Govt’s minerals exploration target is a policy fever dream
STATS SA’s first quarter 2025 GDP data quietly confirms South Africa’s ongoing collapse as a global exploration destination. Real capital formation in mineral exploration...
Africa is front and centre in critical minerals conversation
WHETHER you are in Washington, Kinshasa, Beijing, Johannesburg or London, critical minerals are high on the agenda. It is the topic of conversation in...
SA’s Mantashe: stuck in an endless BEE loop
THERE'S a long-standing view around town that the South African Government gaslights its mining industry with horror legislative proposals as a negotiating technique.
There may...
Listing De Beers is the only way out for Anglo American
RECENT reports suggest Anglo American is exploring listing options for De Beers. In my opinion, this is the only route that Anglo can realistically...
Time for Harmony Gold to loosen the purse strings?
HARMONY Gold's former CEO Peter Steenkamp will go down in the company's history as one of its most important change agents. It was under...
SA has this one, final chance to win back mining investors
O nce the flywheel of South Africa’s economy, the mining sector is now in decline. Investor flight, regulatory chaos, and policy failures are driving capital...
Mantashe a tad offkey in address to resource-hungry China
SOUTH African mines minister Gwede Mantashe urged China to contribute to the government's R400m minerals development fund and said "King Coal is back" owing...
Finally, the tide is turning for SA’s mining industry
O ne of the pleasures of having grandchildren is watching nature programmes with them. I have learned recently of Sicyopterus stimpsoni, a fish that scales...
Court rules against farmers who fleece mining companies
IMPEACHED Judge John Hlophe wants to do away with Roman Dutch law and the Constitution in South Africa. Even Hlophe in a lucid interval...
Ukraine’s iron and steel industry calls for Africa’s support
AS the war in Ukraine continues, its iron and steel industry stands both as a testament to resilience and a beacon of hope for the...