The 2025 edition of Big 5 Construct South Africa, co-located with the inaugural South Africa Infrastructure & Water Expo, concluded in Johannesburg, following three days of high-impact networking,... 

Indonesia, the world’s biggest coal exporter, may impose an export levy on the fossil fuel in a bid to boost state revenues, according to local media reports that cited a government minister. The... 

Australia-listed Evion Group has started formal engagement with EU advisers and funding institutions in a bid to accelerate development of its Maniry graphite project in Madagascar, following the... 

Queensland-based miner Bowen Coking Coal said on Tuesday that it had received a A$15.3-million demand notice from former mining contractor BUMA Australia, sending the ASX-listed company's stock... 

As concerns mount over the announcement of a 30% tariff on most South African goods entering the US, business development service Entrepreneurship to the Point (eTTP) has called for urgent support... 

China’s CMOC Group produced more cobalt at its two mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the first half of this year, despite the African nation’s ban on exports. The world’s largest... 

Vehicle exports from South Africa to the US dropped by 73% in the first quarter of the year, declining by a further 80% and 85% in April and May, respectively, says naamsa | the Automotive Business... 

ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) says it may begin taking operational steps to prepare for the wind down of its beleaguered long-products business well ahead of the current September 30 deadline –... 

Work on engineering and planning related to initial road access, construction, water supply, infrastructure, essential site facilities, first phase accommodation lodge, and a site construction... 

Queensland miner Bowen Coking Coal has moved to reduce operations at its Burton Mine Complex, shifting to an owner-operator model and cutting production in response to a downturn in global steel... 

Mercuria Energy Group and a Zambian State-owned company are set to ship their first copper under a new trading partnership after obtaining a government waiver to export a semi-processed form of the... 

China's rare earths exports rose 32% in June from the month before, customs data showed on Monday, in a potential sign that agreements reached last month to free up the flow of the metals are... 

Econometric modelling of the impact on South Africa of US tariffs  – including the proposed 30% reciprocal tariff on all non-exempted goods, the 25% tariff on automotives and automotive components,... 

ASX-listed Athena Resources has signed a memorandum of understanding with Warradarge Energy and Fenix Resources to develop a green iron project in Western Australia’s Mid West. The three parties... 

According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) July 2025 ‘Oil Market Report’, global oil demand is forecast to rise by 700 000 bbl/d this year, marking its lowest increase since 2009,... 

The UK has announced changes to its Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), designed to simplify access to the British market for developing countries, not least those in Africa, and thereby... 

China urged the European Parliament to stop politicising trade and economic issues and applying double standards on export controls, its mission to the European Union said on Friday. The remarks... 

Martin Creamer talks about Shanghai platinum event; green hydrogen project in Nelson Mandela Bay and palladium to reduce high water treatment costs. 

The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) is expecting the domestic market to recover this year to the record installation levels achieved two years ago, following a marked... 

Four years after terrorist attacks halted a massive liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique, momentum behind $57-billion in facilities that will export the fuel is picking up. TotalEnergies SE... 

Rare earths company Australian Strategic Materials (ASM) on Friday published the scoping study for its Dubbo project in New South Wales, outlining a new first-phase development plan that uses heap... 

Change is the word that sums up today’s world. Disruptive geopolitical change, global attitudinal change and concerning climate change are demanding internal and external advances and retreats. In... 

Despite offtaker qualification having only recently being started at manganese development company Giyani Metals’ Botswana-based manganese oxide project – the K.Hill project, CEO Charles FitzRoy... 

Driven by its core vision to drive Africa’s growth, financial services provider Standard Bank’s initiatives aim to create meaningful trade linkages and unlock economic opportunities for African... 

South Africa’s recent trade policy interventions have been nowhere near as attention grabbing as President Donald Trump’s April 2 Rose Garden performance that included a giant cardboard chart... 

The final stage of development has started with the release of requests for proposals to 15 shortlisted engineering, procurement and construction firms. 

The updated feasibility study is on track for completion in the second quarter of 2025. 

The project has received a significant boost with the conditional award of A$432-million in funding from the Australian government through the Hydrogen Headstart programme. 

An optimised definitive feasibility study has projected a life-of-mine of 23 years.  

So many small businesses start up in South Africa only to face closure due to a lack of funding, skills or mentorship. The inspiring story of Marice Rooibos Skincare stands as a beacon of hope,... 

Rather than adopting green innovations just for the sake of it, Africa must focus on the sustainable growth that can be achieved through the local use of green technologies and innovations across... 

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... 

The confirmation that South Africa will from next month be hit by a 30% export tariff by the United States of America, should motivate small business owners to invest in their competitive... 

Soaring prices are driving Zimbabwe's gold output and income, but the government's foreign currency retention rules are eating into producers' earnings, the country's mining industry body said. The... 

Nigeria's Dangote petroleum refinery will construct storage tanks in Namibia to hold at least 1.6-million barrels of gasoline and diesel to supply refined fuel to Southern Africa, two sources told... 

Canada should become a world leader in producing and processing raw materials for military equipment and defense systems, according to an influential business group. The Business Council of Canada... 

US President Donald Trump's threatened 30% tariff on South African exports is set to deal an economic blow to a community he has vocally and controversially championed: white farmers. Citing false... 

Key African economies are set to stake out different approaches to interest rates in the coming weeks as they gauge the impact of US President Donald Trump’s new tariff proposals and their domestic... 

As the US turns inward with a sweeping new tariff on copper imports, Australia is positioning itself to step up as a stable, reliable supplier in increasingly fractured global markets. The... 

Chinese importer Chery South Africa (SA) is in the midst of a feasibility study to determine if it will establish an assembly plant in the country. “Given Chery’s rapid growth in the South African... 

US President Donald Trump is scheduled this week to meet the leaders of five African nations that will potentially offer American businesses opportunities in critical minerals and other natural... 

As the trade environment experiences tensions caused by global trade uncertainty and local subdued economic performance and high levels of unemployment, the South Africa Chamber of Commerce and...