World Gold Council launches Gold Dealer Assurance Standard

Global organisation the World Gold Council has launched the Gold Dealer Assurance Standard (GDAS) – a global framework designed to strengthen trust and transparency in the retail gold market. The... 

SolarAfrica completes 342 MW Phase 1 of SunCentral project

Commercial and industrial renewable-energy company SolarAfrica has reached financial close on SunCentral 3 – the third and final 114 MW facility of Phase 1 of its 1 GW utility-scale SunCentral... 

Voltalia commissions 148 MW solar plant for Richards Bay Minerals

Renewable energy company Voltalia has commissioned the 148 MW Bolobedu solar power plant, in Limpopo, for mining company Rio Tinto South Africa subsidiary Richards Bay Minerals (RBM). Bolobedu will... 

Dunlop completes R1.7bn upgrade of KwaZulu-Natal tyre manufacturing facility

Tyre producer Dunlop Tyres South Africa has completed a R1.7-billion investment programme at its uMnambithi (formerly Ladysmith) manufacturing facility, in KwaZulu-Natal. The investment introduced... 

Wärtsilä to supply five engines for 14 MW power plant for Senegal gold project

Marine and energy technology group Wärtsilä will supply five Wärtsilä 32 engines for a 14 MW captive power plant to be installed at the Diamba Sud gold project, in Senegal. The plant is required to... 

Seriti Power Community Trust investing R50m in Mpumalanga police station

The Seriti Power Community Trust has started construction of the new Klarinet police station, in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, to improve community safety and provide sustainable infrastructure in the... 

Northam to call for further proposals after receiving unsolicited buyout bid

JSE-listed platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Northam Platinum says it will initiate a strategic, competitive process to proactively solicit proposals from interested parties for one or more... 

Karo Platinum secures 25yr special mining lease in Zimbabwe

LSE- and JSE-listed critical minerals mining company Tharisa's 85%-owned Karo Platinum subsidiary has signed a special mining lease agreement with Zimbabwe for an initial term of 25 years. This... 

Wire industry flags circumvention of import rules as main cause of distress

South Africa’s wire industry is struggling to sustain itself amid the circumvention of import duties, including through the misdeclaration of imported products – often at values below the cost of... 

World Gold Council launches Gold Dealer Assurance Standard

Global organisation the World Gold Council has launched the Gold Dealer Assurance Standard (GDAS) – a global framework designed to strengthen trust and transparency in the retail gold market. The... 

Ramaphosa calls for common market in SADC to develop industries

The 16 Southern African Development Community countries, with a combined population of nearly 400-million people, have abundant natural resources, a youthful population and the means to produce... 

SADC can be a testing ground for turning African minerals into development – UN ECA

Demand for critical energy transition minerals, including cobalt, copper, graphite, lithium, manganese, nickel, platinum group metals (PGMs) and rare earth elements, could more than triple by 2030... 

EVs to constitute 25% of global fleet by 2040; can rise to 50% – WoodMac

Global energy research and consulting firm Wood Mackenzie's (WoodMac’s) base case scenario projects electric vehicles (EVs) jumping from 4% of the global fleet today to 25% by 2040. However, if... 

Exxaro partners with business schools to develop future mining, energy leaders

JSE-listed natural resources company Exxaro Resources has established a strategic leadership development partnership with three business schools to strengthen leadership capability across its... 

DBSA, US DFC reach $786m financial close on Lobito Corridor railway project

Development financial institutions the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) have reached financial close on $786-million in... 

An independent transmission system operator a must, BLSA’s Mavuso argues

Section 34A of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act requires that the independent transmission system operator (ITSO), as the licensed transmitter, control the network it operates, says... 

Industrial policies must integrate green and development opportunities – TIPS

South Africa has various industry-related policies and master plans that take into account the changes wrought by the global energy transition, but the opportunities and risks arising from these... 

ASPI subsidiary, US university sign uranium conversion technology research agreement

Development stage nuclear fuels company Quantum Leap Energy (QLE) has signed a research agreement with the Texas A&M University Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) to advance and derisk the... 

Eurodia Industrie secures €18m investment to scale DLE tech

Industrial liquid purification processes company Eurodia Industrie has secured an €18-million minority investment from venture capital firm Starquest Capital and private equity firm Yotta Capital... 

Innovatively expanding infrastructure to accommodate diverse value chains likely to boost Africa's economies

Uganda, in 2015, worked with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to build roads in the eastern DRC, which enabled goods manufactured in Uganda to be exported to this region, benefitting Uganda... 

