Northam finalises PPA for wheeled wind energy

Platinum group metal (PGM) producer Northam has finalised a power purchase agreement (PPA) with an independent power producer (IPP) to supply wheeled electricity from the 140 MW Karreebosch Wind... 

Metlen secures long-term strategic agreements with Rio Tinto for bauxite, alumina

Athens-listed industrial and energy company Metlen Energy & Metals has entered into two long-term strategic agreements with global mining major Rio Tinto, securing supply chain improvements in both... 

Sovereign completes Kasiya testwork

ASX-listed Sovereign Metals has reported that testwork completed on graphite from its Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi, has confirmed that the project’s graphite has the key... 

Ivanhoe unveils independent Phase 2, Phase 3 expansion studies for Platreef

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines’ subsidiary Ivanplats and its partners have welcomed the positive and significant results from two independent technical studies completed on the Phase 2 and Phase 3... 

MMC procures crystalliser plant to produce battery-grade manganese material

Manganese producer and exporter Manganese Metal Company (MMC) has awarded crystallisation and evaporation plant and systems provider JordProxa Africa a contract to supply it with a crystalliser... 

Orion Minerals’ BEE transactions for Okiep clear path for project financing

The suspensive conditions to transactions between ASX- and JSE-listed Orion Minerals’  New Okiep Exploration Company (NOE) and New Okiep Mining Company (NOM) and historically disadvantaged South... 

Marula to finalise NCLT project acquisition following receipt of prospecting right

Following the receipt of the signed prospecting right for the Northern Cape lithium and tungsten (NCLT) project in December, Africa-focused mining and exploration investment company Marula Mining... 

Mantengu buys MIB’s iron beneficiation plant

JSE-listed Mantengu Mining has acquired Masorini Iron Beneficiation’s (MIB’s) iron beneficiation plant in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, for R18.97-million. Mantengu says this strategic move positions the... 

Mpact lists on A2X Markets

Paper and plastics packaging and recycling business Mpact’s shares have become available for trade on A2X Markets from February 11. "We are delighted to welcome Mpact to our market today and look... 

Toll road tariff to increase by 4.84% from March 1 – Sanral

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has announced an adjustment to the toll tariffs, effective from March 1. The toll tariffs, which are adjusted yearly in line with the... 

Implats delivers ‘commendable’ operating performance, but warns of lower headline earnings

JSE-listed Impala Platinum (Implats) says it delivered a commendable operating performance in the first half of financial year 2025, following group-wide labour restructuring and changes to... 

Citrus growers ask for urgency on ports, rail to deliver on SoNA commitments

As Parliament debates President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (SoNA) this week, the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) says it welcomes the President's commitment... 

Katoro raises funds as it seeks to expand its critical minerals portfolio in Canada

Aim-listed Katoro Gold has announced conditional equity financing of £317 500 through the issue of 635-million new ordinary shares, at a placing price of 0.05p per placing share. Katoro says the... 

Discovery Insure launches Vitality Car Rating offering

Insurance company Discovery Insure – in partnership with second-hand car dealerships Motus Select and Weelee ­– has launched the Discovery Insure Vitality Car Rating offering ­­– a market-first,... 

Trump’s policies to have major impact on global critical minerals sector

The global minerals and metals sector is expected to face significant volatility owing to expected dollar strength and trade policy shifts led by US President Donald Trump, with sentiment highly... 

BMI expects lower metal prices this year

Market analyst BMI – a unit of Fitch Solutions – has forecast that metal prices will average slightly lower this year than in 2024, with BMI head of commodities analysis director Sabrin Chowdhury... 

OR Tambo International Airport among top ten busiest airports in Middle East, Africa region

In a media release, Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has acknowledged the recent data released by global aviation database and analytics company OAG’s Global Airline Schedules, which highlights... 

RCL Foods expects to report higher interim earnings

JSE-listed RCL Foods expects its headline earnings per share (HEPS) from total operations for the six months ended December 31 to be between 106c  and 112c when compared with the reported HEPS of... 

Barrick reports higher reserves, with Reko Diq making a substantial contribution

Global gold and copper miner Barrick Gold Corporation has reported that its attributable proven and probable gold mineral reserves have increased by 17.4-million ounces before 2024 depletion.... 

Metso launches new screening fabrication, assembly, testing and painting facility in Gauteng

Minerals and aggregates process solution company Metso, in partnership with specialist fabrication company Efficient Engineering, has launched its screening fabrication, assembly, testing and... 

