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Amaury Vadon appointed MD of Michelin sub-Saharan
Mobility company Michelin in South Africa has appointed Amaury Vadon as its new sub-Saharan Africa MD, effective April 1. Originally from France, Vadon brings considerable experience and a proven...
M&R’s TNT awarded EPC contract in South America
JSE-listed Murray & Roberts (M&R) has announced that Terra Nova Technologies (TNT), in joint venture with Ingeniería y Construcción Sigdo Koppers, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and...
Zambian claimants get permission to appeal class action lawsuit against Anglo American
The Johannesburg High Court on April 19 granted permission to appeal an earlier ruling denying class action certification for 140 000 women and children in Kabwe, Zambia, who allege they have...
South Africa must commit to, accelerate reforms to achieve growth – BLSA
Last week’s ‘World Economic Outlook’ (WEO) published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was a reminder of how far South Africa is from the kind of economic performance it should achieving as...
Base Resources, Energy Fuels to merge, create enhanced critical minerals company
ASX- and Aim-listed Base Resources and US-based uranium and critical minerals producer Energy Fuels have reached a binding agreement for Energy Fuels to acquire 100% of the issued shares in Base...
John Deere continues focus on innovation, technology
Equipment manufacturer John Deere South Africa will continue to focus on pursuing innovation on its machines and technology as it looks to strengthen its footprint in Africa. This was outlined by...
Orion shares placed on a trading halt ahead of April 22 announcement
JSE- and ASX-listed Orion Minerals has requested an immediate trading halt to be placed on its securities, pending the release of an announcement in relation to exploration results at its Okiep...
PPS highlights good value return to members in challenging 2023
The Professional Provident Society (PPS), the financial services group focused solely on providing customised financial services solutions for graduate professionals in South Africa and Namibia,...
Report questions role of CCUS in steel decarbonisation
A new report by the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has shown that carbon capture use and storage (CCUS) is unlikely to play a major role in steel decarbonisation...
Sedna, Haivision partner to bring video solutions to African mines, industry
African technology innovator Sedna Industrial IT Solutions has partnered with video networking and visual collaboration solutions provider Haivision to bring industrial and mining command control...
Wind industry achieves record year, but more work required to reach renewables target
The global wind industry installed a record 117 GW of new capacity in 2023, making it the best year ever for new wind energy, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) states in its ‘Global Wind Report...
Marula progressing activities at Kenyan mine
AQSE-listed Marula Mining is progressing mining and processing activities at the Larisoro manganese mine, located in Samburu County, in northern Kenya. As announced last month, the company has...
Drilling confirms proof of concept at African Pioneer, FQM’s Zambia JV
Exploration and development company African Pioneer has provided an update on exploration conducted and funded by First Quantum Minerals (FQM) during the six-month period to December 31 over...
Afrimat to report higher full-year earnings
JSE-listed Afrimat expects to report a 21% to 26% year-on-year increase in headline earnings a share to between 553.6c and 576.5c for the financial year ended February 29. Earnings a share are also...
Treasury extends deadline for Budget Facility for Infrastructure submissions
The National Treasury has extended the deadline for submissions to the Budget Facility for Infrastructure (BFI) to May 17 to allow more time for project sponsors to package and submit their...
Aura, Curzon agree to restructure Tiris offtake agreement
Aim- and ASX-listed Aura Energy and uranium trader and investor Curzon Uranium have agreed to restructure their uranium offtake agreement, materially increasing the price receivable for planned...
Experts proffer suggestions for South Africa's green hydrogen projects to secure financing
There is sufficient funding available for South Africa to progress its green hydrogen objectives, however, certain elements need to be addressed for this to materialise. This was outlined by...
Speakers outline opportunities for PGMs in the hydrogen market
Hydrogen could play a key role in addressing South Africa’s pressing energy challenges and platinum group metals (PGM) will have a pivotal role to play in the hydrogen economy, as the metals are a...
Speakers outline green hydrogen challenges, infrastructure hurdles
South Africa’s green hydrogen economy faces complexities and challenges, both upstream and downstream, and this requires technological disruption and commitment beyond the current value chain. This...
Marula progressing sales agreements for Blesberg by-products
Africa-focused mining and development company Marula Mining is now progressing sales agreements with Fujax UK and a number of other parties in South Africa for the sale of the by-product minerals...
Kumba’s Sishen, Kolomela iron-ore operations perform highly in responsible mining audit
Anglo American subsidiary Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen and Kolomela mines, in South Africa, have been assessed against the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance’s (IRMA’s) comprehensive mining...
