Namibia: Mining Red Flags Raised Again

Swakopmund — Just less than a week after Parliament pointed to illegal mining in the Uis area of the Daures constituency, further shortcomings and irregularities have been uncovered.

Findings of an oversight visit by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources have raised environmental and labour concerns in the mining sector.

The latest committee’s findings, compiled in a report, reveal widespread environmental violations, regulatory failures and exploitative labour practices…