Namibia: Mineworkers’ Union Backs Govt’s Push for 51 Percent Stake in New Mines

The Mineworkers’ Union of Namibia (MUN) has defended the government’s ambitions to acquire a 51% stake in all new mining operations.

MUN secretary general George Ampweya says this in a statement released on Friday.

“We reject in the strongest terms the recent coordinated attacks on the honourable minister of mines Natangue Ithete, following his statements on the need for greater local ownership and beneficiation in Namibia’s extractive industries.”

Ampweya’s statement comes after the Independent…