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Namibia’s mining sector is strengthening its position at the centre of the country’s economic growth strategy, contributing 14% of GDP and generating N$7.8 billion in tax revenue in 2025 as government looks to leverage a new wave of investment across gold, uranium and other minerals. Mining tax revenue rose 39% …

Wia Gold has moved its Kokoseb Gold Project in Namibia closer to construction after securing firm commitments for a $125 million placement that, together with proposed debt financing and existing cash, is expected to complete the project’s funding package through to first gold. The placement will see about 294.1 million …

The language of potential is giving way to the discipline of delivery and the gap between commitment and execution is narrowing under growing economic pressure. This is a noticeable shift in tone around Namibia’s mining sector. In Windhoek, at the 13th Chamber of Mines Mining Expo and Conference, that shift …

The conversation at the Next Generation Technology for Mining User Conference, running from 5 to 6 August 2026, opened with a clear signal that the industry is no longer cautiously exploring digital tools but actively reshaping operations around them. From geology to production, speakers on the first day set out …

At the Mining Expo & Conference 2026, the conversation is shifting from infrastructure to immediacy and Paratus Namibia is leaning into that shift with a clear assertion that connectivity is now an operational core. Live at the Windhoek Showgrounds, Paratus Namibia is not just exhibiting products, it is actively engaging …

Billions in capital, fast tracked discoveries and a strategic policy reset are converging to recast Namibia’s gold sector into one of Africa’s most closely watched growth stories. What appears at first glance to be a routine production dip is in fact masking a deeper structural shift in how the country …

Canadian listed gold exploration company Ongwe focused on the discovery and advancement of new gold systems has voluntarily filed a technical report prepared in accordance with National Instrument for the Omatjete Gold Project. Ongwe’s Chief Executive Officer Dave Underwood said the Omatjete Project has recently become the flagship project for …

Nors Namibia was rewarded for exceptional performance, at the UD Trucks Southern Africa (UDTSA) Annual Importer and Dealer Conference (ADC) 2026, earning recognition as the leading importer in the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) network and setting a new benchmark for excellence across the region. Held in June under the theme ‘Own …

Japan’s state-backed energy and mining agency is investing up to C$47.7 million ($34 million) in a Namibian heavy rare earths project, accelerating efforts by major industrial economies to reduce their dependence on Chinese critical mineral supply chains. The state-owned Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) has taken an …

The window for Namibia to build a homegrown oil and gas workforce is narrower than it looks and the country’s Youth in Oil & Gas Summit spent three days in Walvis Bay driving that point home to the more than 700 delegates who turned out for its third edition, showing …