While addressing the 2026 Mining Skills Lekgotla held at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, UJ (University of Johannesburg) chancellor Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka highlighted the importance of women in African mining and the dangers of "mineral colonisation".
Ghana is assessing three bids from local investors to take over Gold Fields’ Damang gold mine, which requires up to $1bn of investment to revive, the mining regulator told Reuters, nearly a year after the government seized control of the asset.
The Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, has made a robust defence for natural gas development, framing it as essential to industrialisation and a “just and realistic energy transition” for the continent. The minister was speaking at the 11th edition of the Africa Gas Forum held on the sidelines of the Africa Energy Indaba in Cape Town. <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/natutal-gas-championed-as-africa-transition-fuel-amid-energy-crisis-399948a">Read more...</a>
The Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, has made a robust defence for natural gas development, framing it as essential to industrialisation and a “just and realistic energy transition” for the continent. The minister was speaking at the 11th edition of the Africa Gas Forum held on the sidelines of the Africa Energy Indaba in Cape Town. <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/natutal-gas-championed-as-africa-transition-fuel-amid-energy-crisis-399948a">Read more...</a>
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2603/805293.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Natutal gas championed as Africa's transition fuel amid energy crisis" align="left"><p>The Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, has made a robust defence for natural gas development, framing it as essential to industrialisation and a “just and realistic energy transition” for the continent. The minister was speaking at the 11th edition of the Africa Gas Forum held on the sidelines of the Africa Energy Indaba in Cape Town.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/natutal-gas-championed-as-africa-transition-fuel-amid-energy-crisis-399948a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=266223">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
According to the Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Africa stands at the centre of the global energy transition at a time when the global order faces evolution and recalibration. The minister was speaking at the 2026 Africa Energy Indaba, which kicked off at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africas-mineral-wealth-at-the-centre-of-the-global-energy-transition-733752a">Read more...</a>
According to the Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Africa stands at the centre of the global energy transition at a time when the global order faces evolution and recalibration. The minister was speaking at the 2026 Africa Energy Indaba, which kicked off at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africas-mineral-wealth-at-the-centre-of-the-global-energy-transition-733752a">Read more...</a>
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2603/804906.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="#AfricaEnergyIndaba: Africa’s mineral wealth at the centre of the global energy transition" align="left"><p>According to the Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Africa stands at the centre of the global energy transition at a time when the global order faces evolution and recalibration. The minister was speaking at the 2026 Africa Energy Indaba, which kicked off at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africas-mineral-wealth-at-the-centre-of-the-global-energy-transition-733752a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=266142">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
A new master risk participation agreement (MRPA) was signed between the African Export‑Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) at the 2026 Mining Indaba in Cape Town. The MRPA offers African businesses the opportunity to expand trade finance, reduce risks in cross-border transactions, and speed up the beneficiation of critical minerals. <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-deal-to-accelerate-critical-minerals-beneficiation-284797a">Read more...</a>
<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2602/802739.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="#MiningIndaba: New deal to accelerate critical minerals beneficiation" align="left"><p>A new master risk participation agreement (MRPA) was signed between the African Export‑Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) at the 2026 Mining Indaba in Cape Town. The MRPA offers African businesses the opportunity to expand trade finance, reduce risks in cross-border transactions, and speed up the beneficiation of critical minerals.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-deal-to-accelerate-critical-minerals-beneficiation-284797a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=265550">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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