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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 7025 FRIDAY 21 JULY 2023 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
inside Rössing Offers Lucrative Separation Package Tragic AcciRudi Bowe
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Rössing Uranium Limited has since March this year offered a very lucrative separation package with a threeand-a-half-year time frame for employees to find alternative jobs until the end of 2026. The year 2026 is when Rössing Uranium's current mining operations come to an end, and the Chinese Mining Contractor, Beifang with whom Rössing signed a 13-year contract worth N$12.8 billion, will assume operations in extracting uranium from the longest-running open-pit mine in the world. This comes with a downfall as the company is set to let go of all mining personnel. As a result, Rössing Uranium Limited has introduced a comprehensive workforce transition plan, offering attractive separation packages and employment support to its around 400 mining personnel. Managing Director of Rössing Uranium, Johan Continues on page 2
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Shakwa Nyambe Advocates for Independent Upstream Regulator to Eileen van der Schyff GERP Safeguard Namibia's Booming Oil and Gas Industry Photo: Energy Voice
In the wake of Namibia's promising offshore oil and gas discoveries, attention has turned to the crucial need for an independent upstream regulatory body. Shakwa Nyambe, the accomplished Managing Partner at SNC Incorporated based in Windhoek and reappointed for a third term to serve the African Chapter Board of the Association of International Energy Negotiations (AIEN), is at the forefront of the advocacy for such an agency to safeguard the nation from the resource curse and ensure responsible development of its petroleum resources. The Association of Int e r n a t i o n a l E n e rg y Negotiations (AIEN) is a non-profit profes-
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