The ministry of mines is still in the testing process of the oil-like substance that was found last month in Klein Vaalgras in the southern part of the country. 

According to spokesperson Andreas Simon, the ministry last month sent out a team of experts to investigate the “unfamiliar content” that was discovered in the Vaalgras area in the //Kharas region. But up to now, there is no concrete decision on whether what was found is indeed oil or any other substance.

He noted that the results from the lab were not satisfactory, and there was a recommendation for resampling and to provide further analysis.

The whole discovery came after a contractor had drilled a well for the setting-up of a water borehole where the alleged oil-like substance was found. 

“The MME would like to inform the public that soil and water samples were collected at the site for further lab examination. The samples will be analysed to determine whether the sampled substance does contain any hydrocarbons or not,” they said last month.