Gecko Namibia is prepared to invest R12bn in an industrial park to the north of Swakopmund to ensure that the country derives maximum benefit from the increased mining of uranium. But the project could cause an environmental uproar in the country...Gecko’s plans have raised eyebrows among the towns’ inhabitants, the country and even South Africans...The inhabitants of Swakopmund have already established an action group called SwakopmundMatters to oppose the development. They are especially concerned about the possible health hazards of the proposed project, as well as the negative consequences of dumping industrial waste in the ocean.