‘I FIND GREAT FULFILLMENT IN COLLABORATING WITH A DYNAMIC AND INCLUSIVE TEAM’
Hi, I’m Ndapewoshali Prudence Shipandeni. I am a Process Manager with a decade of experience in leading successful mining...
Women in Mining
‘I was inspired by an innate passion for geography and a keen interest in sciences’
I am Deoné Strauss, a senior geologist at Namdeb with over five years of hands-on geoscience experience. My background...
‘Diamonds made me who I am’. . . NAMDIA Diamond Sorter will not give up job for anything else
FOR Monica Shapwa, diamonds built her and gave her the life she could not have gotten anywhere else. “Diamonds educated...
OPEN-MINDEDNESS AND AUTHENTICITY TAKES YOU FAR
“THE biggest obstacle to a person’s success can be themselves. People have a way of getting in their own...
RESILIENCE, DETERMINATION, AND EMPATHY ARE KEY TO SUCCESS
Overcoming the challenges of underrepresentation and gender bias in the male-dominated mining industry has been a big part of...
CHIPPING AWAY AT THE STONE CEILING: THE WOMAN LEADING EXPLORATION AT THE TWIN HILLS GOLD PROJECT
Women in mining are a scarce commodity. Traditionally male-dominated, the mining sector lags behind comparable industries, with women making...
ADVICE FROM THE TOP: DO WHAT YOU LOVE BEST, WORK HARD, AND BOUNCE BACK FROM FAILURE
How many of us knew what we wanted to be in life at the age of 13 and stuck...
RESILIENCE, HONESTY, RELIABILITY DRIVE LIINA FORWARD
Liina Kahenge is a mining engineer at Rosh Pinah Zinc Mine in Karas region. The thought of working in...
Love for Geography Begets Geologist
A LOSS for the teaching profession was a huge gain for the mining industry in Namibia.
FRom beauty queen to mining engineer
I am Kabuba Namukokoba, a 27-year-old woman from Zambezi. I am a Mining Engineer, an online content creator and...