All eyes are on treasury, however, to see which stimulus tools they …

Namibia Marine Phosphates, with its proposed Sandpiper marine phosphate mining project, believe that development of phosphate mining will position the country as an exporter of phosphate and fertiliser products. The move is set to bolster the country’s agricultural activity, as currently, much of the fertiliser consumed in Namibia is imported. …

PicoTechnology has released a new BroadR-Reach decoder/analyzer package that simplifies Automotive Ethernet integration testing and debugging. Locally represented by COMTEST the package includes a novel non-intrusive software directional coupler to separate up- and downstream traffic on full-duplex communication lines. BroadR-Reach allows multiple in-vehicle systems to simultaneously access information over single …

Authorities at the mines and energy ministry have issued mining licence to Toronto based company Gratomic for the company’s Aukam graphite property located 120 miles from the Port of Luderitz. The licence covers base and rare metals, industrial minerals, and precious metals and falls within the proximity of the Aukam …

Minister of Finance has announced that the U-turn by the taxman to withdraw the proposal to disallow tax-deductibility of royalties for non-diamond mining companies would encourage investor confidence and economic agents to explore, produce and reinvest in Namibia.   The proposal to not allow non-diamond mining royalties to be deducted …

MN Holdings owner and operator of Otjozondu manganese mining project in Namibia has confirmed that anticipated gross export tonnages of manganese lump ore are now up to 5 600 t a month at an average grade of about 34% manganese. The company also said Aim-listed Premier African Minerals reaffirmed the …

Namibia Mines and Energy Minister Tom Alweendo has expressed optimism regarding the country’s energy future especially with the recently introduced reforms in the country’s renewable energy sector as well as the growing presence and entry of international oil companies into the hydrocarbons sector. Namibia, which has more than 300 days …

Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has given a notice that it has granted TSX-listed graphite-focused company Gratomic Mining License 215 for its Aukam graphite property in Namibia. Securing the mining license is a critical step towards moving the Aukam mine into commercial production. Arno Brand, President and CEO Gratomic …

Namibian Ministry on Mines has entered into a strategic partnership with the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) for production and broadcasting services. The Memorandum of Understanding, which was signed recently, will see the ministry using the NBC platform to promote its operations and market its strategic plans. During the signing ceremony, …

A new sanitary bulk bag filling system from Flexicon features dual SWING-DOWN™ fillers fed by high capacity weigh hoppers, achieving fill rates of up to 40 bulk bags per hour. The patented filler design simultaneously lowers and pivots each fill head into a vertically-oriented position that places the inflatable spout …