Tinkering with reform puts SA mining in limbo again
This article was first published in The Mining Yearbook 2025 New draft legislation is being considered while SA faces international uncertainty and domestic upheavals as its…
Minerals Council warns Mantashe of looming confrontation
DRAFT amendments to legislation which have shocked South Africa’s mining industry are likely to wind up in the courtroom after the Minerals Council SA told mines minister Gwede…
Africa’s political risk isn’t what it’s cracked up to be
AFRICA struggles to attract major investment from Toronto’s stock exchange, which can count its investors as among the world’s most optimistic. Its venture market had 47 new…
Two years of ‘HH’ has brought a wave of optimism to Zambia
ANALYSTS anticipate that mining investors will flock to Zambia, still one of the biggest copper producers globally, especially since President Hakainde Hichilema came into office…
Zimbabwe, Namibia “playing with fire” after unveiling lithium export bans, says attorney
BANS on mineral exports by Zimbabwe and Namibia could fall foul of World Trade Organisation (WTO) founding regulations. That is the view of prominent attorney Peter Leon who told…