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$860m ilmenite beneficiation project enters bulk earthworks phase at Richards Bay IDZ
By: Martin Creamer 8th October 2024 The bulk earthworks phase of the Nyanza Light Metals plant to advance ilmenite up the value curve as titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment has begun at... →
SA: Gwede Mantashe: Address by Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Joburg Indaba, The Inanda Club, Sandton, Johannesburg (03/10/24)
4th October 2024 More encouraging to us is that, not only are the discussions and the theme of this Indaba aligned to the government’s strategic priorities of... →
SA: Paul Mashatile: Address by Deputy President, during the roundtable with Citi Bank, CitiGroup Centre, Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London (03/10/2024)
4th October 2024 In a discussion with Citi Bank, my office agreed that we meet this way to converse about where we are as a country in the global context. The last... →
Fact-checking president Tinubu's claims about Nigeria's economic successes in his Independence Day speech
By: Africa Check 4th October 2024 On 1 October 2024, Nigeria’s president Bola Tinubu addressed the nation in a speech to mark the 64th anniversary of Nigeria's independence. The... →
Libya preparing to restart oil output as central bank crisis eases
By: Reuters 1st October 2024 Libya was preparing to restart oil production that has been shut since late of August after an agreement on a new head of the central bank was... →
Manganese battery opportunity highlighted by US grant to South32’s Hermosa project
By: Martin Creamer 23rd September 2024 The use of manganese in batteries for battery electric vehicles is being increasingly explored, with density, charge, costs and durability being... →
Hope beyond hype?
By: Terence Creamer 20th September 2024 The current scepticism surrounding the prospects for green hydrogen in South Africa and globally is only natural. A gap was inevitably going to... →
Steenhuisen outlines vision for growing and modernising SA’s agriculture ecosystem
By: Marleny Arnoldi 20th September 2024 Newly appointed Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen is pushing a renewed focus on structural reforms, biosecurity and improved trade relations... →