By Junior Kibe Strategic offtake agreements are becoming indispensable to the global energy transition, with industry leaders at Mining Indaba 2026 warning that securing platinum-group metals (PGMs) and rare components such as iridium will determine the resilience of future supply…
Despite mounting geopolitical turbulence marked by tariffs, immigration curbs, and shrinking development funding, Africa’s mining sector is being recast as a potential global winner. At the Investing in African Mining Indaba, experts underscored that the continent holds around 40% of…
South Africa’s mining sector is showing renewed resilience in 2025, as Mining Indaba 2026 convenes global investors and industry leaders in Cape Town, South Africa’s mining sector enters the spotlight with fresh economic weight, contributing an estimated R439.2 billion to…
BlackRock has quietly crossed a significant threshold in Sibanye-Stillwater, now holding 5.001% of the company’s issued ordinary shares. The disclosure, made in line with South Africa’s Companies Act and JSE Listings Requirements, reflects the formal process by which institutional investors…
Ivanhoe Mines’ Platreef project in Limpopo, South Africa, is redefining the trajectory of platinum group metals supply. With Shaft #3 set to quintuple hoisting capacity to 5 million tonnes per annum by April 2026, and a $700 million senior project…
By Rody Kapinga South Africa’s export unit value index rose 5,5% year-on-year in October 2025, while imports slipped marginally by -0,2%, underscoring the uneven pressures shaping trade flows in a volatile global economy. Statistics South Africa’s latest release shows exports…
South Africa’s transport sector posted solid gains in October 2025, with the volume of goods transported rising 2,2% year‑on‑year and freight income climbing 5,7%, according to the latest official report. The figures highlight the sector’s resilience and its pivotal role…
Chrome ore producers and ferrochrome smelters, represented by the Ferro Alloy Producers Association (FAPA), have united in rejecting proposals for a chrome ore export tax, insisting instead that globally competitive electricity tariffs are the decisive intervention needed to restart South…
By Rody N. Kapinga Hydrogen’s global leap faces investment, regulation, and scaling challenges. This was the theme of Day 3’s panel session at the International Commodity Summit 2025 in Cape Town, where policymakers, industry leaders, and local authorities debated whether…
South Africa’s manufacturing production rose by 0,3% year-on-year in September 2025, according to Statistics South Africa, offering a modest but meaningful signal of resilience in a sector navigating global uncertainty and domestic cost pressures. The largest positive contributions came from…
