Steenhuisen announces country’s first-ever ten-year FMD elimination strategy

For the first time, South Africa has a long-term Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) strategy to take it to FMD-free status, eventually without vaccination. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen on... 

Shuka raises £1m to define Kabwe resources

Aim- and AltX-listed Shuka Minerals has raised £1-million through a placing of 25-million new ordinary shares at a placing price of £0.04 apiece. Participants in the placing will be issued one... 

Thor Explorations generates record quarterly revenue

TSX-V- and Aim-listed Thor Explorations produced 23 719 oz of gold in the quarter ended December 31, 2025, bringing its full-year total to 91 910 oz, from the Segilola mine, in Nigeria. The... 

Ivanhoe rapidly scaling up output at Platreef amid ‘supercycle’ for prices

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines says development of its Platreef mine, in South Africa, is rapidly advancing after the first production of concentrate was achieved in November last year. The company... 

End of sugar tax, stronger controls needed to curb 400% imports surge – SA Canegrowers

Industry body SA Canegrowers has once again called on government to urgently scrap the Health Promotion Levy, or sugar tax, in light of a surge in imported sugar that is displacing locally produced... 

Heraeus says platinum, silver investment demand not matching price highs

Precious metals industry service provider Heraeus finds in its latest precious metals appraisal that platinum prices may soon retreat back to average levels, with the rally having become... 

Shuka to settle Kabwe acquisition consideration this week

Aim- and AltX-listed Shuka Minerals expects to shortly receive £815 000 from investment banking group Gathoni Muchai Investments as part of an increased loan agreement entered into in June last... 

Commission developing tool to ensure fair school uniform, learning materials pricing

After publishing a guide for schools, parents and school governing bodies on pro-competitive principles that should be considered for the procurement of school uniform and learning materials in... 

CreditSights keeps positive outlooks for Glencore, Rio Tinto beyond potential merger

With mining major Glencore having confirmed it is in talks with fellow major miner Rio Tinto to effect a merger that could create the world’s largest mining company at a combined market value of... 

De Beers opens largest Forevermark store yet in India

Diamond miner De Beers Group has opened a flagship store of its Forevermark Diamond Jewellery brand in Mumbai, India. The 5 000-square foot store is located at Crest Link, Khar West, in the heart... 

Africa was star performer in November air traffic demand, capacity growth, IATA reports

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) finds in its latest set of data for November that global passenger demand increased by 5.7% year-on-year, as measured in revenue passenger... 

Black Cat reaches quarterly production with ramp-ups still progressing

ASX-listed gold miner Black Cat produced record quarterly gold production of 25 437 oz for the three months ended December 31, 2025. Gold production from the Paulsens and Kal East mines, in... 

ECR raises £1.5m to see it through exploration, development for the year

Aim-listed ECR Minerals has conditionally raised £1.5-million through a placement with institutional and other investors, for a total of 576-million new ordinary shares at a price of 0.26p apiece.... 

Critical Metals building pilot plant in Greenland

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation has started construction on a multi-use storage and pilot plant facility in Qaqortoq, Greenland, which is a key enabling infrastructure project for the... 

NextSource receives initial equipment for first battery anode facility

Emerging Canadian miner NextSource Materials has received the first shipment of equipment for its inaugural battery anode facility in Abu Dhabi. The equipment delivery marks a significant... 

ECR to deliver first gold production from Raglan by month-end

Aim-listed ECR Minerals has appointed an experienced team to start with initial mining at the Raglan alluvial gold project, in Queensland, Australia, with first production expected before the end... 

Capricorn sees early gains from expansion at Karlawinda gold mine

ASX-listed Capricorn Metals has delivered another strong quarter of operations at the Karlawinda gold project, in Western Australia, in the quarter ended December 31, 2025. The mine produced 30... 

Newmont’s Boddington operations largely unscathed by bushfire

Gold miner Newmont has confirmed that a bushfire remains active around the company’s Boddington operations, in Western Australia. A rampant bushfire began in mid-December, with authorities having... 

American Pacific files updated technical report for Nevada project

Canadian miner American Pacific Mining Corporation has filed an updated National Instrument 43-101 (NI43-101) for its 100%-owned Gooseberry silver and gold project, in Nevada. The NI43-101 is a... 

Lithium Argentina reports positive production performance at Cauchari-Olaroz

TSX- and NYSE-listed Lithium Argentina says its Cauchari-Olaroz operation delivered a strong and consistent operating performance last year, achieving production at the high end of yearly guidance... 

