Shell strikes more oil offshore Namibia
Shell has reportedly found hydrocarbons in the Jonker-1 well which it began drilling in December to check for a possible eastern extension of Total's Venus find. Hydrocarbons, are the main components of...
Andrada Mining now holds largest tin assets globally in Namibia
Andrada, previously AfriTin, Mining says its findings from details of a new tin resource for 11 historically mined pegmatite orebodies located close to the actively mined V1/V2 pegmatite at the Uis Mine in...
Vedanta Resources to sell Skorpion Zinc in Namibia
Vedanta Resources has announced plans to sell Skorpion Zinc in Namibia as part of a larger disposal of its international zinc operations. The proposed transaction, valued at N$51.5 billion (US$2.98 billion) in...
B2Gold plans N$1.3bn investment at Otjikoto Mine
Canadian gold miner B2Gold plans to invest over N$1.3 billion (US$77 million) into its Otjikoto Mine as part of capital expenditure for 2023, The Brief has established. “Capital expenditures in 2023 at...
South Africa’s energy crisis becoming an everything crisis
The most severe power cuts ever experienced in South Africa are threatening food and water supplies and disrupting the lives of millions of people, including chicken farmers. In the poultry industry, electricity...
Sustainable mining practices key to Namibia’s economic growth prospects
Global forecasts indicate that the demand for minerals will grow exponentially with minerals such as graphite, lithium, copper, and cobalt, which could increase by 500% by 2050, to meet the growing demand...
Namibia to finalise Green Hydrogen tax regime this year
Namibia is expected to finalise a tax regime for its burgeoning green hydrogen sector by the end of the year, according to Green Hydrogen Commissioner James Mnyupe. The tax regime will play...
Zambia cuts electricity exports by 100MW
Zambia, where Namibia imports some of its electricity, has ordered electricity producers to cut exports by 100MW as a way to mitigate power cuts in that country. Zambia is currently battling a...
Zambia plans fuel imports from Angola
Zambia plans to import fuel from its oil-producing neighbour Angola in the government’s push to lower pump prices and stem supply shocks. Zambia has agreed to buy a stake in Angola’s Lobito...
Zambia contract bound to supply Namibia with power
National power utility NamPower maintains Zambia will continue to supply uninterrupted electricity to Namibia despite the neighbouring country enduring excessive load-shedding. NamPower’s Acting Managing Director Kandali Iyambo told The Brief that Namibia...