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Stakeholders propose options for ailing Steel Master Plan
Updated 5 hours ago By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition on June 4 held an engagement with stakeholders in the steel industry regarding the progress and outcomes of implementing the Steel Master... 


White paper on imports and exports points to growth opportunities for SA
4th June 2025

 South Africa stands at a pivotal point in its economic development, and a unique position of potential global economic power. In a world that is rapidly realigning economic and political blocs,... 


 Bulgarian Ambassador to South Africa Maria Pavlova.
Bulgaria keen on hydrogen collaboration, offering education opportunity ‘right away’
4th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Bulgaria is particularly enthusiastic about establishing hydrogen collaboration with stakeholders from South Africa – and is fully prepared to initiate cooperation "right away". Research... 


RMB chief economist Isaah Mhlanga
RMB/BER second-quarter BCI reflects uncertainties globally, locally
4th June 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)/Bureau for Economic Research Business Confidence index (BCI) decreased by five points to 40 in the second quarter of the year, after the recovery that started in the... 


Graphite One says project is first in Alaska to gain FAST-41 status
Graphite One says project is first in Alaska to gain FAST-41 status
4th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

TSX-V-listed Graphite One said on Tuesday that its Graphite Creek project was the first in Alaska to be accepted as a 'covered project' onto the federal government's FAST-41 permitting dashboard.... 


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Volkswagen looks at making cars in Egypt to sell across Africa
4th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Volkswagen is considering producing cars in Egypt, part of plans to tap new African markets as it grapples with weaker demand at home. “We are very interested in Egypt as a production hub and... 


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South Africa's business activity growth hits four-year high, S&P PMI shows
4th June 2025 By: Reuters

South African business activity grew at its fastest pace in four years in May, driven by a robust increase in private sector output and improved customer confidence, a survey showed on Wednesday.... 


Trump, Xi have crossed wires on rare earths, trade expert says
Trump, Xi have crossed wires on rare earths, trade expert says
4th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

The US and China appear to have different understandings of what was agreed on rare earths at last month’s trade talks in Geneva, according to an expert on critical minerals policy. China’s... 


US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping
China’s grip on rare earths gives Xi leverage in US trade duel
3rd June 2025 By: Bloomberg

After the US and China agreed in Geneva to lower tariffs from astronomical heights, tensions are now surging over access to chips and rare earths. And Beijing increasingly appears to have an edge.... 


ReElement Technologies secures anchor investment from Novare Holdings
2nd June 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Nasdaq-listed American Resources Corporation has, through its holding in ReElement Technologies Corporation – a US innovator in rare earth element (REE) and critical mineral refining – secured a... 


May new-vehicle sales jump by 22%, exports continue to trend downwards
May new-vehicle sales jump by 22%, exports continue to trend downwards
2nd June 2025 By: Irma Venter

Total May new-vehicle sales, at 45 308 units, jumped by 22% compared with the same month last year, buoyed by a nixed value-added tax increase, a drop in interest rates and the tabling – finally –... 


Kenya Confirms Large Delegation of Exhibitors to Showcase “Made in Africa” at Manufacturing Indaba 2025
Kenya Confirms Large Delegation of Exhibitors to Showcase “Made in Africa” at Manufacturing Indaba 2025
2nd June 2025

The organisers of the Manufacturing Indaba 2025 are proud to announce the confirmed participation of a large delegation of exhibitors from Kenya, who will be showcasing their manufacturing... 


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Absa PMI decreases in May, remains in contractionary territory
2nd June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Financial services firm Absa’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) decreased by 1.6 points to 43.1 in May, with the headline PMI remaining in contractionary territory for the seventh consecutive month.   


Eramet's manganese mining operations in Gabon
France's Eramet says it will work with Gabon despite manganese export ban
2nd June 2025 By: Reuters

French miner Eramet, the main shareholder in Gabon-based manganese mining firm Comilog, said it will aim to safeguard the 10 460 Gabonese jobs sustained by Comilog and Comilog railway transport... 


Almonty appoints Estevez to board
2nd June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed tungsten producer Almonty Industries has appointed Alan Estevez to its board with effect from May 30. CEO Lewis Black said that Estevez' deep expertise in national security... 


The Dartbrook coal mine
Australian Pacific Coal hit with Dartbrook default notice but lender Vitol holds off on action
2nd June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian Pacific Coal (AQC) has been issued a notice of default by senior lender Vitol over its Dartbrook coal project in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, but the Singapore-based commodities... 


Mining Indaba executive advisory board chairperson Frans Baleni
Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 zooms in on shared prosperity, collaboration
30th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Having set the theme for Africa’s largest mining conference as “Stronger together: progress through partnerships”, the organisers of the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 have emphasised how... 


Stronger together: Partnerships will transform Africa’s mining sector
Stronger together: Partnerships will transform Africa’s mining sector
30th May 2025

Africa’s mining sector stands at a crossroads. With its vast mineral reserves, the continent possesses the resources to power the next phase of development for the continent and the globe. Given... 


Tungsten West unveils restart plan for Hemerdon mine
Tungsten West unveils restart plan for Hemerdon mine
30th May 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

UK-based Tungsten West on Friday released a development and economic plan for the restart of the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine, in Devon, which could deliver over 20% of global primary tungsten... 


Global air cargo demand again saw strong growth in April
30th May 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has reported that the air cargo sector showed good growth in April. Total air cargo... 


Comprehensive industry solutions from RS South Africa for the food and beverage sector
Comprehensive industry solutions from RS South Africa for the food and beverage sector
30th May 2025

RS South Africa, a trading brand of RS Group plc (LSE: RS1) and a leading provider of industrial product and service solutions, is reinforcing its commitment to the country’s dynamic food and... 


