MC Mining starts implementing turnaround plan at Uitkomst

Coal miner MC Mining has started implementation of a revised business plan at its Uitkomst Colliery, in KwaZulu-Natal. The revised plan involves significant operational changes to position the... 

Loncor creates special independent committee to consider received offer

TSX-listed Loncor Gold has established a special committee comprised of independent board directors to review an unsolicited nonbinding offer received from an interested party for a potential... 

Jewellery industry’s Blue List to differentiate, substantiate ESG claims

After drawing up a draft document called The Blue List in May and launching a four-month consultation period to garner inputs, World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has unpacked the necessity of... 

URU Metals confirms high-grade resource continuity at Zeb nickel project

Aim-listed URU Metals has confirmed the presence of thicker and higher-grade nickel/copper/platinum group metals horizons beneath the historic openpit resource of the Zeb nickel project, in South... 

First Au starts inaugural diamond drilling on Liberian prospect Nimba

ASX-listed First Au (FAU) has appointed Hong Kong-based Hit N Drill to conduct a 3 000 m diamond drilling programme at its Nimba gold project, in Liberia. The first of two drill rigs have already... 

Arc reaches settlement with Avanti, Regency for cash instead of shares

Aim-listed copper investment company Arc Minerals has entered into a binding settlement agreement with Avanti Gold and its subsidiary Regency Mining to settle an outstanding $1.25-million owed to... 

Oscillate secures exclusive right to study, buy 17 copper licences in Botswana

Copper and base metals developer Oscillate has signed a nonbinding heads of terms agreement with Kalahari Copper to acquire a subsidiary that holds copper and silver exploration tenements, in... 

OECD outlines progress made by South Africa on anti-bribery measures

Ahead of South Africa reporting to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in June 2027 on its implementation of recommendations to detect foreign bribery cases, the OECD... 

Aton uncovers more gold, silver and base metal mineralisation in Egypt

TSX-V-listed Aton Resources has completed a 113-hole diamond drilling programme on the Abu Marawat deposit, in Egypt The 9 642 m programme aimed to test near-surface mineralisation in an area of... 

Chile to drive global copper mine output growth of 2.5% this year – BMI

Research agency BMI expects global copper mine output to grow by 2.5% year-on-year for 2025, supported by recovering production in Chile and an ongoing ramp-up of the Oyu Tolgoi mine, in Mongolia.... 

Grain SA backs agri budget, new policy direction envisioned by Steenhuisen

Industry body Grain SA has declared its support for the new policy direction outlined in Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen’s 2025/26 budget vote speech, which was presented to Parliament on... 

Aterian confirms lithium intercepts in Rwanda; Rio Tinto increases project stake

London-listed critical minerals developer Aterian has reported positive results from an initial drilling campaign undertaken on the HCK project, in Rwanda. The company, together with joint... 

Underfunding a grave concern in this year’s DSTI budget allocation

The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) has received an allocation of R9.06-billion for 2025/26, which adds to a consolidated government expenditure on innovation, science and... 

Transformation-focused agri budget vote garners support from most political parties

The Department of Agriculture (DoA) has been allocated R7.6-billion in funding for the 2025/26 financial year, which is a reduction from the prior year’s R7.9-billion allocation. Over the... 

Agri SA calls for greater pragmatism in trade strategy as 30% US tariff looms

With the US’s imposition of a 30% import tariff on South African goods to take effect on August 1, industry body Agri SA says the country must urgently adopt strategic responses to safeguard and... 

AMIE welcomes resolved ban on chicken imports from Brazil

The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE) has welcomed the formal resolution of the temporary suspension on poultry imports from Brazil. The association, in a statement on July 7,... 

Mkango subsidiary achieves first commercial-scale rare earth powder production from scrap

Toronto- and London-listed Mkango Resources has successfully conducted first production runs for commercial-scale hydrogen processing of magnet scrap (HPMS) as part of a trial process at the... 

New grain leader to drive transformation, market access for emerging farmers

Industry body Grain SA has appointed Sibusiso Mabuza CEO of its farmer development arm Phahama Grain Phakama (PGP). Grain SA CEO Dr Tobias Doyer says Mabuza brings to the position 20 years of... 

Agri SA welcomes resolved FMD outbreaks, resumed livestock movement in Limpopo, Eastern Cape

Industry body Agri SA has welcomed the lifting of movement restrictions on livestock in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo, saying efforts to control and eradicate foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) have been... 

