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Bannerman’s Learner Assistance Programme shifts into emergency gear with care packages

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:59:06 +0000

As part of its Early Leaner Assistance Scheme, over the past ten years Bannerman has supported over 3,000 primary school learners in various regions of Namibia. The programme, which assists needy primary school learners with school clothing, shoes and school bags, initially targeted the Erongo region, but has since expanded to the Omaheke, Kavango West & East and the Kunene Regions. This year, Bannerman extended the project to the Hardap Region.

The early closure of schools amid the coronavirus outbreak validated a review of the programme. Reflecting different needs, the goal of the programme thus changed to ensuring that learners’ basic needs are met while schooling at home. Many families in Namibia are struggling to provide essentials such as food and toiletries, and Bannerman, in consultation with the Ministry of Education, Arts & Culture, assembled care packages as a more immediate response than school uniforms in Hardap region.

Behind every hungry child, is a hungry parent; and behind every hungry parent is a mother called poverty.

Hardap Governor, Honourable Salomon April

Three hundred care packages consisting of food hampers and toiletries were assembled and donated to the vulnerable learners of the Hardap Region in June 2020. The 300 care packages, which weighed 4.5 tonnes, were packed in Swakopmund and safely transported to Mariental under the guidance of Exploration Superintendent, Marthinus Prinsloo.

On 4 June 2020 the 300 care packages were handed over to the Hardap Regional Governor, Hon. Salomon April, and the Regional Director of Education, Arts & Culture, Mr. Gerhard Ndafenongo, together with several school Principals from the region. Bannerman’s Non-executive Director Ms. Twapewa Kadhikwa and Senior Stakeholder Relations Adviser, Matjiua Hengua handed over the care packages at the Regional Offices in Mariental.

In her address, Ms. Kadhikwa, a renowned Namibian Entrepreneur, emphasized that the current need is overwhelming and hoped that the help offered will go some way to assist needy families. However, she also reiterated that, “Give a man a fish and you teach him how to eat for a day; but teach a man how to fish, and you teach him how to eat for life.” She appealed to all Namibians to become more innovative, to use their local talent and support small businesses for self-reliance and economic emancipation in the region and the country at large.

Despite being a small exploration company with no income at this stage, Bannerman believes that education is the cornerstone of Namibia’s development and is thus committed to partnering with Government and investing in this area.
The Honourable Governor Mr. Salomon April vowed not to be a “hamper receiving governor”, but greatly accepts the challenge to bring about social change through innovation to fight poverty in the region.

Distributing Bannerman care packages, containing essential food and toiletries to schools in need.

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Bannerman responds to COVID-19 oxygen crisis

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:58:33 +0000

In the first two weeks of July Namibia exceeded 100,000 cumulative COVID-19 cases. Tragically, more than 2,000 deaths have been recorded averaging between 20 and 30 deaths a day. The rate of transmission and positivity ratio is high and if left unabated could become unmanageable. The President of Namibia on Thursday 15th July urged the public to prevent unnecessary movement and to stay at home.

The private sector coalition led by the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry is particularly focusing on oxygen supply, facilities, equipment and other critical medical supplies. Close to N$ 20 million have been donated to promote awareness of adherence to Covid-19 regulations in the business community, as well as mobilise private sector resources to save lives. Bannerman is one of many Chamber of Mines members that have contributed to this initiative.

In the Erongo Region, hospitals were unable to cope with the number of patients with the sick waiting in their vehicles outside the hospital hoping that a bed may become available. The Swakopmund Regional Councillor Ms. Ciske Smith-Howard mobilised a team to convert the Townhall into a ‘make-shift’ hospital initially providing an additional 15 beds with oxygenators and other medical equipment. Bannerman has supported this with a donation to fund 3 oxygenators and other vital equipment.

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Brandon Munro appearing as guest panellist on Mining 121’s Assay Live

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:57:56 +0000

On the 3rd of August 2021, our CEO, Brandon Munro will be a panellist for the Assay Live: Uranium Investment Insights webinar. The webinar is free for anyone to join and will be at 3pm London time (10am New York time, 10pm Perth time, 12 midnight Sydney time). Assay Live is a webinar series produced by Mining 121:

The Assay Live team describe their interest in uranium as follows:

We have come to a period of scarcity in the uranium market, having entered the early stages of a new bull cycle

A decade of underinvestment, mine closures and supply cuts combined with the global decarbonisation movement point to excellent fundamentals for uranium.
Contracts with utilities are set to be redrawn in late 2021.
Sprott’s UPC deal launches the largest vehicle for exposure to physical uranium in history.

So where is the industry heading and how can you gain exposure to the potentially huge upside?

The webinar will be moderated by Justin Huhn, publisher of Uranium Insider. Brandon will be in good company, joined on the panel by Paul Goranson, CEO, enCore Energy Corp and Riaz Rizvi, Investor, Rice Capital Partners and former Chief Commercial Officer at Kazatomprom.

You can register for the webinar via the following link:

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