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Drought is an operational reality for Southern African producers. Explore SAUMA's key pillars for proactive drought resilience and protecting the Stampriet Aquifer.

In Hoachanas, over 200 backyard gardens feed 400+ schoolchildren daily. Discover why protecting clean groundwater is essential for local food security.

As global water bankruptcy threatens shared resources, we look at what this means for Namibia. Discover why protecting the Stampriet Aquifer from toxic leaching is our ultimate priority.

Namibia faces a "Point of No Return". Mining companies claim In-Situ Recovery (ISR) uranium mining is safe, but global data shows that once an aquifer is contaminated, it cannot be "un-poisoned". This isn't just local; the Stampriet is a transboundary system sustaining Botswana and South Africa. We are gambling with water security for a short-term payday. We can survive without uranium, but we cannot survive without clean water.

Following a recent exclusive meeting between Headspring Investments and the chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources, Dr Tobie Aupindi, and the Governor of the Omaheke Region, Dr Aupindi lamented the opposition to the development of a uranium mine in the underground drinking water aquifers in the Leonardville area, citing the lack of scientific evidence.

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process should ensure that any development project in Namibia is socially just.

Namibian government has awarded uranium prospecting licenses to several mining companies across the aquifer system.