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South Africa will lag growth recovery in rest of Africa in 2025 – World Bank
South Africa will lag growth recovery in rest of Africa in 2025 – World Bank
24th April 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The World Bank expects growth in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as South Africa, to rise in 2025 and further accelerate to 2027. But it is also warning of several downside risks, including restrictive... 


first quantum copper mine
First Quantum reports $23m net loss in first quarter
24th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

TSX-listed First Quantum Minerals has reported a net loss attributable to shareholders of $23-million, which equates to a $0.03 loss a share, and adjusted earnings of $2-million for the three... 


South Africa urgently needs an independent water and sanitation regulator - Awsisa
24th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

South Africa needs an independent water and sanitation regulator to drive accountability, attract investment and improve service delivery in South Africa, as success stories in other countries have... 


Cyril Ramaphosa
South African president discusses Ukraine, bilateral ties with Trump
24th April 2025 By: Reuters

President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a post on social media platform X on Thursday that he had spoken to US President Donald Trump on the Ukraine war and the need to foster good bilateral relations.... 


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World Bank Group expands members, priorities for Private Sector Investment Lab
24th April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The World Bank Group has launched the next phase of its Private Sector Investment Lab, which will include an expanded membership of industry leaders with experience in generating jobs in developing... 


South African Rand
South African rand edges up after VAT increase withdrawn
24th April 2025 By: Reuters

The South African rand was marginally stronger in early trade on Thursday after the finance ministry said it was withdrawing a contentious increase in value-added tax (VAT) that was due to kick in... 


US tariffs pose severe indirect risks to sub-Saharan Africa, BMI warns
24th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

While the direct effects of US tariffs on sub-Saharan African trade were limited, the broader economic and political ramifications – through falling commodity prices, fiscal tightening and rising... 


Aterian signs $4.5m trade finance agreement
23rd April 2025 By: Darren Parker

London-listed critical metal-focused exploration and development company Aterian has signed a $4.5-million trade finance agreement with a global commodity trading and financial house. The company... 


Suiso founder Paul Erskine
R31.5bn Suiso coal-to-fertiliser project moves closer to environmental, land-use milestones
23rd April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Blue ammonia production company Suiso’s R31.5-billion coal-to-fertiliser project, the Hiryo plant, in Kriel, Mpumalanga, continues to gain momentum with the recent achievement of critical... 


Ascot appoints interim CFO
23rd April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian gold developer Ascot Resources has announced a leadership change with the appointment of Christopher Park as interim CFO, effective May 15. Park will succeed CFO Carol Li, who is set to... 


Afrimat's Demaneng iron-ore mine
Afrimat flags earnings drop on iron-ore, anthracite, cement market challenges
23rd April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed construction materials and industrial minerals company Afrimat expects to report an 85% to 90% year-on-year decrease in earnings per share (EPS) and headline earnings per share (HEPS)... 


Caracal executive director Jason Brewer
Caracal appoints new nonexec directors, chairperson
23rd April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Caracal Gold has appointed Noreen Kidunduhu as its new independent nonexecutive chairperson and Kevin Warrington, Martin Westerman, Hannah Wang'ombe and Edward Ruheni as independent... 


Chile moves forward with lithium projects in three salt flats
23rd April 2025 By: Reuters

Chile's government said it is moving forward with a simplified process to award lithium contracts in three salt flats, the mining ministry said on Tuesday. The agency stated that it has accepted... 


FNB partners with South Africans to build a more water-secure future
FNB partners with South Africans to build a more water-secure future
23rd April 2025

With Earth Day being commemorated today on 22 April, it’s a timely reminder of the environmental challenges we face – and one of the most pressing is water. Water is under pressure in South Africa.... 


EQ and the journey towards effective leadership
EQ and the journey towards effective leadership
23rd April 2025

Research has shown there is a direct correlation between emotional intelligence and effectiveness on all levels: professionally, socially and in leadership roles. The journey towards being an... 


BHP prepares to start succession process for mining’s top job
BHP prepares to start succession process for mining’s top job
23rd April 2025 By: Bloomberg

BHP Group is preparing to begin looking for a new chief executive officer in the coming months, with key lieutenants already jostling for position to succeed boss Mike Henry at the top of the... 


Riski business - workplace safety is a universal responsibility, not just in high-risk industries
Riski business - workplace safety is a universal responsibility, not just in high-risk industries
22nd April 2025

By: Jared Kangisser - CEO at KBC Health & Safety Many people think that Operational Risk Management (ORM) is only relevant to industries with obvious hazards, like mining and construction.... 


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Dubai, Indian govt launch initiative that will ease India’s access to African markets
22nd April 2025 By: Irma Venter

DP World and the government of India have launched the Bharat Africa Setu, a trade initiative designed to double India-Africa trade. DP World is a logistics and trade group controlled by the... 


Gold trinkets
Rand Refinery deepens support to prior mentees in mentorship programme
22nd April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Gold and silver refiner Rand Refinery has reaffirmed its commitment to inclusive growth and enterprise development in the local jewellery sector, as its Silver and Gold Mentorship Programme enters... 


DA Spokesperson on Finance Dr Mark Burke
DA says it’s not opposed to workable Budget, as it challenges tax increase in court
22nd April 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday while it is not opposed to a workable Budget, it opposes an anti-growth, anti-jobs and anti-poor VAT-based Budget. DA spokesperson on Finance, Dr Mark Burke... 


