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Total direct employment in the mining industry increased by 12,6% in 2023 to 18 189, from 16 147 in 2022. Zebra Kasete, President of the Chamber of Mines of Namibia attributed the increase to the creation of new employment positions resulting from the restart of the Langer Heinrich mine and expansion of other operations. Direct employment consisted of 8 950 permanent employees, 803 temporary employees and 8 436 contractors. Kasete said every job created by the industry also generates important sources of revenue for government through PAYE and VAT as a consumption tax. In 2023, employees from mining companies paid…