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.
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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>
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/2603/804906.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>
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/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>
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/2601/801074-240x135.jpg?6" width="240" height="135" alt="Not since the crises of the 1970s has gold performed as strongly as in 2025. Amidst geopolitical uncertainty playing into short-term movements, James Luke, senior portfolio manager, gold and commodities, considers the bigger picture (Image source: © 123rf )" align="left"><br><span >Not since the crises of the 1970s has gold performed as strongly as in 2025. Amidst geopolitical uncertainty playing into short-term movements, James Luke, senior portfolio manager, gold and commodities, considers the bigger picture (Image source: © 123rf [[www.123rf.com 123rf]])</span><p>In the modern era, only the early and late 1970s have witnessed the scale of increases in gold and gold equities. During 2025 the gold price reached 45 new all-time highs with the 65% price gain in the year dwarfing anything experienced in the 2000s bull market.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/gold-and-gold-equities-outlook-for-2026-840803a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=265139">Email</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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