The communities we leave behind: Charting a sustainable legacy for mining in South Africa

By Pooja Dela, Giada Masina and Paula-Ann Novotny, Partners at Webber Wentzel The 2025 Mining Indaba theme, "Futureproofing African mining, today," compels us to reflect on the legacies mining... 

Mining needs to commit to intensified decarbonisation goals, consulting firm shows

The mining industry needs to commit to an intensified pursuit of decarbonisation goals amid the rate of greening being too slow to meet science-based targets, consulting services firm dss+ points... 

Decarbonisation efforts in mining fall short of science-based targets, research shows

The global mining industry is falling short in its efforts to decarbonise at a rate required to meet science-based targets, according to new research by consultancy dss+. As the industry moves... 

Africa’s critical minerals opportunity: Only partnerships can make it happen

Effectively unlocking Africa’s critical minerals potential will take a range of committed global partnerships, across areas such as ethical investments, geology, technology, downstream development... 

Exploration, partnerships the cornerstones of increasing critical minerals investment

As the world demands more “new” minerals such as copper, lithium and rare earths for use in smart technologies for decarbonisation and clean energy production, African countries have some key...