30 July 2025 By Dotto Lameck RUVUMA: The Ruvuma Regional Commissioner, Colonel Ahmed Abbas, has described the launch of a pilot…
Africa’s minerals are being bartered for security: why it’s a bad idea
Published: July 21, 2025 3.33pm SAST Hanri Mostert, University of Cape Town, Tracy-Lynn Field, University of the Witwatersrand A US-brokered peace deal between the Democratic…
Congo-Kinshasa: Soaring Demand for Electric Vehicles, Lithium-Ion Batteries Creates Environmental Crisis in DRC
21 July 2025 Inter Press Service By Juliana White United Nations — Electric vehicles contribute to an ongoing environmental and…
South Africa: Loaded for Bear – Ramaphosa and Mantashe Are Smoking the Pipe Dream of Minerals ‘Beneficiation’
30 July 2025 Daily Maverick (Johannesburg) Against the backdrop of South Africa’s wilting economy and ANC-inspired state failure, minerals beneficiation…
Africa: Mining On the Rise As Clean Energy Demands Shifts Global Commodity Exports
28 July 2025 Inter Press Service By Maximilian Malawista New York — Two-thirds of the developing world, or ninety-five out…
Lesotho: Hundreds of Lesotho Diamond Mining Jobs to Be Axed Following U.S. Tariff Threats
Between 250 and 300 permanent and contracted workers at Letšeng Diamonds are expected to lose their jobs 28 July 2025 | By Sechaba…
Zimbabwe: Status of Artisanal Miners Takes Centre Stage As Parliament Unpacks Mines Bill – MPs Flag Crucial Omissions
28 July 2025 New Zimbabwe (London) By Anna Chibamu EXPERTS last week unpacked the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill to…
Zimbabwe: Mineral Wealth Must Benefit All Zimbabweans, Not Just a Few – Mnangagwa
25 July 2025 New Zimbabwe (London) By Anna Chibamu Deputy Finance Minister David Mnangagwa has said the Mines and Minerals…
Nigeria’s Mineral Sentinel – Audi’s stance between order, lawlessness in mineral frontier
Solid minerals may not glitter like oil, but in Nigeria’s bid to diversify its revenue streams, they are rapidly becoming…
We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why
Published: July 6, 2025 9.49pm SAST Justin Alger, The University of Melbourne, D.G. Webster, Dartmouth College, Jessica Green, Kate J Neville, University of Toronto, Stacy D VanDeveer, UMass…
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