Africa Top Stories

South Africa pushes to delay coal plant closures

With blackouts often exceeding 10 hours a day, the government is under pressure to hold on to whatever generation capacity it has.

Bloomberg News | March 31, 2023 | 7:39 am

Fourteen miners dead in Sudan, dozens injured in mine collapse – official

Part of a mountainside collapsed near al Jabal al Ahmar…

Reuters | March 31, 2023 | 7:11 am

Danakali sells stake in flagship Colluli potash project in Eritrea

Buyers Sichuan Road and Bridge Group have paid $105 million.…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2023 | 6:20 am

Mali to review and renegotiate mining contracts

Mali is one of Africa's largest producers of gold, which…

Reuters | March 30, 2023 | 10:04 am

South African ex-Treasury boss helms billion-dollar lithium plan

The former head of South Africa’s National Treasury has been…

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2023 | 9:46 am

UN nuclear watchdog says missing Libya uranium found

Most of the roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium ore concentrate have been found at a site, the UN watchdog said.

Reuters | March 27, 2023 | 8:05 am

Tharisa agrees $130 million debt facility with Absa, Société Générale

Tharisa is building its 70% owned Karo PGM mine in Zimbabwe

Reuters | March 27, 2023 | 7:52 am

Barrick Gold’s Kibali mine upholds Tier One status

Kibali’s Tier One production profile has been extended for the fourth consecutive year to 2033.

Staff Writer | March 26, 2023 | 10:39 am

Countries’ reporting fails to tell full story of mercury pollution

Most baseline mercury emission estimates don’t provide enough information to tell whether shifts in the rate from one year to the next were the result of actual change or data uncertainty.

Staff Writer | March 26, 2023 | 7:58 am

Harmony Gold reports fatality at Kusasalethu mine

This is the fifth fatality reported in Harmony's current financial year.

Reuters | March 24, 2023 | 8:07 am

Gold Fields Ghana executive VP sees AngloGold joint mine venture deal by end 2023

Companies agreed to combine their neighboring Tarkwa and Iduapriem mines in Ghana to create Africa's biggest gold mine.

Reuters | March 24, 2023 | 7:32 am

Gemfields shares jump on record revenue for 2022

The Africa-focused emeralds and rubies miner posted a 2022 revenue of $341 million, a 32% increase from the previous year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2023 | 7:12 am

NextSource’s Molo graphite mine in Madagascar enters commissioning phase

During the first phase, the Molo mine will initially produce approximately 17,000 tonnes of flake graphite concentrate per year.

Staff Writer | March 23, 2023 | 9:02 am

Sibanye-Stillwater to hand $20 million to New Century

Sibanye's emergency financial support for its takeover target New Century flagged output losses that will impact short-term liquidity.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2023 | 3:56 am

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