Africa needs power to accelerate industrialisation

Power in Africa is not only an issue of infrastructure, but also an economic issue because industry requires reliable, affordable and sustainable energy. Industrial competitiveness is impossible... 

Africa attracted investment in 2025; the challenge is turning it into broader industrial development – Unctad

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Africa reached about $70-billion in 2025, which was below the exceptional $94-billion recorded in 2024, but was the third-highest number since 1990 and... 

Lobito Corridor railway project achieves $753m financial close

Cross-border transport infrastructure project the Lobito Corridor railway project, in Angola, has achieved a successful financial close of $753-million, says infrastructure financing fund the... 

Demand for electricity to outpace economic growth and reshape investment

Global electricity demand is set to outpace economic growth as part of a broader trend up to 2030, with electricity consumption projected to grow at least two-and-a-half times as fast as overall... 

Critical minerals are reshaping global trade as demand surges – Unctad

As the global economy shifts towards cleaner energy systems, electrification and digital technologies, more countries are competing for access to critical minerals. Clean technologies will account... 

Study shows there is potential for biofuels but SA needs base price to drive development

The South African Sorghum Bioethanol Study, produced by market research and strategy company BluePrint and commissioned by the Localisation Support Fund, shows that there are viable commercial... 

BMI expects mining to become more decarbonised and competitive by 2050

Market research firm BMI expects decarbonisation to move to the top of the mining sector's agenda, that AI will become a foundational feature of the global metals and mining sector, that structural... 

Proposed Gauteng green-methanol-from-wastewater plant secures $4-million support

Emerging market blended finance investment manager Climate Investor Three has, through its affiliate SA-H2 Fund Managers, signed a $4-million development funding agreement with project developer... 

Transnet installs new tippler at Saldanha Iron Ore Terminal to boost capacity

State-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has completed its R4-billion infrastructure expansion project for the Saldanha Iron Ore Terminal, with the installation of a new tippler, which is used to... 

South African, global coal sectors need to define mineral’s role in the energy mix

South Africa's coal sector, and nonprofit research organisation CoalTech Research Association, which is funded by coal industry organisations, must focus on defining the role of coal in the... 

Warning over value loss without localisation strategy in solar boom

There are gaps in South Africa's ability to effectively localise manufacturing and fully capture the economic benefits of the energy transition that is being driven by rapid solar PV expansion,... 

Afrimat posts solid results; sets focus on growing cash generation, reducing debt

Although it remains profitable, is able to service its debt and posted good results for the financial year ended February 28, JSE-listed construction materials and industrial minerals mining... 

Kagem donates gemstone processing equipment to Zambian training centre

Emerald mining company Kagem Mining, which is a subsidiary of Johannesburg- and London-listed Gemfields, has donated cutting and polishing equipment to the Gemstone Processing and Lapidary Training... 

World Bank warns largest energy price surge in four years will drive inflation

Energy prices are projected to surge by 24% this year to their highest level since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as the war in the Middle East sends a severe shock through global commodity... 

S&P expects sub-Saharan Africa’s growth to remain stable despite global headwinds

While global growth is expected to slow to 2.4% for the year, down from the previously projected 2.9%, growth in sub-Saharan Africa is still expected to reach 4.1% this year and 3.8% in 2027,... 

Alvarez & Marsal opens first African office in Cape Town

Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has launched its first African office in Cape Town to meet rising demand for support to address complex operational and financial... 

Nedbank arranges $700m for Phase 2 of Ivanhoe’s Platreef mine

Financial services firm Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (Nedbank CIB) has provided $700-million debt financing for Phase 2 of TSX-listed diversified mining company Ivanhoe Mines' Platreef... 

Perseus Mining appoints Wade Bickley as incoming COO

ASX- and TSX-listed gold mining company Perseus Mining has appointed Wade Bickley as COO with effect from June 1. Bickley, who will be based out of Perseus’s Dubai office, has more than 25 years of... 

Local govt White Paper aims to create new social contract in municipalities – Hlabisa

Municipalities and the services they provide are foundational for the functioning of society and businesses, and creating effective, efficient and sustainable municipalities is a focus that has... 

Two miners die in incident at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Kloof 8 shaft

JSE- and NYSE-listed metals mining company has announced that two employees have died in an incident at its Kloof 8 shaft on May 3. During preparations for a routine, scheduled shaft inspection, an...