Kefi looks forward to high shareholder returns as Tulu Kapi construction advances

Aim-listed Kefi Gold and Copper has reached key milestones towards commissioning its Tulu Kapi project, in Ethiopia. The company expects to commission the project in late 2027 and reach full... 

Lithium Universe finds suitable US site for second lithium refinery

Senior members of ASX-listed Lithium Universe’s executive team have completed a detailed site visit to assess a proposed second lithium refinery location for the company in Brownsville, Texas, in... 

Cadence awarded environmental licence for Amapá iron-ore project

Aim-listed Cadence Minerals has been granted a preliminary environmental licence for its 35.7%-owned Amapá iron-ore project, in Brazil, as it works to refurbish and restart this historic operation.... 

Viridis nears full finance readiness for Colossus project with $50m EFA support

ASX-listed Viridis Mining and Minerals has received a conditional letter of support from Australia’s export credit agency Export Finance Australia (EFA) to provide up to $50-million, or... 

Lucara reaffirms Karowe extended mine life in updated technical report

Canadian miner Lucara Diamond Corporation finds in an updated technical report that the underground project at its Karowe diamond mine, in Botswana, has the potential to recover 4.5-million carats... 

Buffalo Potash lists successfully on TSX-V

Buffalo Potash Corporation has successfully listed on the TSX-V with its shares due to start trading on January 6. The listing follows a successful financing of about $7.7-million last month,... 

Premier afforded more time to stabilise Zulu project

UK-based mining and exploration company Premier African Minerals has reached an agreement with its principal shareholder Canmax Technologies to extend the long stop date related to a restated... 

Richmond Hill appoints Canadian contractor to lead Martello exploration

Aim-listed Richmond Hill Resources has appointed Canadian exploration company Critical Discoveries to lead a technical work programme on the Martello gold project, in Ontario. The company’s scope... 

Civmec secures major new contracts from Australian miners

Western Australia-based construction and engineering group Civmec has secured more than A$400-milllion worth of new contracts and extensions to existing contracts. The new contracts and... 

FairPlay outlines two divergent scenarios for poultry sector, depending on political will

Nonprofit organisation FairPlay has outlined two scenarios that may play out in the poultry industry by 2035, depending on whether policymakers choose to support job creation and local production,... 

Nersa appoints three new regulators

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has appointed Willibrod Majola and Nomfundo Maseti as full-time regulator members for five years following Cabinet’s approval. Nersa has also... 

Botswana Diamonds enters H2 with a stronger asset base, roadmap for value creation

Although it had been a difficult year for the diamond industry in the 12 months ended June 30 and beyond, Aim-listed diamonds developer Botswana Diamonds says it made significant progress on its... 

Mining output expands by 5.8% October

South Africa’s mining production increased by 5.8% year-on-year in October, with the largest positive contributors having been iron-ore, platinum-group metals (PGM), manganese and chromium ore.... 

Atomic Eagle appoints Hoskins CEO

ASX-listed Atomic Eagle has advised that CEO Daniel Major is unable to resume in his role following a period of personal leave. The company has, therefore, appointed corporate development manager... 

Solidarity says Eskom tariff negotiations with ferrochrome producers a good start

Trade union Solidarity says the time is ripe for negotiations for an appropriate Eskom power tariff that can keep the ferrochrome industry afloat while benefitting other parties. Although this... 

Blencowe raises £3m in support of Orom-Cross financing readiness

London-listed Blencowe Resources has raised £3-million through a placement of just under 43-million new ordinary shares at a placing price of £0.07 apiece. The funds will provide near-term... 

MetalsGrove secures another JV in Côte d’Ivoire, raises $2.7m for exploration

ASX-listed MetalsGrove Mining has successfully raised $2.7-million in an oversubscribed placement that will fund initial exploration activity on the company’s prospects in Côte d’Ivoire. The... 

Standards have become key powerful tools for trade, development – World Bank

In its first report analysing the landscape of global standards, the World Bank has found that a proliferating set of international standards that covers everything from food labelling to the... 

African airlines suffer higher costs, lower profit margins despite booming air traffic growth

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects global air passenger traffic to grow by 4.9% from five-billion passengers this year to 5.2-billion passengers in 2026. In Africa, the... 

CSIR partners with life sciences specialist in US to advance contextualised medical research

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed a memorandum of understanding and a licensing agreement with a California-based data and life sciences platform, PromptBio, to...