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Mining Indaba announced that President of the DRC Felix Tshisekedi is confirmed to attend Mining Indaba 2023, taking place in Cape Town from 6 - 9 February 2023.

However, industry is concerned about worsening constraints in rail and port logistics and load shedding.

"There is nothing specific that is live at the moment but Africa is a very viable jurisdiction for a company like Anglo American and its sustainability credentials it operates in," he said. The miner is however cool on lithium, another raw material in demand for the rapidly growing production of electric vehicles (EVs).

Ethiopian Airlines is the sole airline connecting Canada directly to Sub-Saharan Africa, and onward to over 120 destinations from the African Union capital of Addis Ababa

Bruce Whitfield speaks to Peter Leon, partner and Africa Chair at Herbert Smith Freehills.

It was a record year for the value of production achieved but we arent getting the product out to the market as fast as we can’: Wandisile Mandlana – Partner, Bowmans SA.

Mineral Resources and Energy minister Gwede Mantashe says the plans include maintaining power stations, buying electricity from neighbouring countries, and hiring more skilled personnel at Eskom.

Last year, Eskom plunged the country into 200 days of blackouts.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the State of the Nation Address before a joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament.

Lab-grown diamond jewelry demand grew an estimated 38% to $12B in 2022, however like-for-like prices retreated by an estimated 20% —a trend that likely continues into 2023.