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Botswana is reaping the rewards of decades of successfully managing its diamond sector to become one of the fastest growing economies in Africa... read
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FRED FROMM
With the 13 June attacks on two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz-a vital Gulf of Oman waterway-investors may be wondering if these types of disruptions could derail the global oil market...read
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MOINA SPOONER
Kenyan judges have stopped plans to construct the country's first ever coal-powered plant near the coastal town of Lamu, a Unesco World Heritage Site...read
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Energy
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While Eskom hails Medupi's Unit 3 attaining commercial operation status as a major milestone, it cannot be forgotten that the power station's construction programme has been a litany of corruption, technical failures and mounting costs... Read
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Mining
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Exploration company Generation Mining Limited has bought a majority stake from Sibanye-Stillwater to develop the PGM-copper Marathon project, situated in northern Ontario, Canada, adjacent to Lake Superior... Read
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CIARAN RYAN
Billions in mining royalties intended to uplift poor communities are potentially being squandered, stolen or diverted due to in-fighting and maladministration of these funds... Read
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Renewables & Energy Efficiency
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The foundations for all 48 of Perdekraal East Wind Farm's turbines have been completed, a full three weeks ahead of schedule. Read
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A 1,758-carat-diamond bigger than a tennis ball was recently mined in Botswana. Despite this, the resource-rich country knows that diamonds don't last forever... and when the resources run out, a diversified knowledge-based economy needs to be in place. And that's where corporate executive education could be a gem... Read
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JOEL SYDER
As a continent, Africa is contributing its fair share of exciting businesses to the world of tech... Read
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The past few years have seen arguably the biggest exodus and purge of leaders from the country's top companies and SOEs in recent history, with more heads expected to roll in future... Read
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The one sure thing in the world's economies today is that problems are getting broader, deeper, more significant and will become more prevalent. The question is, are we equipped to navigate the new problem-driven paradigm? Read
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