Podcast · Episode 14
The Pulse: what the uranium cycle means for the coast
Our mining correspondent and an Erongo contractor on what a price cycle actually does to employment, procurement and housing on the coast.
In this episode we go past the price chart and ask what a uranium upcycle does to a town.
Our mining correspondent is joined by a Swakopmund-based earthworks contractor to talk about order books, hiring, accommodation pressure and the memory of the last downturn.
In this episode
- Why contractors are cautious about capacity expansion
- What "we are hiring" actually means for local skills
- Housing and services pressure on the coast
- What the sector wants from the last cycle not repeated
The mistake last time was believing the price. We are pricing the work, not the cycle.
Listening time: 34 minutes. Also available as a video interview.
