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Mining 27/05/2022

Mingjie prospects for new marble deposits for its luxury hotel clients

A marble quarry operated by Mingjie Stone in Namibia. © Mingjie Stone/Twitter

Oil & gas 24/05/2022

TotalEnergies' huge discovery pushes up bidding on Venus

The Orange Basin, home to two of the largest crude oil discoveries in Africa in recent decades, is currently the focus of intense competition that could lead to record-breaking deals. [...]

Mining 20/05/2022

Mining magnate Wilhelm Shali expands copper exploration

Businessman Wilhelm Shali, owner of Shali Group Holdings, is ramping up his copper exploration campaign north of the Sperrgebiet diamond region, where an open-pit mine is planned. [...]

Mining 16/05/2022

Diamonds link South African showbiz star and Botwsana business mogul

Hasina Essack Ferris and Dalton Ashikoto, co-founders of Ruri Diamonds. © Interafricaid/Dalton Ashikoto/Facebook

Mining 10/05/2022

Chinese mining companies eye lithium in Dorob National Park

Zhuang Cai Zeng is following in the footsteps of Xinfeng Investments. The Chinese entrepreneur has been busy lately filing a number of lithium exploration permits in Erongo province, with many located in the protected Dorob National Park. [...]

Mining 06/05/2022

Vedanta Zinc on the hunt for new CEO

Having been run by a management committee for two years, Vedanta's zinc subsidiary is looking for a new CEO to support its strategy to increase production. [...]

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Running story Politics

Southern Africa: the tough path towards quitting coal

The whole region of southern Africa, and especially South Africa, remains extremely dependent on coal mines, despite protests from environmentalists and pressure from the West in the form of billion-dollar subsidised plans to speed up the coal phase-out. [...]

The Duvha coal-fired power plant, owned by state-owned utility Eskom, in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga province, South Africa, on June 3, 2021. © Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

Diplomacy 05/05/2022

Brasilia injects fresh blood into its African diplomatic corps

Neglected since the outset of the Bolsonaro era, Brazil's diplomatic apparatus on the African continent is undergoing a complete overhaul with a reassigning of senior officials to the country's key embassies in southern Africa. [...]

Mining 25/04/2022

UN diplomats invest in mines

Founded in 2018 by Felix Tughuyendere and Emmericiana Dikuwa, both members of the UN permanent mission of Namibia in New York, Namibian Parabola Investments is waiting for its first exploration permit. [...]

Mining 21/04/2022

Mangrove to start uranium prospecting next door to Rosatom in eastern Namibia

The Namibian company Mangrove led by Leefa Ndilula should soon start prospecting for uranium on its vast exploration permits in the Kalahari Desert, right next to Russian nuclear giant Rosatom's project. [...]

Oil & gas 20/04/2022

Namcor leads in race for one of cash-strapped Sonangol's prize assets

Boosted by recent successes on its home market, state-owned oil Namibian oil company Namcor is looking to expand into Angola with backing from two partners. It is hoping to take advantage of the financial difficulties currently being experienced by Sonangol, which is having to sell off some of its prize assets, including block 15/06. [...]

Running story Oil & gas

Southern Africa progresses towards the start of gas production

As a future gas production zone, South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia carry the hopes of the super-majors Total, ENI and ExxonMobil. They represent a new opportunity for investors as Africa's traditional oil and gas-producing countries are increasingly struggling to maintain production. [...]

The Rovuma LNG project, in Mozambique. © ENI

Mining 29/03/2022

Star lawyer Hanno Bossau leads Deep-South charge to regain copper licence

Bossau is representing the Canadian firm Deep-South Resources in its case against the Ministry of Mines in Windhoek High Court. The miner has just won a minor battle in its bid to win back its Haib exploration licence. [...]

Diplomacy Defence 17/03/2022

Volunteers forced to wait before joining International Ukrainian Legion

In Pretoria, the Ukrainian embassy has received many requests from South Africans and neighbouring nationals to join the fight against Russia, yet at the moment there are several obstacles stopping them from going. [...]

Diplomacy 10/03/2022

Lisbon deploys diplomatic heavyweight to Windhoek

Luís Gaspar da Silva has been formally appointed as Portugal's ambassador to Namibia. The post had been left vacant since the departure last May of Fernando de Gouveia Araújo. [...]

The Portuguese Ambassador in Windhoek, Luis Gaspar da Silva. © Embassy of Portugal in São Tomé and Príncipe

Mining Defence 04/03/2022

Russia sanctions accelerate Airbus and Boeing's hunt for African titanium

The world titanium market is in the midst of a major reorganisation following the Russian offensive in Ukraine. African producers of this mineral, which is highly prized by the defence and aerospace industries, are expecting a record year. [...]

