18 dead in Niger gold mine collapse
18 people are reported dead after an artisanal gold mine in the Maradi region of southern Niger, near Nigeria collapsed on Sunday. Mayor of Dan Issa, Adamou Guéraou told the…
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As Africa’s renewables grow, fossil fuels inventories drop – report
Wind turbines in South Africa. (Image by Lollie-Pop, Flickr). In contrast to fossil fuels, Africa’s renewable energy sector shows uptake in generation, capacity, and forecasts, a new report by PwC states. According to the…
Using technology essential for SA’s moribund exploration sector: council
Image: Unsplash/Nasa The adoption of technology to find mineral deposits is essential if South Africa is to achieve its ambition of securing at least 5% of global exploration expenditure, according…
Tragic truth: Anti-mining fundamentalists are not helping to solve the unemployment crisis
The truth is, you shut down mining and you shut down the livelihoods of many people in villages. You delay a mining project, you delay jobs and procurement opportunities for…
IZA Africa Desk expresses ‘serious concern’ at steady decline in uptake of galvanized steel
Direct correlation to a drop-off in manufacturing activity and dwindling number of construction and civil engineering projects on the go 5 November 2021: The steady decline in the uptake of…
Rwanda Banks on Value Addition to Make Most of Mining Sector
By Michel Nkurunziza The CEO of Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board, Yamina Karitanyi, has encouraged mining operators to embrace value addition to cushion the industry against price fluctuation and…
Rwanda Banks on Value Addition to Make Most of Mining Sector
By Michel Nkurunziza The CEO of Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board, Yamina Karitanyi, has encouraged mining operators to embrace value addition to cushion the industry against price fluctuation and…
Hitachi Energy advances a sustainable energy future for all
From left, Sally Elliott - Head of Legal and Integrity for Hitachi in Southern Africa; Malvin Naicker - Managing Director of Hitachi Energy in Sub Saharan Africa; Michelle Sampson -…
Scope grows for renewable energy in SA
The focus on renewable energy has shifted from cost competitiveness to questions of scalability and base load Nicola Rump, Principal Environmental Scientist, SRK Consulting Rob Gardiner, Partner, Principal Environmental Scientist,…
AFRICA: Anglo American’s plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040
The mining company Anglo American wants to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. This ambition will be achieved through investments in renewable energy, mobility and sustainable logistics. The mining sector has…
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