By: David Shoombe

 

With uranium exportation recorded as the best export commodity in Namibia in 2025, The Villager reached out to experts in the mining and economics fields to discuss the long-term sustainability of uranium.

 

One of the main purposes of these discussions was to establish whether the country ought to pursue nuclear energy or go forth with its interest in a stake in De Beers.

 

Bertha Iitana, a mining engineer and an independent mining consultant, has supported the idea of a nuclear energy plant for domestic energy consumption in Namibia, apart from the continuity in the export of the raw materials.

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