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Zambia's Mining Renaissance: Enterprise Nickel Concentrator Ignites a New Era

In an electrifying moment that reverberated through Zambia's mining landscape, the commissioning of the nickel concentrator at First Quantum Minerals' Enterprise nickel mine in Kalumbila, North-Wes

Anglo American leads South Africa in CSR

Pressure mounts on Zambia to reduce royalty increase

Zambia's government is facing increasing pressure to reduce the royalty increase introduced this year.

Ebola and its economic effects

With the Ebola crisis showing no signs of slowing down in Sierra Leone a conference in London will look at the consequences for companies operating in Africa

Wits hosting MC 2014

The 9th International Conference on Mine Closure is taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg from October 1-3 2014

AHRLAC makes African aviation history

Paramount Group, Africa's largest privately-owned defence and aerospace company, conducted the first public flight of its Advanced High-Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft

Roll up, roll up!

Rolls-Royce reports record sales growth in first half year figures.

Alexander Comley signs partnership agreement with Hydra Offshore, Ghana

Alexander Comley has signed a partnership agreement with Hydra Offshore, an indigenous oilfield services company, in developing products for Ghana’s oil sector

Platinum miners end strike

Union leaders have signed a pay deal with Lonmin, Impala Platinum and Anglo American Platinum

Infrastructure Codesa mooted to keep South Africa's World Cup momentum going

The creation of an Infrastructure Codesa, similar to the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (Codesa), will keep the infrastructure development momentum going for next 20 y

Multi-billion dollar iron ore deal stuck in Guinea

Rio Tinto, Chinalco and the International Finance Corporation have signed a deal to develop Guinea's iron ore deposits

China and Kenya sign co-financing deal to build Nairobi - Mombasa railway

The new railway, which will eventually link the port of Mombasa with Uganda, is a critical infrastructure project to boost regional trade and deepen integration in East Africa