Glencore Merafe extends deadline ahead of definitive power tariff
GLENCORE Merafe Joint Venture said on Friday it would keep its ferrochrome operations in South Africa open for another month, until the end of...
South Africa slashes power tariff to rescue smelters
SOUTH Africa's electricity minister on Friday unveiled a heavily discounted power tariff for the country's beleaguered ferrochrome industry in what he is quoted to...
Exxaro cuts renewable energy target as revises capital plans
EXXARO Resources confirmed it is reviewing its dividend policy, an outlook CEO Ben Magara first made clear last year after agreeing to buy the...
Niger to return French uranium stockpile
NIGER will return 95,000 tons of concentrated uranium powder to French nuclear company Orano SA, military leader Abdourahamane Tiani announced on state television.
The yellowcake...
Paladin on track for Namibia uranium ramp-up
PALADIN Energy expects to complete the ramp-up of its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia to reach maximum output from July as higher prices...
Gabon says power shortage should not undermine ban
GABON'S mining minister has dismissed energy shortages as justification for missing the country's 2029 ban on raw manganese exports, rejecting industry warnings that power...
Why SA rebranded thermal coal a critical mineral
IS coal a critical mineral? The question has risen to prominence since South Africa designated coal as a "highly critical" mineral in its Critical...
Niger airport attack perilously close to uranium stockpile
UNIDENTIFIED assailants launched an assault on Niger's capital that brought them perilously close to concentrated uranium powder stored at a military facility adjacent to...
Nersa approves tariff cut for struggling ferrochrome
SOUTH Africa's energy regulator Nersa has granted Eskom permission to reduce electricity charges for Glencore-Merafe and Samancor smelters from 136 SA cents per kilowatt-hour...
SA coal exports continue turnaround rising 10.7% last year
SOUTH African coal exports from Richards Bay increased 10.7% in 2025 which represents the highest volume in four years.
Richards Bay Coal Terminal, an industry-owned...