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A potential P2 billion contract in Zambia could mark a significant step in Naledi Mining Services Company’s regional expansion, signalling the scope for Botswana-based mining services firms to secure major opportunities beyond their domestic market. The wholly owned Debswana subsidiary’s pursuit of the deal reflects the commercial potential of exporting …

By Mwila Banda The Minerals Regulation Commission (MRC) Mining and Non-Mining Rights Licensing Committee has begun sittings to review applications for various mining and non-mining rights submitted to the Commission. Established under the Minerals Regulation Commission Act No. 14 of 2024, the Committee represents an important institutional mechanism for ensuring …

Turning mineral abundance into competitive industries will require governments across the region to coordinate investment, pool infrastructure and strengthen cross-border supply chains, Minister of Minerals and Energy Bogolo Joy Kenewendo has said, making the case for regional cooperation to capture greater economic value from the continent’s resources. Kenewendo outlined Botswana’s …

For generations, the children of Kabwe, Zambia, have inherited a landscape poisoned by industrial ambition. They run across soil thick with heavy metals, breathe air laced with invisible dust, and grow up under the shadow of a colossal, toxic waste pile known locally as the “Black Mountain”. Their everyday surroundings …

Mining companies are increasingly recognising that decisions made upstream can influence performance much further downstream. The challenge is determining whether those impacts are occurring within a particular operation, where they originate and how they can be measured in a technically credible way, says Hendrik Botha, Global Portfolio Manager: Explosives & …