In its ongoing commitment to support the local community, Rössing Uranium has generously donated N$1.25 million to the Ministry of Health and Social Services in the Erongo region. This funding will be used for infrastructure upgrades and the procurement of essential equipment at district hospitals in Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, and Usakos.
Rössing Uranium, together with its employees, officially handed over N$48,000 for infrastructure upgrades to the Michel Durocher Primary School in the //Karas Region. The school was approached by two Rössing Uranium employees to assess their needs. The mine approved the installation of window glass, painting of window frames, and the creation of a mural on one of the school walls. This donation is part of the mine’s Employee Community Project, an initiative aimed at involving its employees in community projects.
The construction of the DRC Police Station in informal Swakopmund is rapidly taking shape, which is currently 46 percent complete, and is expected to be finished in January 2025.
Rössing Uranium extended a helping hand to the Namibian Police of Erongo Region, with a donation of N$750,000 to be channelled towards the servicing and upkeep of police vehicles in the towns of Swakopmund, Walvis Bay and Arandis.
Amid an increasing number of fatal incidents involving learners hit by vehicles on the roads of the coastal towns, Rössing Uranium supported 8 schools in Walvis Bay to enhance their traffic patrols and road safety awareness.
Rössing Uranium continued to cement its corporate citizenship status with the donation of two busses to the Namibia Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT) in Arandis.
Rössing Uranium and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) Rössing Branch Executive Committee (BEC) concluded negotiations for salary increments for the year 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Rössing Uranium handed over a donation of 400 school bags with stationery to the Tsumkwe Senior Secondary School, as part of the Women in Media (WiM) Tsumkwe outreach initiative
he Chamber of Mines and its members are gearing up for the annual Inter-Mines Sports Competition, with this year’s event scheduled to take place from 24th – 26th November. Rössing uranium mine will host this much-anticipated competition, which is taking place at the Dome in Swakopmund.
Rössing Uranium scooped the Chamber of Mines of Namibia’s Inter-Mine Safety Competition Award for operating mines (Division A) in the country. This was announced by the Chairperson, Health & Safety Committee, Barcelona Tsauses, on Wednesday, 30 August 2023, at the Chamber of Mines of Namibia’s Mining Expo and Conference.