Updated Uis MRE shows increases in average lithium grade, contained metal tonnage

Aim-listed Andrada Mining’s updated mineral resources estimate (MRE) for the V1V2 pegmatite at the Uis tin mine, in Namibia, shows increases in average lithium grade and volumes of the measured and... 

DRDGOLD expects to report up to 70% increase in EPS, HEPS

JSE-listed DRDGOLD says it expects to report earnings per share (EPS) and headline earnings per share (HEPS) of between 109.2c and 116c for the six months ended December 31. That compares with the... 

Jubilee progressing plans to accelerate copper production in Zambia

London- and Johannesburg-listed Jubilee Metals has reported progress on restarting its Roan operations, in Zambia, following stable power delivery, as well as the processing of new higher-grade... 

Industry leaders share critical insights at Automechanika CEO networking event

Prominent figures in the automotive industry met at the Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in Johannesburg, on January 31, for a combined Automechanika CEO lunch and... 

Hollard Insure appoints Andrew Coutts CEO

Insurance company Hollard Insurance Company has appointed Andrew Coutts as CEO of Hollard Insure – the short-term insurance division of South Africa’s largest privately owned insurer – succeeding... 

Copper 360 completes first on-ore blast at Rietberg

JSE-listed Copper 360 reports that it successfully executed the first on-ore blast at its Rietberg mine, in the Northern Cape, on January 31. The company says this marks the first such blast in 42... 

Lake Victoria’s first scheduled RoRo freight vessel sets sail

East Africa Marine Transport (EAMT) has commissioned Lake Victoria’s first scheduled roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) freight vessel, the MV MPUNGU. Offering faster and safer crossings and reduced carbon... 

Traxtion expands operations into Angola with new contract

Private freight rail company Traxtion has expanded its operational footprint into Angola after signing a contract with a concessionaire on the Lobito Rail Corridor. While Traxtion has previous... 

Mkango closes £2.34m private placement

A private placement by Aim-listed Mkango Resources to raise gross proceeds of £2.33-million through the issuance of 29.19-million common shares at a price per subscription share of 8p, has closed.... 

Alexforbes launches National CIPC Sustainability Reporting Market Sentiment Survey

JSE-listed financial services company Alexforbes has launched a National Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) Sustainability Reporting Market Sentiment Survey to assess market... 

Standard Bank leads debt funding of pioneering Eswatini hydropower project

Standard Bank has announced the close of a R567-million deal to fund Eswatini’s 13.5 MW Lower Maguduza hydropower project. The project was sponsored and developed by African Clean Energy... 

Eger takes over as Resolute CEO as Holohan resigns

Terry Holohan has resigned as CEO, MD and director of ASX- and LSE-listed Resolute Mining, with immediate effect. Resolute notes that it is discussing the terms of a proposed settlement in... 

Podium Minerals joins WPIC as new pre-production member

Australian platinum group metals (PGMs) developer Podium Minerals has joined the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) as a pre-production member. The ASX-listed company aims to be Australia’s... 

MC Mining records 26% decline in coal production for the Dec quarter

JSE-, ASX- and Aim-listed MC Mining has reported a 26% year-on-year decrease in run-of-mine (RoM) coal production from the Uitkomst steelmaking and thermal coal mine, in KwaZulu-Natal, to 95 489 t... 

South32 provides new community healthcare clinic in Meyerton, Gauteng

Globally diversified mining and metals company South32 on January 30 celebrated the official opening of the Sicelo Clinic in Meyerton, Gauteng. The company says the R4.1-million healthcare facility... 

Sars reports preliminary figures on 2024/25 filing season

Since the opening of the 2024/25 filing season, 543 252 provisional taxpayers had filed their annual income tax returns for the 2024 tax year – a 4.76% increase from the 517 356 returns for the... 

South Africa’s business services sector on track to create 500 000 jobs by 2030

South Africa’s fast-growing global business services (GBS) sector created over 14 000 new jobs between January and September 2024, with 12 564 of those taken up by the country’s youth, Business... 

African-led Green Industrial Development Expert Panel launched

The African Climate Foundation (ACF) and the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town, have established the Green Industrial Development Expert Panel (GIDEP). The... 

Gemfields continues funding MRM processing plant, pauses Kagem mining

JSE- and LSE-listed Gemfields has reported total auction revenues of $196-million for the year ended December 31, and a net debt position of $80.5-million – before auction receivables of... 

Women, youth, people with disabilities to get fully funded training for South Africa’s JET

The African Women in Energy and Power (AWEaP) – in partnership with the US Department of State Bureau of Energy Resources and Winrock International, through the Accelerating Women’s Empowerment in...