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Unhelpful government and a lack of brand building see South African mining companies lose out

7 Aug 2026

Locals walk past trains parked at Lobito station, which forms part of the Benguela Railway line, in Lobito, western Angola. Image credit: Reuters

Mining

The Lobito Corridor and why Africa needs to think globally and act regionally

Shirley Webber and Stephen Seaka 12 Jan 2026

Bennetor (Ben) Magara is Exxaro Resources Limited’s (Exxaro) new chief executive officer, effective 1 April 2025 (Image supplied)

Markets & Investment

Mining veteran, Ben Magara appointed Exxaro CEO

13 Mar 2025

Neal Froneman (right) at the NYSE relisting in 2020. Source: Sibanye-Stillwater/Flickr

Mining

Neal Froneman to retire after transformative 12 years

Lindsey Schutters 14 Feb 2025

The Keliber lithium hydroxide project will comprise five mining areas, a concentrator, refinery and auxiliary facilities at all sites. Source: Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater CCDO resigns for personal reasons

Lindsey Schutters 27 Jan 2025

Sibanye's diversification strategy couldn't shield it from the PGM crisis

Markets & Investment

Sibanye-Stillwater R7bn loss signals continued market challenges

Lindsey Schutters 13 Sep 2024

Eric Bruggeman took Deputy Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Judith Nemadzinga-Tshabalala on a tour of Electra Mining 2024.

Mining

Government finally showed up for Electra Mining

Lindsey Schutters 6 Sep 2024

Keliber is a potential cornerstone project in Sibanye's transition to becoming a critical minerals global power.

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater leans heavily on battery market to minimise losses

Lindsey Schutters 23 Aug 2024

Coal miner safety is becoming more important as environmental regulations get more stringent.

Mining

Kangra coal mine completes experimental safety drill

14 Jun 2024

Omnia turns to battery metals to boost explosives business

Science & Engineering

Omnia turns to battery metals to boost explosives business

Nelson Banya 10 Jun 2024

Electric vehicle charging. Source: Hyuandai Motor group/Pexels

Markets & Investment

Sibanye-Stillwater launches $500m convertible bonds to fund battery metals expansion

Lindsey Schutters 21 Nov 2023

Africa's minerals and energy potential: A modern-day 'gold rush'

Markets & Investment

Africa's minerals and energy potential: A modern-day 'gold rush'

Bhavtik Vallabhjee 14 Jun 2023

Namibia bans export of unprocessed critical minerals

Markets & Investment

Namibia bans export of unprocessed critical minerals

Nyasha Nyaungwa 12 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. David Mparutsa, head of enterprise and supply-chain development at Absa Africa

Banking

A call for the mobilisation of the continent's resources and resilience

12 Apr 2023

Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Sustainability

Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Helen Reid 14 Feb 2023

Emerging markets will want coal for decades, says Thungela

Markets & Investment

Emerging markets will want coal for decades, says Thungela

Promit Mukherjee and Wendell Roelf 8 Feb 2023

Sibanye board approves $616m spending on Finland lithium project

Construction & Engineering

Sibanye board approves $616m spending on Finland lithium project

29 Nov 2022

WMI seminar highlights value of innovative research for the future of mining

Science & Engineering

WMI seminar highlights value of innovative research for the future of mining

7 Oct 2022

Appian begins legal proceedings in $1.2bn claim against Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Appian begins legal proceedings in $1.2bn claim against Sibanye-Stillwater

Nelson Banya 30 May 2022

Anglo American to return to Zambia with Arc Minerals copper deal

Mining

Anglo American to return to Zambia with Arc Minerals copper deal

Helen Reid 13 May 2022

Global scramble for metals thrusts Africa into mining spotlight

Mining

Global scramble for metals thrusts Africa into mining spotlight

Helen Reid and Clara Denina 9 May 2022

Sibanye-Stillwater faces $1.2bn claim for dropping Brazil mine deal

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater faces $1.2bn claim for dropping Brazil mine deal

Helen Reid 3 Mar 2022

Source: ©Kabanga Nickel Kabanga Nickel framework signing ceremony, Bukoba, Tanzania. Chris Showalter (CEO) and Chris von Christierson (vice-chairman),19 January 2021

Markets & Investment

BHP invests $40m into Kabanga Nickel in Tanzania

10 Jan 2022

Egypt's Sawiris looks to battery metals, awaits nod on gold concessions

Mining

Egypt's Sawiris looks to battery metals, awaits nod on gold concessions

Yousef Saba 12 Nov 2021

Neal Froneman, CEO, Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater to buy French Eramet's Sandouville plant

2 Aug 2021

A worker poses with a handful of nickel ore at the nickel mining factory of PT Vale Tbk, near Sorowako, Indonesia, 8 January, 2014. REUTERS/Yusuf Ahmad//File Photo

Mining

Exclusive: Facing green pressure, Indonesia halts deep-sea mining disposal

Fransiska Nangoy and Fathin Ungku 9 Feb 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Mining

Are things looking up for the mining industry?

16 Oct 2019

The year that was: Five mining trends that dominated 2017

Mining

The year that was: Five mining trends that dominated 2017

29 Dec 2017