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The Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) is one of the most powerful of Namibia's trade unions. It plays a leading public role in the Namibian political space and is an ally of the ruling South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) government. [1] The MUN was established in 1986.
Cannington Mine silver, lead and zinc mine, 200 km southeast of Mount Isa, Queensland [6] Illawarra Metallurgical Coal near Wollongong, New South Wales operates two underground metallurgical coal mines [7] In February 2024, South32 announced an agreement to sell the Illawarra mines to a consortium of Golden Energy and Resources and M Resources. [8]
View of Navachab gold mine. Mining is the biggest contributor to Namibia's economy in terms of revenue. It accounts for 25% of the country's income. [1] Its contribution to the gross domestic product (10.4% in 2009, 8.5% in 2010, 9.5% in 2011, 12.3% in 2012, 13.2% in 2013, 11.6% in 2014) is also very important and makes it one of the largest economic sectors of the country. [2]
Karakul Board of South West Africa Regulatory Land Acquisition and Development Fund -245 Mio Implementing land reform: Meat Board of Namibia Regulatory Minerals Development Fund of Namibia Financial NamDeb: 1,514 Mio Diamond mining Namibia Airports Company-283 Mio Maintenance of Namibian airports Commercial Namibian Broadcasting Corporation ...
The Kalahari Manganese Field (KMF) located in the Northern Cape of South Africa is a source of manganese. [11] Hotazel Manganese Mines, [12] near Hotazel; Khwara Manganese [11] Mokala Manganese [11] Tshipi Borwa Manganese Mine [11]
The Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) was established at Namibian independence in 1990. [1] The first Namibian minister of mines and energy was Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, a liberation fighter posthumously declared a national hero of Namibia. [2] The current mines and energy minister is Tom Alweendo. [3]
Namibia is a higher-middle-income country with an annual GDP per capita of N$79,431 in 2022, but has extreme inequalities in income distribution and standard of living. [10] It has the second-highest Gini coefficient out of all nations, with a coefficient of 59.1 as of 2015. [11] Only South Africa has a higher Gini coefficient. [12]
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