Hopes are high that next month’s Shanghai Platinum Week will be the starting point of new platinum exchanges that will result in greater price discovery potential for platinum and palladium. South... 

The fact that it takes an exceedingly long time in South Africa for policy decisions to be made let alone implemented is something of a doubled-edged sword. On the positive side, it can sometimes... 

The literary world is in mourning following the death late last month of Kenyan-born writer Ngūgī wa Thiong’o at the age of 87. Although I had long known of his battle with chronic kidney disease,... 

To fully appreciate this column, grab your calendar and calculator or prepare to do some mental maths. Start with May 16 and June 21 of 2024. How many days passed between the two dates? On both... 

Mintek’s world-leading use of zero-emission hydrogen and aluminium as reductants is demonstrative of South Africa leading the way in the production of manganese ferroalloys with a carbon-free... 

If there were but one lesson to draw from the 2025 Budget, it must be that inadequate consultation seriously reduces the chances of navigating the new normal of coalition governance. To their... 

Before Donald Trump hurled the term ‘fake news’ like a grenade at a journalist in 2016, and the world watched it explode into mainstream lingo, it was largely the jargon of ivory-towered academics... 

Is the third time the charm? The idiom, without the ‘is’ and the question mark, expresses the hope that a third attempt at something will succeed after two failed attempts. If you do not like the... 

Last week’s Junior Indaba was a clear indication the South African government and its mining industry have still not found a single direction in which to pull together – and it is absolutely... 

In a world turned upside down by the performative antics of US President Donald Trump, it is easy to lose one’s bearings and one’s cool. And while the South Africans that entered the White House... 

A pet peeve of mine is the woefully low levels of investment in Africa’s public healthcare sector – a reality that doesn’t seem to trouble the ruling elites, who hop on the next overseas-bound... 

It has been a busy month for Gabon. Former coup leader Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema was sworn in as President on May 3 for a first seven-year term after the Constitutional Court affirmed his April... 

Want to play a word game? How many five-letter words can you make with the letters I, T, A and C in any position? If you are up for the challenge, it might well help to improve your Wordle® skills.... 

Make mining strong again, grow agriculture optimally, uplift tourism, spend on infrastructure, and look north, south, east and west for trading partnerships. These are the steps that South Africa...