1969-1978

Inaugural meeting of the Chamber of Mines

The inaugural meeting of some nineteen mining and exploration companies took place at the Grand Hotel in Windhoek, Friday 9 May 1969. As a result of that meeting, a Constitution and Rules for the Association of Mining Companies of South West Africa was formulated, and after a secret ballot, representatives of six companies were elected to the Council of the Association.

  • J. P. Ratledge 1969 – 1970 President

  • W. H. Bailie, 1971 – 1972 President

  • J. L. P. Mackenzie, 1973 – 1975 President

  • J. Berning, 1976 – 1977 Honorary Life Member

  • J. O. Richards, 1978 President

1979-1989

Constitution of the Chamber of Mines

At a special meeting of the Association in March 1979, a revised Constitution was adopted, which, inter alia, transformed the Association into The Chamber of Mines of South West Africa/Namibia.

  • J. O. Richards 1979 & 1986 President

  • G. R. Parker 1980 President

  • G. A. Gibson 1981 President

  • D. B. Hoffe 1982 President

  • H. A. R. Meiring 1983 & 1988 President

  • C. A. Macaulay 1987 President

  • R. A. A. Gower 1989 President

1990 to present

Namibia’s independence and the Chamber’s transition

The final transformation of the organisation was officiated at a Council meeting in January 1990, when the name was changed to its present title, The Chamber of Mines of Namibia. In the country’s transition to independence, the Chamber played a crucial role in assisting the new Government to craft mining policies and a legislative framework that would enable the sector to grow and contribute to the prosperity of the Namibian nation.  

  • Dr. M. P. Bates 1990

  • P. J. V. Kinver 1991

  • J. Leslie 1992

  • A. R. de Beer 1993 – 1994

  • J. K. Whitelock 1993

  • S. James 1994 – 1995

  • M. Wittet 1995 – 1996

  • A. J. Hope 1996-1997

  • J. P. Murphy 1997 – 1999

  • K. Kapwanga 1999 - 2001, 2015 - 2017

  • I. Zaamwani-Kamwi 2001 – 2003

  • A. Neethling 2003 – 2005

  • Des Matthews Honorary Life Member

  • Hon. A. Toivo ya Toivo Honorary Life Member

  • M. Dawe 2005 – 2007, 2011 – 2013

  • O. N. Shikongo 2007 – 2009

  • M. Leech 2009 – 2011

  • W. Duvenhage 2013 – 2015

  • J. Coetzee 2015 - 2017

  • Z.Kasete 2018 – 2021, 2023 - 2025

  • H.mbako 2021 – 2023

  • G.Botshiwe, 2025 – present