Proposed mining laws show SA Govt has learnt nothing
SOUTH Africa’s mining industry is “crawling on the floor” while mining in Australia, Canada, America and the rest of Africa is on a conveyor belt, says Peter Major, veteran…
Lithium mining stirs backlash from SA farmers
LITHIUM mining for batteries is becoming a pillar of South Africa’s plan to harness the global shift to green energy, but faces resistance from farmers fearing the loss of…
SA gathering pace as rail, ports delivery improves
SOUTH Africa’s economy is gaining momentum as the country addresses long-standing structural bottlenecks, said Bloomberg News citing Standard Bank Group. The bank’s chief…
Transnet’s TRIM scraps R1.1bn tender amid irregularities – report
TRANSNET Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM), the newly formed state rail entity, has cancelled a R1.1bn request for proposals to lease out 11 rail sidings after bidders…
RBM managing director Duvenhage to leave Rio Tinto
RICHARDS Bay Minerals (RBM) said on Tuesday MD Werner Duvenhage was to leave the company at the end of July. His departure, after eight years at the firm, comes amid plans by 74%…
Mantashe acknowledges power inflation hurting metals industry
SOUTH Africa cannot build a downstream metals industry until the problem of high electricity prices is resolved, mines minister Gwede Mantashe said in an address to Parliament on…
Froneman on crime: “Don’t be soft, let’s call it treason”
PUTTING people on special leave is no way to root out crime and corruption, says Neal Froneman, the no-nonsense hard man of South African mining and chair of Business Against…
Motsepe says SA mining regains edge through public partnerships
SOUTH Africa has recovered its competitiveness as a mining destination through collaboration between government and the private sector, said Bloomberg News citing the comments of…
Froneman says crime “single biggest” threat to SA economy
CRIME isn’t just an inconvenience to doing business, it’s the “single biggest issue we have to address” if South Africa is serious about economic growth, says Neal Froneman,…
SA’s new BEE ‘review’ a stinging test of political courage
WHEN it comes to BEE sceptics, there are few more vociferous than Moeletsi Mbeki, a man who, as the son of Govan Mbeki and brother of former president Thabo Mbeki, is as close to…
SA launches infrastructure credit-guarantee vehicle
SOUTH Africa is rolling out a new credit-guarantee programme designed to mobilise billions of dollars in private investment for infrastructure, spanning power grid expansion,…
Rio Tinto gives green light to RBM’s $473m Zulti South
RIO Tinto on Monday approved the expansion of its 74% held Richards Bay Minerals (RBM), an industrial metals miner, representing new investment of $473m (R8.5bn). The approval of…
Glencore Merafe extends deadline ahead of definitive power tariff
GLENCORE Merafe Joint Venture said on Friday it would keep its ferrochrome operations in South Africa open for another month, until the end of March, in order to finalise terms…
Goldman Sachs tips busy deals year for South Africa
GOLDMAN Sachs expects a surge in deal activity in South Africa this year, with its local CEO predicting broad-based growth across sectors as the economy begins to benefit from…
South Africa secures $8bn for mineral processing
AFREXIMBANK has arranged an $8bn financing package for new member South Africa, prioritising mineral processing alongside automotive manufacturing and industrial development,…
Tinkering with reform puts SA mining in limbo again
This article was first published in The Mining Yearbook 2025 New draft legislation is being considered while SA faces international uncertainty and domestic upheavals as its…
Rainbow Rare Earths share hit by Trump, Ramaphosa fallout
RAINBOW Rare Earths said its share price had been negatively affected by the deterioration in relations between South Africa and the US. “I think the spat with President Cyril…
Can South Africa deliver on rare earth minerals?
SOUTH Africa has the critical minerals that the US needs to industrialise, including rare earth minerals, President Cyril Ramaphosa told President Donald Trump in their meeting…
Valterra forwards all hydrogen truck inquiries to Anglo
ONE of the lesser appreciated benefits of the demerger of Valterra Platinum, formerly known as Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), from Anglo American in May is not having to…
Ramaphosa offered Rainbow Rare Earths project to US
SOUTH Africa is not blessed with large reserves of the world’s minerals du jour, rare earths. So when President Cyril Ramaphosa offered supplies of it to President Donald Trump…