In 2013, one of Zimbabwe’s richest men and arguably one of the most controversial business figures in southern Africa, Muller Conrad “Billy” Rautenbach, donated multimillion-dollar financial investments in his coal…
South Africa’s government will appeal two court rulings that struck down changes to rules requiring mining firms to be at least 26% owned by Black investors in perpetuity and declared…
South Africa-based proximity detection specialist Booyco Electronics is broadening its global reach through collaboration agreements with selected technology integrators. Solutions from Booyco Electronics, a pioneering force in proximity detection systems…
A pilot project at a former operating coal mine in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province is showcasing how different industry stakeholders can work together to achieve common ESG outcomes, according to…
Drilling an anomaly on Thorny River (Image courtesy of Botswana Diamonds.) Botswana Diamonds (LON:BOD) said on Wednesday it had exercised pre-emptive right to acquire the outstanding third-party interests in its…
SAnews.gov.za (Tshwane) Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says the mining industry is playing a critical role in "saving" the economy during the country's ongoing COVID-19 induced lockdown. Mantashe…
Authors: Lana Nwosu – Energy Advisor, Deloitte South Africa; Harsha Desai – Senior Manager, Deloitte South Africa, and Chido Munyati, Head of Africa Division, World Economic Forum Much has been…
By Ellen Albertz Trigon Mining Namibia, the owner of Kombat mine in the Otjozondjupa region, has established a community garden at Kombat settlement to employ 80 women and add to…
New frontier: A variety of species occur in a deep ecosystem. The seafloor is threatened by mining even though there are enough materials on land and through battery recycling. Photo:…
Stock image. Mining companies in South Africa are considering spending as much as 40 billion rand ($2.7 billion) to construct 2,000 megawatts of power generation capacity, said Roger Baxter, chief…