Energy leaders back Africa’s industrial growth
from DION HENRICK in Cape TownWestern Cape BureauCAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – ENERGY leaders from across the continent will gather in Cape Town from 13 to 17 April for the 20th…
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Mozambique snubs Africa Energies Summit
from ARMANDO DOMINGOS in Maputo, MozambiqueMozambique BureauMAPUTO, (CAJ News) – MOZAMBIQUE’S oil and gas industry has announced its withdrawal from the upcoming Africa…
Africa’s $29.5 trillion minerals can drive industrial growth
from DION HENRICK in Cape TownWestern Cape BureauCAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – AFRICA holds an estimated US$29.5 trillion in mine-site mineral value—around 20% of global mineral…
Zimbabwe’s energy potential left untapped
from SIBONGILE SIBANDA in Hwange, ZimbabweZimbabwe BureauHWANGE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE sits on one of Southern Africa’s most abundant coal reserves — the Hwange…
Africa Energy Bank gains momentum to bridge financing gap
from DION HENRICK in Cape TownWestern Cape BureauCAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) — THE African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)…
India hits record coal output, plans even more by 2030
from VANSHIKA CHAUDHARY in New Delhi, IndiaSpecial CorrespondentNEW DELHI, (CAJ News) – INDIA produced over 1 billion tonnes of coal in the 2024–25 financial year, Coal and…
ANALYSIS: If Russian sanctions are working, why are our mineral prices so low?
by SAVIOUS KWINIKAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE price of coal soared in 2023, reaching almost $300 a ton in parts of Europe. And it fell back just as fast to half that, and…
Nigeria has most severe power outages in Africa
from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, NigeriaNigeria BureauLAGOS, (CAJ News) – NIGERIA is the country most affected by power outages in the continent. This is according to findings…
South Africa fixing its logistics chaos
by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa said his government must address its logistics architecture for South African companies to make the most…
SA bucks global trend of privatising power structures
by EUSTACE DAVIEJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – WORLDWIDE experience has revealed that a government-owned vertical monopoly in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale…