Deep Yellow appoints Kasete to lead Namibian operations

Deep Yellow Limited, an Australian Securities Exchange-listed uranium development company with major projects in Namibia and Australia, has appointed Zebra Kasete as its managing director in Namibia, effective 5 January 2026.

Kasete will support the construction of the Tumas Project in the Erongo region and will be responsible for running the Namibian operations after construction.

He will also serve as Deep Yellow’s country head for Namibia and will be based at Swakopmund.

In a press release issued yesterday, Deep Yellow chief financial officer and acting chief executive Craig Barnes says Kasete’s credentials to be the leader of Tumas are outstanding.

“We are incredibly pleased to have secured someone with his depth of experience and local knowledge which will be invaluable during the construction of Tumas and into operations. His appointment is another important milestone as we put the pieces in place ahead of a final investment decision for Tumas and work towards setting up our flagship project as the fourth uranium mine in Namibia,” he says.

According to the statement, Kasete has more than 35 years’ experience across the uranium, diamond, copper and gold sectors. His most recent role was as executive vice president of Sinomine Tsumeb Smelter, formerly Dundee Precious Metals, where he also served as managing director.

He previously held the role of managing director at Murowa Diamonds Private Limited in Zimbabwe.

Before moving to Zimbabwe, he spent 25 years at Rio Tinto after joining Rössing Uranium Limited as a cadet metallurgist. He went on to hold senior operational, technical, procurement, human resources, business development and external relations roles within Rössing and the wider Rio Tinto Group.

His experience spans Namibia, Zimbabwe, Australia and the United States.

Kasete is a metallurgist by training, a past president of the Chamber of Mines of Namibia and holds an MBA in general strategic management from Maastricht University, the statement says.

Kasete has been quoted as saying that he feels privileged to return to the role at a place where his professional career began, mining uranium in Namibia.

“Tumas is a very important development for both Deep Yellow and Namibia. For me personally, the opportunity to lead and grow a green fields uranium project, including the team that will run the project, is an exciting one that I am very much looking forward to,” he says. – Nampa

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