The Khoemacau project
Perenti to exit Khoemacau copper mine in Botswana
22nd April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australian mining services group Perenti said on Tuesday that it would conclude its involvement at MMG’s Khoemacau copper mine, in Botswana, at the end of June. The company’s underground mining... 


Anil Agarwal
Metals billionaire Agarwal seeks mining reboot amid debt overhaul, Saudi push
22nd April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal is inching closer to finishing a long-planned breakup of his metals-to-energy conglomerate Vedanta, a move aimed at trimming the group’s $11-billion debt pile and... 


The South African Reserve Bank offices
Central banks stare into trade-war abyss with rate cuts primed
22nd April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Global central banks will mostly stand ready for interest-rate cuts in coming months to cushion their economies from US President Donald Trump’s trade war. Despite flux in implementation, his... 


ALEXANDRA FELEKIS
Many agreements will likely be revised to include forecasting obligations
SAWEM to reshape South Africa’s electricity market
18th April 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

South Africa is set to undergo a significant transformation in its electricity market with the introduction of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM), which aims to establish a... 


A generic image of a rock drilling machine
Price competitiveness key to market demands
18th April 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Amid the mining drill bit market experiencing growth driven by increased mining activities and demand for minerals, price competitiveness remains a key consideration for quarrying, mining and... 


Anesu Gwata smiling, green background, white shirt
IPP shares project development insights after 15 yrs in sector
18th April 2025

South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) and the growth of its commercial and industrial renewable energy space is a good blueprint for the... 


MTN MoMo reaches 13-million users in SA
18th April 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications giant MTN Group’s Mobile Money (MoMo) has reached the milestone of 13-million registered customers in South Africa as it continues to expand financial accessibility. MTN... 


South Africa’s telecoms growth boosted by fibre subscriptions, expanding network coverage
18th April 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

South Africa’s telecommunications sector experienced growth in 2024, driven by a surge in fibre subscriptions, heightened engagement on social media platforms and significant advancements in... 


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Steady progress
18th April 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Methodical progress is being made ahead of the launch, later this year, of South Africa’s inaugural procurement of independent transmission projects (ITPs). Following a market-sounding exercise... 


Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation
Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation
18th April 2025

Leading provider of trade credit insurance in South Africa Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation (CGIC) was established in 1956. Since then, CGIC has built a reputation for excellence in risk... 


Image of copper nugget
BHP Olympic dam smelter and refinery expansion project, Australia
18th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

BHP aims to increase copper production in South Australia to more than 500 000 t/y of refined copper cathode by the early 2030s. 


Image of uranium ore
Dasa uranium project, Niger
18th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Uranium project developer Global Atomic Corporation has reported that underground development has reached the ore zone. 


Image of green hydrogen electrolysis operation
Green hydrogen project, South Africa
18th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Global energy company Keren Energy is developing a green hydrogen project that will support South Africa’s transition to a low-carbon economy. 


Image of Australia flag and periodic table symbols for tantalum and lithium
Kathleen Valley lithium/tantalum project, Australia – update
18th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Lithium developer Liontown Resources has started underground production stoping. 


Image of lithium concentrate at the NAL project
North American Lithium restart project, Canada – update
18th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

North American Lithium mine developer Sayona Mining has reported that it will rebrand as Elevra Lithium following the completion of its planned merger with Piedmont Lithium. 


LOcation map of the Waterberg project
Waterberg project, South Africa – update
18th April 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Operator and majority owner of the Waterberg project Platinum Group Metals has indicated that its near-term focus remains advancing the Waterberg project to a development and construction decision 


New environmental screening platform for projects in South Africa now fully operational
17th April 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s National Web-Based Environmental Screening Tool is now fully operational. This was announced on Thursday by Forestry, Fisheries and the... 


LPFF CEO Motlatsi Barnabas Molefe & SIU head Advocate Andy Mothibi
SIU, Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund sign MoU to investigate fraud, corruption in legal profession
17th April 2025 By: Thabi Shomolekae

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund (LPFF) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at bolstering cooperation in investigating fraud,... 


An image of informal food traders
TIPS report on small businesses shows informal sector is still lagging
17th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Available data suggest that formal small businesses contributed 19% of GDP and 33% of employment in 2023, according to nonprofit Trade and Industrialist Strategies’ (TIPS’s) ‘State of Small... 


Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
Enoch Godongwana says dropping VAT hike would have severe consequences
17th April 2025 By: Reuters

South Africa's finance minister has said that failing to raise the value-added tax rate from May would cause severe harm to state finances, court papers showed, after a stand-off over the proposal... 


Allied Gold launches C$80m bought deal
17th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canada-headquartered Allied Gold on Wednesday announced a C$80-million bought deal public offering alongside a concurrent block trade, as the miner looks to improve share liquidity. The... 


Hillside Aluminium smelter in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal.
Hillside Aluminium guiding unchanged output for 2025 financial year
17th April 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Although saleable production of aluminium from the Hillside Aluminium smelter in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal decreased by 1% to 537 000 t in the nine months ended March, the full-year guidance of... 


Paladin's Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia
Paladin hit with class action over 'misleading' uranium guidance
17th April 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX- and TSX-listed Paladin Energy has been served with a class action lawsuit in the Supreme Court of Victoria, with the plaintiffs alleging the uranium producer misled investors and breached its... 


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