Surging platinum group metals prices, notably for palladium and rhodium, and operational improvements have helped stave off shaft closures that were planned by Impala Platinum for ... Read more »
The many schemes through which these companies have defrauded the Nigerian government include non-remittance of revenues, unlicensed mining and evasion of taxes, illegal practices, ... Read more »
ArcelorMittal South Africa is looking to shut down its Saldanha Bay steel plant and retrench over 400 workers - by the first quarter of 2020. A company official has said the plant ... Read more »
The African Development Bank, Credit Suisse AG, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited and Ghana Cocoa Board has signed a U.S.$600 million loan to boost cocoa ... Read more »
In the past six months, the export of minerals coltan, cassiterite and wolframite have reportedly experienced a sharp drop in price on international markets. Mining is the ... Read more »
Cocoa farmers are bemoaning new regulations introduced to the industry which they say would hamper the development of small players in the sector. Read more »
The foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta, PIND, has drawn up a five-year plan that will revitalise cocoa productivity and rejuvenate existing plantations in ... Read more »
Poor agricultural practises among many smallholder farmers are causing the decline of coffee species like Arabica and Robusta, a study has revealed. Drought and lower crop cycles ... Read more »
Africa's top gold producer has exited from gold years ago and looks like it is here to stay, as it makes money from platinum, iron ore and diamonds, writes Ed Stoddard for Daily ... Read more »
In 2018 South Africa's Department of Energy pledged to invest U.S.$1 billion into South Sudan's petroleum industry, with the aim of securing affordable energy supplies. Read more »
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