Haul trucks at a mine in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso sees restart of gold mines boosting output in 2025
30th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

Burkina Faso is poised to increase its industrial gold mining this year as a project by Mauritius’s Soleil Resources International rises to full production and a new mine by Australia’s West... 


Booyco Engineering staff in workshop
40-year-old HVAC manufacturer sees opportunity in current market conditions
30th May 2025 By: Tracy Hancock

Adapting to evolving market conditions and diversifying its customer base has not only been integral in keeping heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system manufacturer Booyco... 


I-T-A-C
30th May 2025 By: Riaan de Lange

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.... 


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Virginia gas project, South Africa – update
30th May 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

South African Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has formally dismissed the appeal lodged by Springbok Solar Power Plant against the amendment of Tetra4’s (Renergen's)... 


LH Marthinusen divisional CEO David Sullivan; Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau; ACTOM CEO Mervyn Naidoo; and ACTOM chairperson Andries Mthethwa with one of the industrial fans manufactured at the new facility.
ACTOM's LH Marthinusen division launches R32m industrial fan factory
29th May 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Transformer manufacturer LH Marthinusen (LHM), a division of electromechanical equipment manufacturer ACTOM, has launched its new R32-million industrial fan production facility, in Germiston,... 


Afreximbank appointed sole financial adviser for South African coal-to-fertiliser project
29th May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Multilateral financial institution the African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank’s) Advisory and Capital Markets (ACMA) department has been appointed and mandated as the exclusive financial adviser... 


A panel of speakers discuss the need to invest in technologies and infrastructure to boost agricultural exports
South Africa’s agriculture sector geared to respond to global risks
29th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

South Africa’s agriculture sector is no novice when it comes to global risk mitigation and adapting export procedures according to market standards, Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa... 


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Valterra Platinum makes its debut on the JSE
28th May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

With Valterra Platinum, previously Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), demerging from Anglo American, the company on May 28 officially started trading on the JSE under its new name. The first... 


DRDGOLD CEO Niël Pretorius
South Africa needs more junior miners, Junior Indaba speakers say
28th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With South Africa’s share of global exploration expenditure in mining having dropped below 1% in recent years, the longevity of this legacy industry in the country depends on encouraging more... 


AFC funding development of three new gold mines in West Africa
28th May 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

African infrastructure and investment group Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced that it is providing Mota-Engil Africa (MEA), part of the global Mota-Engil construction group, with a... 


A Nissan vehicle
Nissan plans $7bn funding with backing from UK government
28th May 2025 By: Reuters

Nissan Motor Co, facing a huge loan repayment wall next year, is seeking to raise more than ¥1-trillion ($7-billion) from debt and asset sales to keep operations on track, according to documents... 


Citrus sector welcomes Transnet’s R51bn guarantee, private participation momentum
27th May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) welcomes the government authorisation of a R51-billion guarantee facility for State-owned Transnet, and the progress... 


Angolan President João Lourenço Selected as ‘Energy Person of the Year’
Angolan President João Lourenço Selected as ‘Energy Person of the Year’
27th May 2025

Angola’s President João Lourenço has been selected as the ‘Energy Person of the Year’ by the African Energy Chamber (AEC), in recognition of his drive for good governance, commitment to reform and... 


Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau
After US visit, Tau wants South Africa to focus on other markets
26th May 2025 By: Darren Parker

Hot on the heels of his visit to the White House as part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s South African delegation, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has emphasised the need to... 


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Barloworld’s interim performance impacted by its Russian operations, sanctions
26th May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Barloworld’s group revenue for the six months ended March 31 declined by 5.8% to R18.1-billion, driven by a 36.8% decrease in revenue at its Russian operation Vostochnaya Technica (VT)... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 21
Ramaphosa says Trump agreed to US attending G20 Summit in Joburg
26th May 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Writing in his weekly newsletter, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that President Donald Trump agreed that the US should continue playing a key role in the G20, including attending the G20 Leaders’... 


A lithium ore stockpile
Nigeria to open two Chinese-backed lithium processing plants this year
26th May 2025 By: Reuters

Nigeria is set to commission two major lithium processing plants this year, the country's mining minister announced on Sunday, marking a shift from raw mineral exports towards adding value... 


Tim Hodgson
Canada's new Energy Minister vows to speed up permitting, reset industry relations
26th May 2025 By: Reuters

Canada's new Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson vowed to speed up the permitting process for major projects on Friday, in a speech welcomed by oil and gas executives eager to see Ottawa reset... 


In addition to antimony, the site is expected to produce gold and contribute to the environmental cleanup of the historic mining district.
Perpetua seeks $2bn Exim loan for Idaho project
23rd May 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gold and antimony project developer Perpetua Resources said on Friday it had submitted a formal application to the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Exim) for up to $2-billion in debt... 


Barrick's Reko Diq copper and gold project in Pakistan
Pakistan to offer US firms concessions on mining investment in tariff talks, says Minister
23rd May 2025 By: Reuters

Pakistan plans to offer concessions to US companies to invest in its mining sector as part of negotiations with Washington over tariffs, its commerce minister told Reuters, as Islamabad seeks to... 


South Africa’s exports under AfCFTA terms increasing – dtic
23rd May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa's preferential exports have steadily increased since the start of preferential trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement on January 31, 2024, says Trade,... 


Transport Evolution Africa 2025 to highlight critical investment opportunities shaping the future of Africa’s transport and logistics industry
23rd May 2025

With Africa’s population set to double by 2050 and intra-African trade to surge by an estimated 50% through the AfCFTA, investment in transport infrastructure has become both a strategic and... 


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