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Harmony delivers gold recovery project with 30% of building work going to locals 
By: Martin Creamer 23rd October 2024 With the streaming agreement between Franco-Nevada and Mine Waste Solutions (MWS) over, Harmony Gold will from now on benefit fully from the... →
End of coal in South Africa: what 100,000 workers will need when their jobs go
23rd October 2024 South Africa’s move to renewable energy means that the coal industry will be phased out over the coming decades. This transition away from a... →
Cameroon after Paul Biya: poverty, uncertainty and a precarious succession battle
23rd October 2024 Cameroon’s President Paul Biya is 91 years old. He is Africa’s oldest head of state and only one has served longer: President Teodoro Obiang Nguema... →
Zimbabwe’s ZiG: devaluations won’t fix a currency that’s in trouble because of government overspending
23rd October 2024 The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe devalued the ZiG by 43% on 27 September 2024. This weakened the official exchange rate from 13.9 ZiG per US dollar to... →
Latest elections widen Mozambique’s democratic deficit
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd October 2024 SADC remains silent as electoral fraud, post-election violence and the murder of opposition figures undermine democracy. On 9 October, Mozambique... →
Children, govt and civil society convene to consider a national strategy to accelerate action for children
23rd October 2024 Children together with individuals and organisations promoting child rights and well-being in South Africa have put their collective weight behind... →
South Africa inflation seen edging below 4% fuels rate cut bets
By: Bloomberg 23rd October 2024 South Africa’s inflation rate is expected to fall below 4% for the first time in more than three years in September, sealing the case for borrowing... →
Water power is there for the taking in many underground mines
By: Martin Creamer 22nd October 2024 Water power is there for the taking across a broad spectrum of many of South Africa’s hard-rock underground mines. At a time of high electricity... →
