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The world's largest semi-submersible crane vessel, The Sleipnir, is currently at the Port of Walvis Bay. The semi-submersible crane installs and removes subsea equipment, decommissions and carries out heavy lifting...

The Scottish trade mission will be in Namibia next month to meet the highest level of Namibian government across departments, local private sector organisations and academic institutions looking for partnerships...

De Beers plans to invest US$1bn to extend the life of its flagship Jwaneng mine in Botswana. The investment would proceed even as the 2023 downturn in gem demand persisted,...

The mines minister, Tom Alweendo, has welcomed the news of the oil discovery by Galp and partners Custos and Namcor in the Orange Basin as a further demonstration of Namibia’s...

The earlier reported signs of hydrocarbons by Galp Energia for the Mopane-1X well in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia have been proven to be a significant oil...

Dundee Metals says the Tsumeb copper smelter processed approximately 67,900 tonnes of complex concentrate during the fourth quarter, achieving near-record-level performance. The company says Tsumeb's improved operating performance reflects the...

Copper explorer Noronex reports drilling successes at the Humpback project in the Omaheke region of Namibia, where several new targets were defined. Noronex acquired the Humpback and Damara EPLs 8655,...

The Mopane-1X well on PEL 83 in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia has shown signs of hydrocarbons. The Mopane-1X (marked Well-1X on the map) is one of...

Over the next 54 weeks, I will be inviting you to interact with me, share with me your thoughts as I share with you mine on how as Namibians, we...

President Hage Geingob said Namibia expects to announce concrete outcomes from the intensive offshore oil drilling in 2024. Geingob dubbed 2024 the Year of Expectations and Elections, and a new...