The message delivered by Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa that the reforms under way in the electricity sector are “irreversible”, is an important one. Doubly so, given that... 

Despite no longer being the world’s largest gold mining country by a long shot, the price of gold is just too good for South Africa not to take every opportunity to mine as much gold as it can. All... 

There has been an important, yet largely overlooked, shift in South Africa’s approach to meeting its goal of providing universal electricity access by 2030. A proposed revision to the delivery... 

“We have R25-billion to deploy in Mpumalanga for wind farms, and we can't get budget quotes.” These were the words of Seriti Green at the latest Coal & Energy Transition Day in Johannesburg. Seriti... 

The idiom ‘one step forward, two steps back’ has surely arisen in the minds of those who have been monitoring developments in the electricity industry over the recent past. It is undeniable that... 

South Africans were in China so successfully for the Shanghai Platinum Week that our biggest platinum group metals (PGMs) company has decided to establish a permanent international metals marketing... 

There are worrying signs that the economic reforms under way in the electricity sector are stalling, or are even facing active resistance. Arguably, this development is predictable given the... 

Operation Vulindlela deserves a solid thumbs up. Let’s have more collective structural reform implementation. It’s already clear that working together as South Africa Incorporated is a successful... 

A picture has started to emerge of the potential economic fallout of America’s existing, as well as potentially imminent, tariffs on South African goods. Recent econometric modelling has helped to... 

"Our ongoing investment in mineral exploration is creating jobs and delivering lasting benefits to regional communities across the state," says Western Australia Mines Minister David Michael, whose... 

The decision by US President Donald Trump to implement ‘reciprocal tariffs’ of 30% on those South African goods not specifically exempted or subject to sector-specific duties is a major blow... 

Change is the word that sums up today’s world. Disruptive geopolitical change, global attitudinal change and concerning climate change are demanding internal and external advances and retreats. In... 

South Africa’s recent trade policy interventions have been nowhere near as attention grabbing as President Donald Trump’s April 2 Rose Garden performance that included a giant cardboard chart... 

Zambia deserves a pat on the back for taking the lead in elevating mining transparency to the next level. With its ‘G-Factor for Natural Resources’ inventiveness, Zambia is providing online...