The Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, Indileni Daniel, has announced that the ministry is developing standalone sand and gravel extraction regulations to strengthen enforcement, introduce penalties for illegal mining, and establish requirements for environmental clearance, site rehabilitation, and comp

Community members at Uis are dismayed about the alleged destruction of ancestral graves by Xinfeng Investments' mining activities.

The mine operates a few kilometres outside Uis, under the Daure Daman Traditional Authority in the Erongo Region.