Staff Writer
Namibia will present a range of investment-ready mining opportunities at the 2026 Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) announced on Thursday.
The mining sector is supported by a broad resource base that includes uranium, diamonds, lithium, rare earth elements, copper, graphite, cobalt, manganese and zinc.
Mining remains a key contributor to economic growth, jobs and industrial development.
As part of its long-term mining and industrialisation strategy, Namibia is promoting both large-scale mining and small-scale and emerging mining.
The approach forms part of an integrated development pipeline aimed at sustainable growth, value creation and resilient mineral supply chains.
The government is seeking investors and development partners to support exploration, beneficiation and downstream value addition within a policy environment described as predictable and investor-friendly.
The sector continues to attract interest from multinational companies such as De Beers Group, B2Gold, Orano and China National Nuclear Corporation, reflecting confidence in Namibia’s regulatory framework and operating environment.
At the Indaba, the Namibian government will present its investment opportunities and value proposition, with senior officials engaging potential investors, financiers and technical partners.
Discussions will focus on public-private partnerships across the mining value chain, capital mobilisation and advancing investable projects, including the formalisation and de-risking of emerging mining ventures aligned with global market demand.
The Namibian delegation will be led by deputy minister of industries, mines and energy Gaudentia Kröhne.
Namibia will host two investment-focused engagements during the event.
The first is a Mining Project Investment Pitching Session to be held off-site on Wednesday at the Mainsail and Spinnaker venue on the eighth floor of Portside Tower in Cape Town.
Hosted with Rand Merchant Bank, the session will present selected Namibian mining projects to investors, financiers and strategic partners.
The second engagement is the Namibia country showcase, which forms part of the official Mining Indaba 2026 programme.
Led by Kröhne and senior officials from the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy, NIPDB and Germany’s Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, the session will outline Namibia’s mining investment landscape, regulatory framework and value-addition strategy.
