I don’t understand the logic behind bashing entertainers for doing what they do best. Namibians are expecting entertainers to wallow in sadness and sing the song of ‘sanitise, wear your mask’ with every update, tweet, post, etc. I mean for goodness sake, we are a year and a half into this pandemic. Which MF does not know that they need to keep their hands clean and mask up?
After having been with Debmarine for 33 years, Captain Marek Lipowski is retiring. He currently serves as master of the mining vessel (mv) Debmar Pacific. New Era caught up with Captain Merek as he prepares to leave behind a lifetime of marine mining.
Government’s initial investment into Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) was N$ 50 million. Since then, the company has created gross value of N$975 million mainly from sales less purchases, the margin achieved above purchase price, as well as interest received on investments.
The construction of Debmarine Namibia’s new recovery vessel is nearing completion and is set for delivery this month. A significant milestone was achieved when the main engines of the Additional Mining Vessel #3 (AMV3) were recently started successfully for the first time.
One of the major challenges at the Swakop Uranium mine in the Erongo region is the availability of parts and prices due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic that disturbed the world’s logistics chains. Vice president for mining operations at the Swakop Uranium, Irvinne Simataa, noted the focus is now on ramping up the mine operations.
De Beers Group, Namdeb, Debmarine Namibia and Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC) recently pledged a combined N$26 million to support the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in Namibia. The pledge will comprise financial support as well as a range of in-kind support to assist with the rollout of the Namibia vaccination campaign.
Namibia is one of the world leaders in mineral extraction of numerous valuable raw materials, of which about 80% are exported.
B2Gold’s Otjikoto Mine is expected to produce between 190 000 to 200 000 ounces of gold in 2021, which is a significant increase of approximately 16%, compared to 168 041 ounces produced in 2020 - and it is in the range of Otjikoto’s annual production record of 191 534 ounces achieved in 2017.
In what seems to be quite a challenging environment for female counterparts, and a sphere of work traditionally dominated by men, there seems to be a positive shift in attitude with regards to women in mining lately. Emitty Mutenda, a processing manager at Uis Tin mine, is taking full advantage of the shift in perceptions.
In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic that lowered the demand for and sales of products and stopped many economic activities, including mining, the Rossing Uranium mine still managed to increase its production from 3.9% in 2019 to 4.4% of global output in 2020.