McHenry Venaani, president of the Popular Democratic Movement – Venaani wants mining royalties for communities
October 12, 2026
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani discusses his proposal to direct 2% to 5% of mineral royalties to local communities through community trusts.
Venaani addresses the need for direct local benefits, value addition through legislation, overcoming administrative bottlenecks in monitoring mining activities, and curbing illicit financial outflows to ensure Namibia’s natural resource wealth supports local development and job creation.
