Residents of Katjinakatji Village in the Mankumpi Constituency have welcomed a business education engagement conducted by the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has maintained that the Cabinet remains accountable for government business even when a ministerial portfolio is vacant. The vacancy at the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy has since been filled through the appointment of a new minister.

The Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Modestus Amutse, informed the National Assembly that the ministry will continue to assign geoscientists to monitor the progress of exploration activities in the Zambezi Region.

Contributing to the budget allocation for the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy (MIME), members of the National Council (NC) called on the ministry to expand electrification in rural areas.

The vote has been allocated a budget of about N$826 million.

Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy (MIME) Modestus Amutse said that the possible retrenchment of 35 local diamond polishers from the Almod Diamonds mining company stems from a court decision relating to issues of non-compliance by a state-owned company. 

The Minister of Mines and Energy has confirmed that his office is aware of an incident in which a small-scale miner was reportedly buried alive in the Kunene Region earlier this month.

Industries, Mines, and Energy Minister Modestus Amutse has highlighted that while expanding access to electricity remains a national development priority, the cost of such an exercise remains a concern.

The Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy has reaffirmed to the National Assembly that decisions related to upstream petroleum activities remain firmly within the Ministry.

The Ministry of Industries, Mines, and Energy says the reported acquisition of a participating interest in a petroleum exploration license between TotalEnergies and Petrobras cannot be recognised as concluded until the required legal process has been followed.
 

The Minister of Industries, Mines, and Energy has assured residents of Onandjaba Village that plans are underway to upgrade the facilities of the Namibia Investment Development Agency (NIDA) to make them more appealing for trade.