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The end of South Africa’s loadshedding era has not reduced demand for standby power as it has raised the bar for how that power is deployed. Across the African continent, businesses are moving from reactive emergency backup to a more sophisticated, integrated approach to energy resilience and the market is …

Ghana, Africa’s foremost gold producer, has initiated its most extensive mining audit in a decade, a move targeting major gold companies to recover lost national revenue and significantly strengthen regulatory oversight, according to a government letter cited by Reuters. This nationwide effort reflects a broader trend across West Africa, where …

Dr. Richard Asiedu, Board Chairman of the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation (GIISDEC), has issued a compelling call to Ghanaian and African professionals abroad, urging them to pivot from simple remittances to long-term strategic investment in the nation’s burgeoning extractive industry. Speaking at the Diaspora Reset Engagement Conference …

Australian gold miner Perseus Mining reported quarterly production of 99 953 oz for the period ended 30 September, the first quarter of its 2026 financial year. The result reflects planned lower production as the company transitions its flagship Yaouré mine in Côte d’Ivoire from open pit to underground operations. Perseus …

Fortuna Mining is aggressively pursuing its strategic objective of reaching 500,000 ounces per year (oz/y) of gold production, with the Diamba Sud gold project in Senegal poised to be a major catalyst. CEO Jorge Ganoza confirms the precious metals miner is fast-tracking the project toward a construction decision following a …

The Democratic Republic of Congo will start building gold reserves to bolster its currency and lift its economy, the central bank governor said, joining a rush in Africa and elsewhere to stockpile the precious metal as prices soar. Gold prices, which hit record highs above $4 000 an ounce on …

Metal deactivators play a key role in the fight against corrosion. This is the next focus in the ongoing discussion about lubricant additives, with condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck.   What are metal deactivators? Organic complexes containing nitrogen or sulphur, amines, sulphides and phosphites   What do they do? Reduce …

In a modest industrial park west of Johannesburg, Hamar Controls is quietly powering African industry. The 44-year-old firm assembles the electrical “nervous systems” that keep mines, paper mills and petrochemical plants running,precision switchgear built under Siemens licence, one motor control centre at a time. This unglamorous work has earned Hamar …