Structuring Confidence Across Africa’s Industrial Future

Across Africa, mining, infrastructure, renewable energy and industrial projects are becoming larger, more complex and more exposed to changing operational, regulatory and financial risks. For the companies delivering these projects, insurance can no longer be treated as a standard administrative requirement. It must be structured around the realities of the project, the market and the operating environment.

National Insurance Brokers (NIB) is a Namibian-owned specialist brokerage focused on helping clients navigate those realities.

With experience across mining, infrastructure, renewable energy and industrial risk, NIB supports businesses facing complex construction exposures, local regulatory requirements, international insurance placements, operational transitions and major claims events.

Its approach combines local accountability with access to international capability. That balance is especially important for African projects, where local knowledge must often work alongside global insurance markets, specialist underwriters and complex risk-transfer structures.

For mining and infrastructure companies, this means more than arranging cover. It means understanding how risk changes across the life of a project—from construction and commissioning through to full operations. It also means identifying the areas where poor structuring, underinsurance or gaps in cover could create major financial consequences.

NIB works with clients to develop insurance solutions aligned with the scale and technical demands of their operations. Whether supporting a new project, an expanding mine, a renewable energy development or a mature industrial asset, the company focuses on giving clients greater clarity and confidence around risk.

Its Namibian ownership also brings a valuable understanding of the local business environment, regulatory landscape and operating conditions. At the same time, its international placement capability enables clients to access broader markets when local capacity alone may not be sufficient.

As Africa’s industrial future continues to take shape, companies will need insurance partners who understand both the opportunity and the exposure.

National Insurance Brokers helps structure that confidence—combining African understanding, local accountability and international reach.

Visit www.nib.com.na for more information.

Since commencing operations in 2013, Oshikoto Transport & Investment CC has grown into a trusted provider of transport services across Namibia, supporting clients in key economic sectors, including mining.

The company operates across the Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa and Erongo regions, connecting businesses, employees and communities through dependable passenger transport solutions. Its regional footprint places Oshikoto Transport close to some of Namibia’s most important mining and industrial centres, where safe, reliable and punctual workforce mobility is essential to daily operations.

A defining feature of the company’s journey has been its commitment to safety. Oshikoto Transport reports a zero-fatality record since the start of operations, reflecting the discipline and responsibility required when transporting people across long distances and demanding operating environments.

This capability has also supported the operations of QKR Namibia’s Navachab Gold Mine near Karibib. As Navachab enters a major new phase of underground development, dependable transport remains an important part of the wider operational ecosystem. Oshikoto Transport contributes to that system by helping move personnel safely and efficiently, supporting workforce access and the reliable day-to-day movement required around a large mining operation.

Its involvement at Navachab also demonstrates the value of local suppliers within Namibia’s mining economy. As the mine invests in underground development, skills creation and local procurement, companies such as Oshikoto Transport help ensure that the benefits of mining activity extend beyond the mine gate into Namibian businesses, jobs and regional services.

The company provides shuttle services for individuals and groups travelling for business, helping clients move employees and visitors efficiently while maintaining competitive transportation rates.

As Namibia’s mining and infrastructure sectors continue to expand, dependable transport providers will remain essential. Oshikoto Transport & Investment CC is positioning itself to play that role—supporting workforce mobility, strengthening local supply chains and helping move Namibia’s industries forward.

For further information, contact 067 304 460, email oshikototransport81@gmail.com, or visit @oshikoto_transport on social media.

AKO Group is one of the clearest examples of how local content can create value far beyond the boundaries of a mine. Since beginning its relationship with Geita Gold Mine in 2012, the Tanzanian company has grown from a small service provider into an ISO-certified national contractor employing more than 250 people and supporting major projects across the country.

At Geita, AKO’s contribution extends well beyond conventional catering. The company helps sustain the people behind the operation, providing food services that keep employees nourished, energised and ready to perform in a demanding mining environment. Through disciplined kitchen operations, staff development and a strong emphasis on food safety, AKO ensures that every meal reflects the standards expected across the wider mine.

Its broader capabilities include catering, laundry, housekeeping, cleaning, waste management, grounds maintenance, facilities management, camp construction, equipment maintenance and full turnkey remote-site support. AKO also provides industrial kitchen installation, event catering and ingredient sourcing through its field-to-plate model.

The company’s impact at Geita is also visible within surrounding communities. AKO has worked with the mine’s community relations teams to increase procurement from local farmers, reducing reliance on produce transported from outside the region. Farmers have received seeds, crop protection products and practical training to help them produce vegetables and other food products to the quality and consistency required by a major industrial client.

This approach has helped turn the mine’s daily food requirements into a wider community value chain. Farming groups supported through the programme reportedly increased their combined monthly income from TZS 36 million to TZS 80 million within two years. Local producers have moved from subsistence farming towards commercial supply, supported by training, stronger standards and access to a dependable market.

Geita has also played an important role in AKO’s own development. The systems, safety discipline and operational expectations learned through the relationship have helped the company expand into other nationally significant projects, including Kabanga Nickel, Mantra Uranium One in Songea and the Mwalimu Nyerere Hydropower Project.

Through this partnership, AKO demonstrates that local procurement can do more than fulfil a contract. It can feed a workforce, create careers, grow businesses and build capability that continues long after the service has been delivered.

AKO Group: “Serving Excellence, Nourishing People.”

Ako Group 

Plot No. 29363, Urafiki Area, Ubungo,

P.O Box 63314

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.