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Brasilia inspires Namibian Navy to make first transatlantic trip

As a result of the efforts of the new Brazilian ambassador in Windhoek, a Namibian navy ship crossed the Atlantic for the first time in August. It will participate in the bicentenary commemorations of Brazilian independence, demonstrating the enduring ties between the two navies.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 06.09.2022

Inner Circle
Antoinette Sassou Nguesso plays queenmaker for African first ladies

The Congolese first lady Antoinette Sassou Nguesso.© Vincent Isore/IP3 Press/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.07.2022

King Frans Indongo Jr seeks licences in uranium zone

King Frans Indongo Jr, the son of one of the wealthiest people in Namibia, has been buying up exploration permits across Namibia. His latest haul is a set of permits next to the huge Husab uranium mine.

Subscribers only Mining 13.07.2022

Dorob National Park attracts diamond-hunting investors

Dorob National Park in Namibia.© Gerold Grotelueschen/Alamy banque d'images

Subscribers only Mining 17.06.2022

Valentina Matvienko, President of the Council of the Russian Federation.© Maxim Shipenkov/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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Putin's envoy reassures Harare and Maputo but avoids Pretoria

On a tour of southern Africa, Russian Federation Council leader Valentina Matvienko promised Zimbabwe and Mozambique that their imports of basic necessities would not be hit by the war in Ukraine. But the Kremlin envoy notably did not include South Africa in her trip.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders, Diplomacy Running Story - Russia-Ukraine war 16.06.2022

Namibian businessman Titus Nakuumba.© Linkedin/Titus Nakuumba

Tycoon Titus Nakuumba taps into Namibian minerals ambitions

The project for a new mining warehouse in the port city of Walvis Bay, led by businessman Titus Nakuumba, is about to be given the go-ahead. Windhoek is seeking to establish its ports as an alternative to its South African neighbour.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 06.06.2022

Mingjie prospects for new marble deposits for its luxury hotel clients

The Chinese firm Mingjie, the leading exporter of Namibian stone, is stepping up its vast prospecting programme in the south of the country in the hope of identifying new deposits of the attractive construction materials that are much sought after by its Asian, Middle Eastern and European clients.

Subscribers only Mining 27.05.2022

A marble quarry operated by Mingjie Stone in Namibia.

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.

Subscribers only Energy 24.05.2022

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.

Subscribers only Mining 20.05.2022

Diamonds link South African showbiz star and Botwsana business mogul

Ruri Diamonds is the result of an unlikely alliance between Botswana's business community and South African showbiz. The company's creation is further proof of the dynamism of the diamond sector in Gaborone, which is attracting investors from all over the world.

Subscribers only Mining 16.05.2022

Hasina Essack Ferris and Dalton Ashikoto, co-founders of Ruri Diamonds.

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.

Subscribers only Mining 10.05.2022

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.

Subscribers only Mining 06.05.2022

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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.05.2022

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.

Subscribers only Mining 25.04.2022

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.

Subscribers only Mining 21.04.2022

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.

Subscribers only Energy 20.04.2022

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.

Subscribers only Mining 29.03.2022

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.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 17.03.2022

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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.03.2022

The Portuguese Ambassador in Windhoek, Luis Gaspar da Silva.

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.

Subscribers only Defence, Mining, Commodity Traders 04.03.2022

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.

Subscribers only Energy 02.03.2022

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.

Subscribers only Energy 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.

Subscribers only Mining 25.02.2022

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.

Subscribers only Energy 16.02.2022

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.

Subscribers only Mining 10.02.2022

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Namibia

Brasilia inspires Namibian Navy to make first transatlantic trip

Inner Circle
Antoinette Sassou Nguesso plays queenmaker for African first ladies

King Frans Indongo Jr seeks licences in uranium zone

Dorob National Park attracts diamond-hunting investors

Spotlight
Putin's envoy reassures Harare and Maputo but avoids Pretoria

Tycoon Titus Nakuumba taps into Namibian minerals ambitions

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

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

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

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Namibia

Brasilia inspires Namibian Navy to make first transatlantic trip

Inner Circle Antoinette Sassou Nguesso plays queenmaker for African first ladies

King Frans Indongo Jr seeks licences in uranium zone

Dorob National Park attracts diamond-hunting investors

Spotlight Putin's envoy reassures Harare and Maputo but avoids Pretoria

Tycoon Titus Nakuumba taps into Namibian minerals ambitions

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

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

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

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Inner Circle
Antoinette Sassou Nguesso plays queenmaker for African first ladies

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Putin's envoy reassures Harare and Maputo but avoids Pretoria