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The centre: African continent holds significant reserves of minerals essential to modern industrial systems,
including cobalt, lithium, platinum, manganese and rare-earth elements.

Africa: The only continent in all four hemispheres; global role still undecided

Its cities are expected to absorb hundreds of millions of new residents in the coming decades, making urban governance, infrastructure planning and service delivery central to…

Without responsible governance, the rush for minerals risks environmental harm, social disruption and lost economic opportunity

UN report: Africa’s transition minerals key to global clean energy future

Without responsible governance, the rush for minerals risks environmental harm, social disruption and lost economic opportunity

Women are at the bottom of the pile when policies are designed without them.

SA’s gas expansion: Women demand people-first energy policy

Women activists are pushing for an inclusive energy policy in South Africa, challenging the government’s gas plans and advocating for renewables

Duncan Wanblad, Anglo American’s chief executive. Photo: Ian Waldie/Getty Images

Anglo boss says demerging of assets is not in response to BHP bid

The demergers of Anglo Platinum and De Beers could lead to mine workers losing jobs, Duncan Wanblad said This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your…

Platinum to Bitcoin: Shifting investment paradigms in South Africa’s economy

As individuals learn how to trade crypto, they are drawn by the promise of high returns, despite the volatility associated with these digital assets

Price tag: The Impala Platinum acquisition of Royal Bafokeng is regarded as healthy for the company in the medium to long term. Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Getty Images

Although a great acquisition, Royal Bafokeng won’t shield Impala from global headwinds, say experts

Platinum mining companies forecast a deficit in demand for the metal over the next few years

The mining industry has the potential to grow if there is more investment in exploration projects. (Michele Spatari/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Mining output continues to be bruised by electricity blackouts

Production declined for the 12th consecutive month in January, the largest negative contributors being platinum group metals and diamonds

Platinum, new innovation, wage talks and Ramaphosa. A lot is happening in the mining world.

Mining indaba: Ten years after Marikana massacre, Anglo American step into ‘delicate’ wage negotiations

Platinum, new innovation, wage talks and Ramaphosa. A lot is happening in the mining world

Despite its status as the world’s largest humanitarian disaster, the international community has largely failed to respond in a meaningful way to the carnage. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin’s war in Ukraine enriches some Africans

Miners of rare metals will score but the soaring oil price will result in various cost-of-living increases

Covid-19 cast the economy adrift, but a less punishing new phase of the pandemic could set it back on track. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

2022: A return to normality or more economic uncertainty?

Covid-19 cast the economy adrift, but a less punishing new phase of the pandemic could set it back on track

Impala Platinum (Implats) has re-entered the bid to buy out Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat), offering the mining house’s stakeholders R43-billion for the shares it doesn’t already own. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Impala Platinum re-enters Royal Bafokeng Platinum buyout bid

The announcement comes just weeks after competitor Northam inked a deal to acquire up to 33.3% of Royal Bafokeng Platinum

Underground mining operations are particularly vulnerable to the dangers of flooding and water ingress, which can result from heavy rains, groundwater inflow, or even burst dams. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Diversified Royal Bafokeng keeps its platinum roots

The investment company has insulated its shareholders against the resource’s price swings while looking towards a more sustainable future

South African mining output decreased by 0.8% in May. Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Platinum records for South African mines

The miners are in a comfortable position as the world creeps towards a lower-carbon future

The battle for 2050 energy dominance: Nuclear industry makes its pitch

Nuclear sector says it should be poised to take up more than 50% of the 24GW left vacant by coal

Urgent action is required to address the constraints to South Africa’s power system and to reduce the usage of the diesel-fired turbines, the council said.

South Africa has huge ‘green fuels’ potential. But it needs to act now

South Africa needs to seriously start thinking about shifting its energy focus. This is for two reasons. The first is that the country’s important exports — coal and platinum —…

Bubble: Palladium, a vital element in many catalytic converters, now costs upwards of $1?500 an ounce

Palladium surge helps to save miners

The hike in the price of the sister metal has helped to turn around the fortunes of several local companies

Sibongile Shongwe

The business incubator that focuses on platinum

NGO Award including energy transfer, and education and training activities

The Listeriosis crisis affected not only Tiger Brands, but the industry as a whole

Lives in limbo as despair seeps into mining ghost town

Jobless residents who were dependent on the shuttered Bokoni mine are battling to survive. They have now asked the government to step in

On the eve of the DA’s federal congress being held in Tshwane

​Weaker than expected mining results may drag GDP down

The mining sector recorded strong year-on-year growth in 2017, however its weak momentum may wear on South Africa’s GDP

Construction of the Kalininskaya nuclear power plant near Moscow. Russia’s energy company is angling for a monopoly in South Africa.

Palladium could be felled by its own success, experts say

“The price keeps on going up and demand is so great, even car companies are starting to move to platinum”