Raw exports keep Africa poor
from DION HENRICK in Cape TownWestern Cape BureauCAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – AS the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 unfolded in Cape Town (8–12 February), a powerful…
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Africa builds industrial mining future
from DION HENRICK in Cape TownWestern Cape BureauCAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – AFRICA is intensifying its push to ensure that foreign investment in mining translates into…
Zimbabwe Mining Week launches
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, ZimbabweZimbabwe BureauHARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE has officially launched Zimbabwe Mining Week, an annual international conference and…
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…
Rare earths put Zimbabwe in global spotlight
from DANAI MWARUMBWA in Harare, ZimbabweZimbabwe BureauHARARE, (CAJ News) – THE United States is recalibrating its engagement with Africa, adopting a more diplomatic and…
Africa sets mineral agenda
from DION HENRICK in Cape TownWestern Cape BureauCAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – SOUTH African Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, officially welcomed…
South Africa’s mining future shifts beyond the pit
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa’s mining sector, long a pillar of the national economy, is entering a new phase in which future growth is…
Record gold prices trigger upsurge of sales in SA
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – RECORD-HIGH gold prices are prompting a wave of selling of the precious metal in South Africa. Gold buyers are reporting…
African mining faces rising climate pressures
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – CLIMATE change has moved from a future concern to a daily operational reality for Africa’s mining sector. Across the…
South Africa courts investment in critical Minerals
from DION HENRICK in Cape TownWestern Cape BureauCAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa will next week host a high-level Joint Mining Indaba Investment Forum aimed at…