CDE criticises govt’s lack of ambition in its job creation strategy
South Africa faces an unemployment crisis, and the African National Congress’ (ANC’s) manifesto promise of 3.5-million work opportunities, is considerably inadequate to address this, independent...
Aterian completes Atlantic Metals acquisition, awarded new licences in Botswana
London-listed Aterian has received the change of control approval from the Ministry of Minerals and Energy in Botswana to formally complete the acquisition of a controlling 90% interest in Atlantis...
James Mufara appointed Caledonia COO
Aim- and NYSE-listed Caledonia Mining has announced that James Mufara has agreed to join the group as COO with effect from May 1, following the departure of Dana Roets from the business on February...
DRC, CMOC agree to bolstering Congolese participation at cobalt mine
The Congolese Regulatory Authority for Subcontracting in the Private Sector, or Authorité de Régulation de la Sous-traitance dans le Secteur Privé (ARSP), has announced a new agreement with China’s...
Tietto delivers record quarterly gold production at Côte d’Ivoire project
West African gold producer Tietto Minerals has produced a quarterly record of 37 111 oz of gold at its Abujar gold project, in Côte d’Ivoire, for the quarter ended March 31. Milling rates increased...
Perseus declares its offer for OreCorp unconditional
ASX- and TSX-listed Perseus Mining has declared that its off-market takeover bid offer for all the current and to be issued ordinary shares in ASX-listed OreCorp is now unconditional, and best and...
Red Rock provides updates on DRC arbitration, Burkina Faso project
Aim-listed Red Rock Resources has provided an update on its arbitration in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with respect to the claim the company is pursuing in-country for its interest in...
Western Cape ideally positioned to capitalise on growing adventure tourism, report posits
The Western Cape is poised to emerge as a global hub for adventure tourism, a niche within the global tourism sector that is anticipated to be valued at $4.6-trillion by 2032, a recent report by...
West African achieve solid first quarter production
ASX-listed unhedged gold mining company West African Resources produced 56 595 oz of gold at its Sanbrado gold operations in the first quarter. The gold, produced from 844 000 t of ore milled at a...
Nersa approves revised NRS electricity loadshedding code of practice
The National Rationalised Specifications (NRS) Association of South Africa has announced the approval of the NRS 048-9, Edition 3, Electricity Supply – Quality of Supply: Code of Practice (NRS CoP)...
Sucher to step down as CFO of DRA Global
JSE- and ASX-listed multidisciplinary engineering, project delivery and operations management group DRA Global CFO Michael Sucher has decided to step down from his role to pursue other...
Newlyn launches R3.4bn multimodal rail terminal at Durban port
Port logistics company the Newlyn Group on April 4 unveiled the Newlyn PX Bayhead rail terminal, strategically located next to the Port of Durban, aimed at opening intra-Africa and local trade and...
Labour dept to launch new programme to tackle unemployment
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi on April 4 announced that the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) would launching a new Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Labour Activation...
Batandwa Damoyi appointed PIC CFO
The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has appointed Batandwa Damoyi as its new CFO. She is a chartered accountant, with more than 16 years of experience post articles in corporate finance.
MRG granted new exploration licence in Mozambique
ASX-listed MRG Metals has been granted a new exploration licence – the Olinga 11005L exploration licence – in Mozambique, targeting uranium and rare earth elements (REEs). The new Olinga uranium...
Salungano to appeal dismissal of Keaton Energy business rescue application
Following announcements in February regarding the application to place JSE-listed Salungano’s wholly-owned subsidiary Keaton Energy’s wholly-owned subsidiary Keaton Mining under supervision and to...
Southern Palladium advancing PFS for South Africa project
JSE- and ASX-listed Southern Palladium says drilling is advancing the prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Bengwenyama platinum group metals (PGMs) project, on the Eastern Limb of the Bushveld...
Thor Exploration acquires licences in Senegal
TSX-V and Aim-listed Thor Exploration has completed the acquisition of interests in two licences in southeast Senegal where it is currently advancing the Douta gold project to a preliminary...
GVK-Siya Zama welcomes commitment to tackle construction industry challenges
Confidence in the construction industry has been erratic since 2020, compelling several industry players to close, and those who remain are exposed to risk, vigilante action and skills shortages;...
Study highlights predictability of wind power production
Wind and solar resource assessment consultancy Eoltech has released findings of a new study that aims to assess the variations of the global wind resource over the last 15 years, with the data...
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