It is the biggest find since the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond, found in South Africa in 1905 and cut into nine separate stones, many of which are in the British Crown Jewels The diamond was found at Karowe mine, about 500km north of Botswana’s capital, Gaborone. Botswana’s government said it was the largest diamond ever discovered...
Deputy executive director of the Ministry of Mines and Energy Erasmus Shivolo said to date, there are about 1078 registered small mining claims in the whole country. This he said is a huge number compared to the population. “As you know, small-scale miners (SSM) generally work in groups of five to eight people or sometimes...
Mark Twain famously said: “During the gold rush, it’s a good time to be in the pick and shovel business”. The mining, minerals and metals’ sector has certainly moved on from just picks and shovels, and with that, countries like Namibia are quickly becoming the next destination for the proverbial gold rush. According to Chamber...
A youth initiative in the Kunene region, is making strides in empowering young minds for a brighter future.
Jane Katjavivi (1952 – 2022) was an English born, naturalized Namibian by marriage to Speaker of Parliament Professor Peter Katjavivi. She was laid to rest last Saturday, 20th August 2022, in Windhoek, the capital of her beloved Namibia.
This article is part of my overall mission to persuade especially our judiciary and our legal fraternity about the fact that everyone in Namibia has the inherent and automatic legal standing to promote respect, protection and realisation of the basic human rights and freedoms enshrined in NC.
In commemoration of the upcoming Heroes’ Day on 26 August 2022, please allow me to share a word or two in your newspaper on this vital piece of history that I personally feel is often underrated and most of our children, or even some of those of my age, don’t know, but it’s nostalgic to many of the older generation.
In August 2020, I wrote an article on the struggle of acquiring an internship that was published by The Namibian.