This week in mining: Strong Finishes and strategic shifts

The global mining sector closed out the week with a series of operational milestones, governance updates, and new signs of growth across Africa and the Middle East. Tharisa ends FY2025 on a strong note Tharisa has reported a solid close to its...

Africa’s Energy Leaders to Explore Renewable Project Initiatives

BY Mekonnen Teshome – The Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (APRA) will convene its second Investment Forum in Freetown, Sierra Leone, 22-23 October 2025. APRA, launched at the Africa Climate Summit in September 2023 in Nairobi,...

Kochi youth, missing in Mozambique boat tragedy, followed dad's path, left for shipping job together

Kochi: For Indrajith Santhosh, a 22-year-old youth from Veliyanad in Piravom, the sea was not a mystery but a familiar presence. His father, KN Santhosh, has worked in ship maintenance for nearly a decade. Indrajith drew his inspiration from his...

Ghosts of imperialism’s past, present and future

On August 13, 2020, the United Arab Emirates became the first country in the Arabic-speaking world to normalize ties with Israel in over 20 years. Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan soon followed and signed their own Emirati-brokered normalization...

Africa’s Resource Revolt: A Call for Industrial Sovereignty

🛡️ Africa’s Industrial Awakening From the copper veins of Congo to the vanilla fields of Mozambique, Africa’s story has too often been written by outsiders—extracting wealth, erasing dignity, and exporting opportunity. But the tide is turning. A...

Tanzania allocates Sh10 billion to Kibaha biotech factory for pesticide production in 2025/2026

Dar es Salaam. The Government of Tanzania has earmarked Sh10 billion for the Tanzania Biotech Products Limited (TBPL) factory in Kibaha, Coast Region, to support the development and production of various pesticides and related chemicals in the...

Ghanaian Engineer Frank Owusu Claims Africa Prize Runner-Up Glory

Ghanaian innovator Frank Owusu has etched his name into Africa’s engineering excellence record after being named a runner-up in the 2025 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. His groundbreaking water-quality monitoring system, Aquamet, has...

Two Mozambique police officers killed in attack by illegal miners at Montepuez Ruby Mine

17th October 2025 By May Garland Two Mozambican police officers were killed on Wednesday, 15 October, during an attack by a group of approximately 40 illegal miners at the gate of Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM). This area is reserved. Please register...

Seven missing after crew boat capsizes off Mozambique

Mozambique to boost clean water access by investing in water systems

MAPUTO, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Mozambican Minister of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources Fernando Rafael has said that the government will, throughout the current five-year governance plan, invest in strategic water infrastructure to boost...

Tanzania’s health, agriculture sectors reap fortunes from TBPL products

KIBAHA: THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Dr Hashil Abdallah, has stated that the Tanzania Biotech Products Ltd (TBPL) factory has become a vital pillar in both the health and agriculture sectors by producing...

Service Boat Capsizes Near Scorpio-Managed Tanker Off Mozambique, Seven Missing

A service boat carrying crew members capsized alongside the Scorpio-managed oil/chemical tanker Sea Quest at the outer anchorage of Beira, Mozambique on Thursday, leaving seven people missing and multiple casualties. The incident occurred as the...

Bank champions balanced energy future for Africa

As Africa grapples with deep-rooted energy poverty and mounting climate pressures, financial services provider Standard Bank is positioning itself as a key enabler of a pragmatic just energy transition. For Africa’s largest lender, this does not...

Geothermal energy could power Africa’s green industrial future

Africa stands at a crucial crossroads in its pursuit of sustainable development. With ambitions to achieve universal energy access, drive industrialization, and meet climate goals, the continent faces a daunting challenge: how to provide reliable,...

Africa needs transmission expansion before energy transition – Keith Katyora

The Senior Manager for Grid Expansion and Energy Systems at the Energy Council of South Africa, Keith Katyora, has said that Africa cannot achieve its clean energy transition without first expanding its power grids. Speaking at the Africa...

Mozambique revamps transport corridors to boost trade

Mozambique is strategically leveraging its geography to fuel a major economic transformation, betting that modern logistics will be its key to growth. The government is heavily investing in rehabilitating and expanding its primary transport...

China will donate US$14 million to Mozambique and forgive sizeable loan interest

Mozambique’s prime minister wrapped a two-day trip to Beijing with the announcement of a sizable Chinese donation and interest forgiveness on loans up to 2024, reports news outlet Club of Mozambique. Mozambican Prime Minister Benvinda Levi arrived...

Gemfields says illegal miners killed two police guards at Mozambique mine

(Reuters) -Gemfields Group said on Thursday a group of illegal miners had invaded its Montepuez ruby mine in northern Mozambique on Monday and killed two police officers guarding the site. “A group of approximately 40 illegal miners marched on the...

Natural Resources Minister Prince Lonkhokhela signs Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with Mozambique, project seeking to provide clean water for the benefit of Lomahasha residents to commence soon.

By Bongiwe Dlamini LOMAHASHA:Prince Lonkhokhela, the Minister of Natural Resources and Energy has, on behalf of eSwatini, signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with Mozambique. The agreement signed this week, seeks to enhance a collaboration...

Goldbod model draws interest as Mozambique explores gold market reforms

A high-level delegation from Kimberly Process management in Mozambique has concluded a two-day study visit to Ghana, seeking to learn from the country’s experience in establishing and managing institutions that regulate gold trading and...