Vision remains committed to Tongaat deal despite latest litigation

Vision Investments subsidiary Vision Sugar South Africa has reaffirmed its commitment to the acquisition of embattled sugar producer Tongaat Hulett despite various litigation efforts having been... 

Gauteng province announces financing facility for black-owned agroprocessors

The Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD), together with the National Empowerment Fund (NEF), have announced a R100-million blended financing facility to support... 

Freeport Saldanha to house first alginate production site in Southern Africa

The Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone, or Freeport Saldanha, has announced an agreement to establish Southern Africa’s first alginate production plant. A company called Alkelp will develop... 

Australian govt grants Sparc Hydrogen A$2.7m for low-cost green hydrogen pilot

ASX-listed Sparc Technologies has been awarded A$2.7-million in grant funding from Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Innovate programme. Sparc Technologies, together with iron-ore miner... 

Orica conditionally awarded A$432m in funding for Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub

ASX-listed mining, infrastructure and manufacturing company Orica has been conditionally awarded A$432-million in funding from the Australian government to support the operation of the Hunter... 

Sanatana to change name after acquiring new gold prospects

TSX-V-listed copper and gold developer Sanatana Resources will acquire the Gold Strike One project, in Yukon, Canada, as well as the Abitibi property, in Quebec. The proposed acquisition... 

BMW Group gears for next phase of premium e-mobility excellence

As the world experiences accelerated change in technology and consumer preferences, the South African automotive industry has to embrace profound transformation to maintain its heritage of... 

KZN branch key driver of growth, self-sustainability for motors group

Having continuously invested in its assembly capability and developing independence from the national grid and municipal water systems, gear units and motors supplier SEW-EURODRIVE’s KwaZulu-Natal... 

CleanTech secures fluorspar tenements in Kentucky

TSX-V-listed CleanTech Vanadium Mining Corporation has entered into a binding option to purchase agreement with an arms-length private party to acquire the mineral rights to the Campbell, Crotser... 

Agriculture council says higher fuel price will dampen sector’s performance

The National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) says the increase in the general fuel levy is set to trigger unwelcome economic consequences in the agriculture sector. The increase in the... 

Latest BER survey finds lower inflation expectations for this year and next

The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) cites in its latest ‘Inflation Expectations Survey’ that respondents are expecting headline consumer inflation to average about 3.9% for the remainder of the... 

Seventh drill programme on Orom-Cross confirms ‘even more substantial’ resource

London-listed emerging graphite miner Blencowe Resources has completed the Stage 7 drilling programme at its Orom-Cross graphite project, in Uganda, which confirmed the continuity of mineralisation... 

Masondo addresses debt sustainability in developing countries

Many developing countries are experiencing rising debt vulnerabilities that divert scarce resources away from essential development priorities such as health, education and infrastructure, Finance... 

Akobo reports more improvements with gold processing at Segele

Euronext-listed Akobo Minerals has successfully completed its first smelt of gold with a new gravity setup at the Segele mine, in Ethiopia. The company advises that an upgraded gravity recovery... 

SAAFF commends higher container handling volumes at ports in recent weeks

The Southern African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) has commended Transnet for having made substantial improvements to its volume throughput throughout South Africa’s key container... 

Absa PMI ticks up to 48.5 in June

Financial services firm Absa’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased by 5.4 points to 48.5 in June on a seasonally adjusted basis. Although the headline PMI remained in contractionary... 

Implats consolidates two subsidiaries to ensure sustainability

JSE-listed Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats) has advised that it will consolidate the operations of its Impala Platinum and Impala Bafokeng Resources (IBR) subsidiaries, in response to low... 

Astral starts vaccinating broiler breeding chickens in Gauteng

Integrated poultry producer Astral Foods has been granted a permit by the Department of Agriculture (DoA) to vaccinate one of its broiler breeding flocks against High Pathogenic Avian Influenza... 

Pan African confirms July 1 start of LSE, JSE share buyback

Mid-tier gold producer Pan African Resources has confirmed it will start with a share buyback programme on both the LSE and JSE from July 1. The company advised earlier this month its intention... 

Heraeus expects platinum price ‘correction’ in second half of the year

Refinery services provider Heraeus finds in its latest precious metals appraisal that the platinum price, which currently averages $1 341/oz, will correct over the second half of the year. The... 

Construction sector remains downbeat about lack of large-scale projects

The First National Bank (FNB)/Bureau for Economic Research Civil Confidence Index decreased to 41 in the second quarter of the year, from 45 in the first quarter. FNB senior economist Siphamandla...