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It is likely to take at least another year before the light of transparency can finally reveal the real state of play of mining rights in South Africa.

President Ramaphosa’s intention to appoint a minister of electricity suggests he is out of options and prefers performative gestures

Copper360 was recognised by Mining Indaba 2023 as a company leading the charge in diversity, equality and inclusion at its Junior ESG Awards on Tuesday.

Africa has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to boost its development through the massive global demand for its fabulous trove of the minerals the world needs to power a green energy transition. But will Africa seize the opportunity or let it slip – either by failing to exploit the rare minerals fully, or allowing them to be exploited by others with little benefit for Africa’s people? This was a key theme of the African Mining Indaba 2023 in Cape Town this week.

In his opening address at the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2023, the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe, said that South Africa has renewed its frontier status as an exploration destination. He indicated that our country's exploration landscape is increasingly becoming more fertile for the discovery of world class deposits of minerals of the future such as lithium, rare earth minerals, copper, nickel and the expansion of mineral systems of the manganese fields of high-grade quality.  These minerals provide a solid base for industries of the future. ...