Inviting your nominations of inspiring women to be featured in our exclusive August Women's Month interview series...
Bizcommunity.com 20 Jul 2021
Worldwide, the ugly consequences of a warming planet are rearing their heads. Many countries are increasing efforts to decarbonise their energy systems in a bid to limit global warming...
Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé 16 Jul 2021
The Democratic Republic of Congo's state cobalt buyer will put in place a price floor of $30,000 a tonne for the cobalt it buys from artisanal miners...
The Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to start buying cobalt from artisanal miners within eight weeks as it aims to become the only legal buyer from miners in the informal sector...
Pratima Desai & Helen Reid 13 Jul 2021
UN Security Council members on Thursday, 8 July, backed African Union mediation efforts between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan in a dispute over the operation of...
Michelle Nichols 9 Jul 2021
Mining is one of Africa's most important industries. It has contributed significantly to economic growth, has been instrumental in the development of infrastructure and is a major driver for improved socioeconomic indicators ...
Yaa Agyare-Dwomoh 23 Jun 2021
Commodity trader and miner Glencore said on Tuesday it will restart operations at the world's largest cobalt mine, Mutanda in south-east Democratic Republic of Congo, towards the end of this year and return to production in 2022...
Hereward Holland 22 Jun 2021
Australia's Fortescue Metals Group said on Tuesday, 15 June, it was in talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo's government to develop a hydroelectric power project...
Melanie Burton and Hereward Holland 15 Jun 2021
Commodity trader and miner Glencore plans to restart operations at Mutanda - the world's biggest cobalt mine that also produces large amounts of copper - in the Democratic Republic of Congo next year...
Pratima Desai 19 May 2021
Cobalt epitomises the minerals conundrum at the heart of the green technology revolution....
Andy Home 14 May 2021
Over the last few decades, African governments have removed restrictions on and privatised their mining industries, attracting significant foreign direct investment...
Ben Radley & Sara Geenen 13 Apr 2021
According to a new study, biomass plantations for energy production need sustainable water management in order to avoid a substantial increase in water scarcity.
As finance minister Tito Mboweni prepares to deliver his budget in Parliament this week, it is imperative that he unshackles South Africans from the financial calamity that is the Inga 3 hydropower project..
Siziwe Mota 23 Feb 2021
In a bid to ditch fossil fuels, some countries are considering carpeting deserts with solar panels...
Zhengyao Lu and Benjamin Smith 12 Feb 2021