Oil & gas 02/03/2022

Shell discovery a blessing for neighbouring block owner Rhino Resources

Since the British-Dutch major's discovery on its Graff-1 well, permits immediately nearby have shot up in value. [...]

Oil & gas 25/02/2022

Pretoria feels the pressure after Shell and TotalEnergies's Namibian discovery

The French major hopes its confirmation of Namibia's offshore prospects will spur the South African government into action over finalising the long-awaited Petroleum Bill. [...]

Mining 25/02/2022

Enaex and Sasol move to dominate mining explosives supply in Walvis Bay

A partnership between Sasol and the Chilean firm Enaex, one of South America's leading mining explosive firms, is planning to build a huge warehouse to stock ammonium nitrate - the substance behind the catastrophe in the port of Beirut but widely used in the mining industry. [...]

Oil & gas 16/02/2022

After Shell, Windhoek hopes for double win with TotalEnergies

Shell's success on its first well drilled in the Orange Basin spells good news for the Namibian state, which has reason to believe TotalEnergies' forthcoming announcement of the results of its exploration well on Venus will confirm the area's oil potential as a future money-earner. [...]

Mining 10/02/2022

Xinfeng Investments quietly paves way for Namibia's first lithium mine

With very little fanfare, the Chinese firm Xinfeng Investments is in the process of obtaining the necessary permits to construct what would be the country's first lithium mine, in the Erongo Region. [...]

Mining 02/02/2022

Tracr diamond tracking software battle resumes with De Beers and BCG lawsuit

After more than a year of waiting, a former BCG employee is resuming legal action against the company and De Beers over the development of its Tracr blockchain-based diamond tracking software, which he claims was based on the results of his doctoral research in the field. [...]

Oil & gas 28/01/2022

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Mingjie prospects for new marble deposits for its luxury hotel clients

TotalEnergies' huge discovery pushes up bidding on Venus

Mining magnate Wilhelm Shali expands copper exploration

Diamonds link South African showbiz star and Botwsana business mogul

Chinese mining companies eye lithium in Dorob National Park

Vedanta Zinc on the hunt for new CEO

Southern Africa: the tough path towards quitting coal

Brasilia injects fresh blood into its African diplomatic corps

UN diplomats invest in mines

Mangrove to start uranium prospecting next door to Rosatom in eastern Namibia

Namcor leads in race for one of cash-strapped Sonangol's prize assets

Southern Africa progresses towards the start of gas production

Star lawyer Hanno Bossau leads Deep-South charge to regain copper licence

Volunteers forced to wait before joining International Ukrainian Legion

Lisbon deploys diplomatic heavyweight to Windhoek

Russia sanctions accelerate Airbus and Boeing's hunt for African titanium

Shell discovery a blessing for neighbouring block owner Rhino Resources

Pretoria feels the pressure after Shell and TotalEnergies's Namibian discovery

Enaex and Sasol move to dominate mining explosives supply in Walvis Bay

After Shell, Windhoek hopes for double win with TotalEnergies

Xinfeng Investments quietly paves way for Namibia's first lithium mine

Tracr diamond tracking software battle resumes with De Beers and BCG lawsuit

Azinam bids farewell to continent after long and slow decline

State-owned Epangelo takes plunge into uranium exploration

Lüderitz port dreams of being South Africa's manganese gateway

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Mingjie prospects for new marble deposits for its luxury hotel clients

TotalEnergies' huge discovery pushes up bidding on Venus

Mining magnate Wilhelm Shali expands copper exploration

Diamonds link South African showbiz star and Botwsana business mogul

Chinese mining companies eye lithium in Dorob National Park

Vedanta Zinc on the hunt for new CEO

Southern Africa: the tough path towards quitting coal

Brasilia injects fresh blood into its African diplomatic corps

UN diplomats invest in mines

Mangrove to start uranium prospecting next door to Rosatom in eastern Namibia

Namcor leads in race for one of cash-strapped Sonangol's prize assets

Southern Africa progresses towards the start of gas production

Star lawyer Hanno Bossau leads Deep-South charge to regain copper licence

Volunteers forced to wait before joining International Ukrainian Legion

Lisbon deploys diplomatic heavyweight to Windhoek

Russia sanctions accelerate Airbus and Boeing's hunt for African titanium

Shell discovery a blessing for neighbouring block owner Rhino Resources

Pretoria feels the pressure after Shell and TotalEnergies's Namibian discovery

Enaex and Sasol move to dominate mining explosives supply in Walvis Bay

After Shell, Windhoek hopes for double win with TotalEnergies

Xinfeng Investments quietly paves way for Namibia's first lithium mine

Tracr diamond tracking software battle resumes with De Beers and BCG lawsuit

Azinam bids farewell to continent after long and slow decline

State-owned Epangelo takes plunge into uranium exploration

Lüderitz port dreams of being South Africa's manganese gateway

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