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Mining

Move over, AngloTeck, Rio Tinto-Glencore has entered the chat

1 day

Anheuser-Busch InBev will buy back a 49.9% stake in its US metal container plants for about $3 billion (Image source: © AB InBev

Packaging

AB InBev buys back stake in US metal packaging plants for $3bn

2 days

The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) updated critical minerals list now encompasses 60 different materials (Image source: © ET Auto

Markets & Investment

Every mineral is critical in the new metals age

31 Dec 2025

Gold has been predicted to keep rising in 2026. Pictured: Gold mining in South Africa

Gold

Gold expected to continue rising in 2026

24 Dec 2025

Better Bellville steps up recycling efforts with new e-waste drop-off sites

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Better Bellville steps up recycling efforts with new e-waste drop-off sites

Issued by The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 17 Dec 2025

Rand gains as gold shines and investors eye year's final economic data

Markets & Investment

Rand gains as gold shines and investors eye year's final economic data

Anathi Madubela 15 Dec 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s G20 presidency is over – what did it achieve for climate and clean energy in Africa?

Britta Rennkamp 9 Dec 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Exxaro energises its portfolio with a R1.8bn renewable deal

5 Dec 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Sustainable mining is key to a clean, just energy transition

Alastair Bovim 1 Dec 2025

Following last month’s ACA Effie Awards, Gillian Rightford, executive director, shares her thoughts on the Awards (Image: Bizcommunity)

Effie Awards

#EffieAwards2025 | Gillian Rightford: The Alchemy of Effectiveness

27 Nov 2025

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Health & Safety

Implats to embrace tech to reduce fatalities at Rustenburg mine

25 Nov 2025

President Cyril Ramaphosa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa attend a EU-South Africa summit, ahead of the G20 Summit, which was held from 22 to 23 November 2025 in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Yves Herman

Markets & Investment

G20: SA, EU sign "unprecedented agreement" on critical minerals

Tim Cocks 24 Nov 2025

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Mining

Patrice Motsepe announces Harmony Gold's "huge investment"

Colleen Goko and Nqobile Dludla 20 Nov 2025

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Mining

PGMs, gold, coal, and more push South Africa's 1.2% mining growth

18 Nov 2025

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Mining

Sibanye's $1.2bn cancelled Appian deal costs it $215m

10 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied. Gwen Mwaba, Managing Director: Trade Finance and Correspondent Banking; Afreximbank

Finance

Unlocking Africa's potential: Afreximbank highlights skilled trade-finance workforce

6 Nov 2025

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

The untapped goldmine in South Africa’s ESD landscape

Nadia Rawjee and Marc Ashton 21 Oct 2025

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Mining

Operational woes and price swings shrink South Africa’s mining output

15 Oct 2025

A shop attendant displays gold necklaces for the camera at a jewellery shop in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, June 30, 2009. Image credit: Reuters/Krishnendu Halder

Gold

$4,000 an ounce: Gold price hits a record

Brijesh Patel and Anushree Mukherjee 8 Oct 2025

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Mining

South Africa’s mining input cost index stays at “historic lows”

6 Oct 2025

A sample of platinum (Pt) is displayed at the Laboratory of Physics and Material studies (LPEM) in Paris, France, June 23, 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier

Mining

Tharisa plans $547m underground platinum mining project

3 Oct 2025

Phakamani’s billion-rand impact: The women behind the numbers

Energy

Phakamani’s billion-rand impact: The women behind the numbers

Issued by Phakamani Impact Capita 15 Sep 2025

One Carbon World joins Carbon Markets Africa Summit as official climate impact partner

ESG & Sustainability

One Carbon World joins Carbon Markets Africa Summit as official climate impact partner

Issued by Tishala Communications 12 Sep 2025

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Gold

Barrick divests Hemlo gold mine to focus on core assets in $1.1bn sale

11 Sep 2025

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater completes $78m Metallix acquisition

10 Sep 2025

Diamond beneficiation gets multi-million rand investment in South Africa

Design & Manufacturing

Diamond beneficiation gets multi-million rand investment in South Africa

Issued by The Noise Factory 9 Sep 2025

Mining

Retrenchments loom for thousands at Glencore and ArcelorMittal

2 Sep 2025

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Mining

Despite rally, platinum prices insufficient for mining sustainability

1 Sep 2025

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Mining

Valterra Platinum plans to go underground in 2026

Nqobile Dludla 29 Aug 2025

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Mining

Can Africa's critical minerals power the next industrial boom?

26 Aug 2025

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Mining

Contract collapse with ArcelorMittal jeopardises 688 jobs at Beeshoek mine

19 Aug 2025

Environment & Natural Resources

WWF calls on G20 to prioritise sustainable mining for green future in Africa

18 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African business confidence edges up in July ahead of Trump's 30% tariff

15 Aug 2025

Mining

Grim prospects: Mining’s outlook for 2025 remains weak, unpromising

13 Aug 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

South Africa's new water plant secures future supply for 2.4 million people

11 Aug 2025

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Mining

South Africa's natural diamonds must gain global appeal amid US tariffs crisis

6 Aug 2025

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Mining

Dubai-based EGA loses key bauxite rights in Guinea

6 Aug 2025

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Science & Engineering

Seismic shifts expected in SA metals sector due to US tariffs

Tafadzwa 'Taffie' Chibanguza 5 Aug 2025

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Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater wants US to impose tariffs on Russian palladium

5 Aug 2025

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Mining

Mining records 1.1% increase in MCI cost index for May

31 Jul 2025

Finance

SA vows to reset US trade relations despite looming tariffs

30 Jul 2025

“It’s an honour to chair the inaugural GTMI board,” says GTMI chair Mark Cutifani. Image supplied.

Mining

Former Anglo American CEO to chair GTMI's board

30 Jul 2025

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Mining

Rising platinum prices to benefit SA's fiscal plans - Old Mutual

Colleen Goko 23 Jul 2025

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Mining

Lifezone acquires BHP's share in $2.5bn Tanzania nickel venture

21 Jul 2025

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater to acquire US PGM refinery for $82m

21 Jul 2025

Sachin Chanderdhev, Sector Specialist for Manufacturing, Absa Business Banking

Manufacturing

Rise of green manufacturing: Future-proofing Africa through sustainability

Sachin Chanderdhev 18 Jul 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Govt commits over R1tn to infrastructure investment

17 Jul 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Microplastics' escalating threat to SA health, environment

21 Jul 2025

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Mining

Is SA the key to unlocking Africa's mining potential?

Jacques Farmer 14 Jul 2025