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Manganese battery opportunity highlighted by US grant to South32’s Hermosa project 
By: Martin Creamer 23rd September 2024 The use of manganese in batteries for battery electric vehicles is being increasingly explored, with density, charge, costs and durability being... →
Steenhuisen outlines vision for growing and modernising SA’s agriculture ecosystem 
By: Marleny Arnoldi 20th September 2024 Newly appointed Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen is pushing a renewed focus on structural reforms, biosecurity and improved trade relations... →
Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants to feed people left hungry by drought
By: Reuters 17th September 2024 Zimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to feed communities facing acute hunger after the worst drought in four decades, wildlife authorities said on... →
SARS Increases Customs Duties for Online Retail Orders: What You Need to Know
16th September 2024 The clothing and textile industry has faced widescale criticism for controversial Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. South... →
Meteorite strike in South Africa: scientists offer clues about what it is and where it came from
6th September 2024 On a Sunday morning in late August 2024 a nine-year-old girl named Eli-zé du Toit was sitting on her grandparents’ porch near a small town in South... →
Botswana to hold general election on Oct 30, President says
By: Bloomberg 3rd September 2024 Botswana will hold a general election on October 30, according to President Mokgweetsi Masisi, who will seek another term. Parties will nominate... →
South Africa is losing its trade competitiveness edge
By: Schalk Burger 2nd September 2024 Enormous investments are being made in ports, rail and transport logistics in Southern Africa, as well as more broadly in Africa, including by... →
Namibia to cull 83 elephants and distribute meat to people affected by drought
By: Reuters 27th August 2024 Namibia plans to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, and to distribute the meat to people struggling to feed themselves because of a... →
