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Breakfast host Refilwe Moloto chats to Andrew Lane, Deloitte Africa's leader in energy resources and industrials.

Invest in Africa – this was the shared sentiment by dignitaries on the main stage on the first day of Investing in African Mining Indaba which took place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). After more than a two-year break due to Covid-19, delegates descended to attend the ...

Botswana has been inundated with inquiries to supply coal to Europe and estimates that demand from Western countries could top a million tonnes a year, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Tuesday, as the Ukraine war forces Europe to pivot more to Africa for energy resources. Since Russia invaded Ukraine at the end of February, Europe ...

In his address to Mining Indaba, President Cyril Ramaphosa put his finger on many key issues to regenerate the SA mining industry, but the speech could have had more timelines and action plans to drive investors Ramaphosa, delivering the keynote address at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town on Tuesday, spoke well and highlighted several important issues that the country needs to address to grow the mining industry. Several of these points were raised in Webber Wentzel’s “wish list”...

The Boston Dynamics Spot Enterprise robot was showcased for the first time at this year’s Mining Indaba. It launched in the country last year, but was officially unveiled on Wednesday at the V&A Waterfront. 


The advanced technology of the mining sector has been on full display in recent days. Last week, it was a monster hydrogen-powered truck with a 290-tonne payload. This week, at the Cape Town Mining Indaba, Spot, a robotic dog with a payload of 14kg, made a fetching appearance.

A unit of state mining company Gecamines, EGC was created to buy, process, and market artisanal cobalt by government decree.

70% of it is underutilised. That must change, and fast.

President Cyril Ramaphosa put his finger on many key issues to regenerate SA's mining industry, but the speech could have had more timelines and action plans to drive investors, writes the Webber Wentzel mining team.

Mining producers at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town have been discussing how they can leverage clean energy solutions with environmental protections a key issue due to climate change pressures.