MINING through goat farming . More than 60 percent of the beneficiaries of the project are women , a deliberate intervention to assist women-headed households in rural Namibia .
Healthcare is another area in which Skorpion has invested heavily for Rosh Pinah . To help accommodate the rapid growth of the town , the company invested more than N $ 4 million in the upgrade of the Rosh Pinah State Clinic and construction of a satellite facility at nearby Tutungeni . Completed in 2012 , this new development replaced a system which only saw visiting doctors come to the area twice a month .
By continuing to expand operations , employ locals and give back to the communities in which it serves , Skorpion Zinc and Vedanta will strengthen its legacy in Namibia and South Africa , making it a global capital for the production of zinc .
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