Namibia: Environment ministry dispatches response team to contain cyanide spill near Otjiwarongo – News

Namibia: Environment ministry dispatches response team to contain cyanide spill near Otjiwarongo – News

Africa Links 24 with Martin Endjala
Published on 2025-04-18 11:28:22

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism has dispatched a team to contain a cyanide spill between Otjiwarongo and Otavi.

This follows two trucks colliding about 10km north of Otjiwarongo on the B1 road on Thursday.

One of the trucks belongs to Coleman Transport, which was transporting 26 000kg of sodium cyanide bags from the Port of Walvis Bay to the B2Gold mine.

Due to the danger of cyanide, the Office of the Environmental Commissioner dispatched a team from the ministry’s…

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