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Durban Announced as the New Host of Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021)
Dates rescheduled to 15-21 November 2021 Cairo/Durban/Addis Ababa/Accra, 6 July 2021: – The second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) has been rescheduled to take place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa from ...
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South Africa: Xolobeni – Where the Discovery of Rare Minerals Has Led to Violence
By Daniel Steyn and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik “Without land, we are nothing.” Bekeni Danca, 40, was born in Xolobeni village and fears that if the project of ...
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South Africa: Xolobeni – Where the Discovery of Rare Minerals Has Led to Violence
By Daniel Steyn and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik “Without land, we are nothing.” Bekeni Danca, 40, was born in Xolobeni village and fears that if the ... -
Bandits steal truckloads of copper worth millions in southern Africa
Crime gangs have stolen dozens of truckloads of copper owned by miners and traders including Glencore, Trafigura and Traxys this year as they were ... -
TLT-Turbo Africa addresses mining ventilation market need with new fans
TLT-Turbo Africa has extended its current auxiliary and booster fan range to include variants that, it says, are able to provide flexibility to clients ... -
South Africa coal producers bring in drones to contain theft
South African coal producers are battling to contain theft and using drones to help ensure the safety of staff and mines, according to some ... -
Push to speed up deep-sea mining talks riles African states
Picture: REUTERS/WILLY KURIAWAN African countries, many of which are heavily reliant on mining, have criticised a move by the tiny Pacific island nation of ... -
Rosond tests new portable diamond drill rig to get around potholes in platinum mining
A comparative study between the traditional drill unit available for this application and the latest innovation by from the drilling technology solutions provider is ... -
WMI courses to empower mining leaders
The SA mining culture limits the sector’s capacity to successfully meet the demands of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, says WMI course presenter Julie ... -
IZA calls for a new zinc refinery to be built in South Africa
26 July 2021: South Africa is in desperate need of a zinc refinery to assist with the vast quantities of galvanized steel likely to ... -
Burundi suspends rare-earth mining in row over riches
Burundi’s government said it had suspended the operations of several international mining companies, complaining it was not getting its fair share of income from ... -
Africa: Interview: Aluminum Is the Future for Electric Cars But Mining and Refining the Metal Often Involves Human Rights Abuses
INTERVIEW By Jim Wormington And Amy Braunschweiger Car companies use aluminum for a range of car parts, including like engines, chassis, frames, body panels, wheels. ... -
Thyssenkrupp ups Brazil mining focus with global engineering center
German group Thyssenkrupp is turning its Brazilian operations into a global mining engineering center due to the country’s growing demand for mining services and ... -
Nigeria welcomes more investment in mining industry: official
Nigeria is welcoming greater foreign investment in its mining industry to help it thrive, Minister of Mines and Steel Development Olamilekan Adegbite said in ...
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