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Erasmus Shivolo The global energy sector is quickly transforming from fossil-based systems to clean energy sources such as solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, green hydrogen, etc. The trends towards greener and...

Namibia has renewed ReconAfrica's exploration period for the second time from 30 January 2024 to 29 January 2026. ReconAfrica, with its partner Namcor, are exploring for oil in the Kavango...

Job creation was one of the issues that took centre stage during the Europe-Namibia business forum in Brussels from 24 to 25 October. O&L executive chairperson Sven Thieme summed up...

Nine years after its formation in Australia in 1999, Extract Resources Ltd discovered what would become the world's third-largest open-pit uranium mine in Namibia. The Canadian company Kalahari Minerals held...

  Key Dates: 1873: The Rio Tinto Company (RTC) is launched. 1898: Hugh Matheson, the first chairman of the RTC, dies, after serving 25 years, laying the foundation for future...

The Russian-state-owned Uranium One's Namibian subsidiary, Headspring Investment, can now build a field laboratory in the Omaheke region. The company says the environment ministry granted it a clearance certificate on...

Andrada Mining says it has contributed about N$690m to the Namibian economy through procurement, royalties and taxes in 2023. Of the N$690m, Andrada says N$45m was spent on royalties and...

Trigon Metals says the water levels at Kombat Copper Mine have decreased by 157m since the dewatering exercise started in September 2023. The Kombat copper mine operated from 1962 until...

Cleanergy Solutions Namibia has received the first piece of hydrogen equipment - a 40-bar low-pressure buffer tank. The company, a joint venture between Ohlthaver & List (O&L) and CMB.TECH, is...

Uranium prices had remained low for over a decade following Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident in 2011, which sparked a sharp decline in the demand for nuclear energy....