By Sharon Mdaka The demand for critical minerals alongside the shift into renewable energy is giving Africa an advantage when it comes to minerals and metals development. According to the head of Metals and Mining [...]
By Sharon Mdaka Electra Mining Africa 2026 will take place at Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec, from 7 to 11 September 2026. This year’s exhibition introduces the new Orange Zone outdoor exhibition space, increasing capacity to [...]
By Sharon Mdaka While South Africa’s coal industry continues to make strides in reducing fatalities and occupational injuries, Coal Safe 2026 highlighted that part of achieving zero harm will also depend on the strategy put [...]
Contributed by Dr Khuthadzo Mudzanani, Patience Nyatwa and Mulalo Olga Mudau, Compiled by Sharon Mdaka As mining embraces a new era of digital transformation, the industry’s future will be defined not only by the minerals [...]
Orion Minerals has intersected additional copper sulphide mineralisation at the Flat Mine East prospect within its Okiep Copper Project in South Africa’s Northern Cape, confirming down-dip continuity of the orebody beyond previously reported high-grade intersections. [...]
By Sharon Mdaka Mining and Technical Exhibitions (MTE) is set to make a grand return to Zambia with its three combo tours this September, by bringing practical on-site solutions to the Zambian mining industry, which [...]
The narrative surrounding Zimbabwe was one of ‘untapped potential’ frustrated by ‘political volatility.’ Driven by a global hunger for battery minerals and a domestic push for value addition, Zimbabwe has moved aggressively to formalise its [...]
By Heleen Tshibumbu At the 8th Coal and Energy Transition Day in Johannesburg, industry leaders argued that South Africa’s future energy mix should not be framed as coal versus renewables, but as a practical transition [...]
George Asamani, MD, Project Management Institute, Sub-Saharan Africa and Lavagnon Ika, Professor of Project Management, Telfer School of Management The paradox of African infrastructure today is stark. While the “funding gap” continues to dominate policy [...]
Hlayiseka Morgan Chauke, Group CEO, Liberty Coal For too long, South Africa’s conversation about mining has been framed as a choice between preserving the past and embracing the future. […]
