Urgent Action Needed on Beneficiation
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s call to shift towards implementation, accountability, and delivery resonates deeply in a nation where inequality remains a pressing socio-political concern.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s call to shift towards implementation, accountability, and delivery resonates deeply in a nation where inequality remains a pressing socio-political concern.
At the official opening of the 13th edition of the annual Mining Expo and Conference in Windhoek recently, Nandi-Ndaitwah delivered a message to capital and policymakers alike: The era of viewing Africa purely through the lens of raw material extraction must come to an end.
Her most notable quote, “Namibians are too few to be poor”, will remain only a catchphrase if we do not act on real domestic value addition.
Nandi-Ndaitwah referred to the Namibia Public Private Forum (NamPPF) and the expo’s theme of assessing progress in creating mining-led economic growth and employment creation. In essence, she laid down an unequivocal political and economic challenge.
Namibia’s rich mineral endowment must be harnessed to drive local value addition, industrial expansion, and shared prosperity for all citizens.
