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Paying it forward
BANNERMAN ENERGY | AUG 2024
Competition
UNITED IN PROGRESS
It was indeed the merry month of May as the Bannerman executive
touched base with numerous community stakeholders.
s part of the Travel Namibia Festival networking event, the theme ‘Conscious Tourism’
was discussed across various panels and presentations. Crucial areas, such as sustainable
investment planning for the future of the industry and the intersection of tourism and mining,
were highlighted. BMRN Managing Director, Werner Ewald (pictured on the right), was part of the
panel discussion on Mining and Tourism.
“We learnt that some exploration activities in the Kunene Region had led to the closure of a tour
operator’s facility, as the Black Rhinos no longer visited the area,” he says. “Dr Chris Brown, from
the Namibian Chamber of Environment, emphasised the need to register Environmental Impact
Assessment practitioners, and argued for more capacity in the Ministry of Environment, Forestry
and Tourism.”
Werner states: “I shared too that our engagement with the tourism industry was built on
understanding each other’s needs and working closely together to get the best outcome for both
sectors. Even without regulatory intervention we can cooperate, especially in areas where the
tourism and mining areas are adjacent to one another.”
Solid foundations laid
ust under a year ago, the One Economy Foundation (OEF) celebrated the official opening of
the much-anticipated #BeFree Youth Campus in Katutura, Windhoek. OEF has a 5% loan-
carried shareholding in Etango.
In May 2024, a Bannerman team was taken on an impressive tour of the Campus and received
an overview of the programmes and services offered at the campus. Gavin Chamberlain, CEO of
Bannerman, was particularly impressed with the planned Phase 2 construction site.
The #BeFree Youth Campus is a youth hub that provides psychosocial, health, media creativity and
entrepreneurial support to teenagers from all walks of life.
BMRN Senior Stakeholder Relations Advisor, Matjiua Hengua, comments: “The facilities available
at this campus are very well thought out and have only the best interests of the youth at their core.
The hearts of the founders are clearly in the right place and the Katutura community is fortunate to
have this wonderful facility on its doorstep.”
Conscious tourism gains traction
At a recent Career Exhibition Day, Imelda
Naobes, office administrator at BMRN, learned
first-hand what a difference the company is
making in young people’s lives. “A learner
from Mondesa Youth Opportunities (MYO)
attending the Career Fair came up to thank me
for Bannerman’s support of MYO and shared
her appreciation for all we are doing for her
fellow learners. It was an unexpected and
heartwarming gesture.”
The Career Exhibition was held as part of Africa
Day celebrations, and BMRN was a proud
partner of this event where it witnessed the
diverse cultural performances while sharing
career opportunities within the mining
industry.
The Bannerman team is on the road delivering school uniforms to 300 Namibian learners as part of the
The Bannerman team is on the road delivering school uniforms to 300 Namibian learners as part of the
2024 Early Learner Assistance Programme. Read all about it in our next edition.
2024 Early Learner Assistance Programme. Read all about it in our next edition.
The following employees celebrate their birthdays in the coming weeks.
AUGUST:
• Michael Dinsdale, Senior Financial Analyst
• Joan Krige, Assistant to CEO/ Accounts &
Office Administration
Celebrating the progress of the #BeFree Youth Campus are (from left): Saddam Biwa, Programme
Manager; Twapewa Kadhikwa, BMRN Chairperson; Gavin Chamberlain, Bannerman CEO; Uajorokisa
Karuaihe, CEO of OEF, and Matjiua Hengua, BMRN Senior Stakeholder Relations Advisor.
Supporting sanitary solutions
Bannerman also supported the Mary Pad Program initiated by the K’Negongo Foundation, through
the donation of sanitary products. Besides promoting public health and hygiene, this initiative aims
to enable leaners to take part in everyday activities and keep them in school by fighting period
poverty in Namibian schools.
Community engagement
Look who’s blowing out candles
• Gavin Chamberlain, Chief Executive Officer
• Brandon Munro, Executive Chairman
LEGEND
• Bannerman Energy Ltd (Australia)
•• Bannerman Mining Resources Namibia
OCTOBER:
•• Lauren Rutz, Janitor
• Olga Skorlyakova, Vice President Market Strategy
•• Tricia Kingston, Principal Accountant