The Conference on Addressing Illicit Financial Flows and Asset Recovery in the Extractive Industries convened by the Secretariat of the African Union High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows and the Working Group on Common Africa Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR) held parallel to the 2023 Global Conference of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) on 13th and […]
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Family receives R340,000 payout after death of miner who suffered from silicosis Lebohang Molise* worked underground as a driller for 23 years, during which he nearly lost his leg in a rock fall, had a bone in his foot crushed, and developed TB and silicosis. He claimed compensation through the Q(h)ubeka Trust, set up after […]
The minister disclosed this at the 8th edition of the annual Nigeria Mining Week in Abuja. No Nigerian state government has any constitutional right to ban mining activities, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has said. Mr Alake disclosed this at the 2nd pre-press briefing on the 8th edition of the annual Nigeria […]
Police open kidnapping case after events at Gold One mine “Oh, thank you God,” Julia* said as she raised her hands to the sky. She had just heard that her son-in-law, who had been underground for three nights at the Gold One mine in Springs, had phoned on a borrowed cellphone to say he was […]
Zimbabwe’s mineral wealth is a flick of nature; the earth packed with metal ores like gold, lithium, diamond, granite and coal along the vast seams in this part of the Southern African country. Throughout the colonial period, colonizers have exploited and extracted these mineral resources. Now, four decades after Zimbabwe attained its independence the resources […]
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Tanzania: Graphite to Transform Tanzania
…Samia thumbs up mining contribution to GDP President Samia Suluhu Hassan said the 667 million US dollars (about 1.53tri/-) agreements entered between Tanzania and Australia firms will in the near future transform the country into a hub of mining and beneficiation of graphite and rare earth minerals in the African Continent. The firms include Evolution […]
In Harry Oppenheimer: Diamonds, Gold and Dynasty, his outstanding biography of the South African mining magnate who died in 2000, Michael Cardo shows that there is still mileage to be made in the study of dead white males who played a role in the making of South Africa. Based on a remarkable depth of research, […]
Traditional authorities in Namibia which approve mineral prospecting and mining applications in their areas have been criticised for issuing ‘consent letters’ for “hamburgers, chairs, N$20 000 or sitting allowances” without benefits accruing to their communities. However, can they really be blamed if the line ministry responsible for issuing such licences, the Ministry of Mine and […]
Uganda is finally putting in place measures to tap into the global demand for critical minerals, which are needed for the smooth transition from fossil fuels to clean energy technologies. For more than three decades, private sector investments in Uganda’s mining sector have been low. The reasons have varied from the unavailability of strong data […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to assure investors that government is addressing the challenges facing the country to ensure that South Africa reaches its full mining potential. The President was speaking at the Investing in African Mining Indaba held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Tuesday. “We have a responsibility as government, industry, […]
Parliament has begun public hearings on the Mines and Mining Amendment Bill that seeks to harmonise perennial disputes between farmers and miners by providing for various conflict resolution mechanisms that include negotiations, referring disputes to the courts and an option allowing the farmer to sell the property to the miner among other proposed measures. The […]
Introduction by Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, president centre4s.org In the Sahel, increasingly long-lasting violent terrorism as well as chronical military coups d’état are distracting attention from a situation that undoubtedly reinforce both of them. That is Gold formal and informal productions and sales. It must no longer be excluded that Sahel Islamists have approaches closer to […]
Cape Town, South Africa — Africa is the site of a new battle for influence as Washington ramps up efforts to build an alternative critical minerals supply chain to avoid reliance on China. Beijing dominates the processing of critical minerals such as cobalt, lithium and other resources from the continent that are needed for the […]
President Hage Geingob has declared that the era of exporting raw materials from Namibia is over. Geingob made the remarks during his address at the EU-Namibia Business Forum in Brussels, Belgium, that started on Tuesday. Article 100 of Namibia’s Constitution notes that: “Land, water and natural resources below and above the surface of the land […]
Lake Katwe, Uganda — The unlicensed workers use what they have to combat health fears in Uganda’s top salt-producing lake. A new law is supposed to offer protections. So far, little is on the way. At first glance, the branches scratching the surface of Lake Katwe look like a gripping artwork for the way they […]
The country is losing out on mining investments to African nations with more favourable operational and regulatory environments. South Africa was once Africa’s undisputed mining champion. It built its major economy on gold and diamonds, particularly in the 20th century. But that status has been slipping, as was evident at the African Mining Indaba in […]
Rural villagers living near mine in Madagascar take legal action against mining giant Rio Tinto after tests show dangerous levels of lead in their bodies A group of rural villagers from Madagascar have launched a legal claim against the UK/Australian mining company Rio Tinto over claims pollution from a nearby mine has caused them to […]