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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Minerals

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Business / Economics

Mining expo focuses on expansion opportunities

The 11th edition of the Mining Expo & Conference 2024 is underway in Windhoek, bringing together industry experts in the mining sector. Speaking at the event, Zebra Kasete, Vice President of the Chamber of Mines and Managing Director of Dundee Precious Metals in Tsumeb, highlighted that the surge in the uranium sub-sector is driving expansion opportunities in the mining industry.     During the opening of the expo on Wednesday, […]

todayAugust 7, 2024 32

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World

Norway to approve controversial deep sea mining activity

Norway is expected to become the first country in the world to approve the controversial practice of deep-sea mining. Supporters say it's needed to find precious metals and minerals, but environmental scientists have warned it could be devastating for marine life. According to the BBC, Norway's proposal will open up 280,000 sq km of its national waters for companies to apply to mine these sources - an area bigger than […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024 15

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World

Venezuela makes moves to claim Guyanan territory

Venezuela claims it has large public support to take over the territory of Essequibo, which has long been ruled by neighbouring Guyana. This, Al Jazeera reports, follows a referendum which was held in Venezuela over the weekend despite warnings from the International Court of Justice to refrain from “taking any action” that could alter the status quo in the region. Caracas considers Essequibo, which is larger than Greece and rich […]

todayDecember 4, 2023 12

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Africa

Libyan desert’s yellow glass: how we discovered the origin of these rare and mysterious shards

The pieces of Libyan desert glass that formed the basis of the study. Author provided Elizaveta Kovaleva, University of the Western Cape The Great Sand Sea Desert stretches over an area of 72,000km² linking Egypt and Libya. If you find yourself in a particular part of the desert in south-east Libya and south-western parts of Egypt, you’ll spot pieces of yellow glass scattered across the sandy landscape. It was first […]

todayNovember 21, 2023 5

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Opinion Pieces

Namibia to End Raw Materials Export: Driver Economic Growth and Job Creation

By Josef Sheehama His Excellency Dr. Hage G. Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia, has declared that the era of exporting raw materials from Namibia is over. This statement was made by the President during his address at the EU-Namibia Business Forum in Brussels, Belgium. The Article 100 of Namibia's Constitution stated that” Land, water, and natural resources below and above the surface of the land and in the […]

todayOctober 25, 2023 5

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