Dangote’s refinery offers Africa hope
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOMETHING significant is happening in Africa’s economic story. Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote’s decision to offer…
Mining & Engineering
Zimbabwe builds with its own steel
from BEKEZELA NDEBELE in Nkayi, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Bureau NKAYI, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE’S drive to use locally manufactured steel in major infrastructure projects is gaining…
Africa must not rush to sell its critical minerals
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya Kenya Bureau NAIROBI, (CAJ News) — AFRICA’S critical minerals could become one of the continent’s greatest economic opportunities…
Africa’s resources, Africa’s ruins
from RUSSELL ADADEVOH in Accra & AKANI CHAUKE in Johannesburg Africa Bureau ACCRA, (CAJ News) – ACROSS Africa, a growing number of young people and communities are…
South Africa targets African engineering dominance
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH AFRICA is positioning its steel, metals and engineering industries to become a powerful engine of industrialisation at…
From connected mines to intelligent mines: South Africa’s next mining transformation
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – HUAWEI South Africa’s Mining roundtable brought miners, technology partners, and academia together to examine how connectivity, trusted data,…
Precision, Kisma establish strategic African nickel corridor
from ALLOYCE KIMBUNGA in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Tanzania Bureau DAR-ES-SALAAM, (CAJ News) – PRECISION Periodic, the American critical minerals refining company, has signed an…
Paratus, Eutelsat target mining
from ODIRILE TOTENG in Gaborone, Botswana Botswana Bureau GABORONE, (CAJ News) – AS Southern Africa’s mining industry accelerates its digital transformation,…
Precious metals prices fall
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – PRICES of gold, silver and platinum declined during the second quarter of 2026, marking a reversal after several consecutive…
Richards Bay metals project begins
from NJABULOM MKHIZE in Durban KwaZulu Natal Bureau DURBAN, (CAJ News) – HEAVY construction has officially begun on the Nyanza Light Metals complex in the Richards Bay…