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The legal checks are done, the deposit is due within days, and the proceeds are already earmarked for copper. Jubilee Metals, a Zambia focused integrated copper producer and resource developer listed on the LSE’s Aim and the JSE’s AltX, says legal due diligence on the proposed disposal of its Large …

A planned 67% increase in pipeline capacity along the Beira–Feruka route is putting regional fuel security in focus, with infrastructure operators and industry stakeholders set to meet in Zambia to examine how the expansion could improve supply to mining and industrial markets across Southern Africa. Companhia do Pipeline Moçambique-Zimbabwe (CPMZ) …

Perpetual Next have signed a license and engineering agreement with Air Liquide Engineering and Technologies for the supply of syngas-to-methanol technology for Perpetual Next’s first biomethanol facility, with an option to extend across other biomethanol sites. The agreement marks an important step in the industrial roll-out of Perpetual Next’s Biomethanol …

A proposed critical minerals partnership with the United States is moving forward on a separate negotiating track after Zambia secured a formal separation between mineral access discussions and a US$1.5 billion health funding agreement. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mulambo Haimbe confirmed the development at a signing ceremony …

SKF South Africa will demonstrate at the South African Railway Association (SARA) 2026 Expo how its full value chain – from advanced components to digital monitoring and lifecycle services – is driving a sustainable rail ecosystem on the African continent. For more than a century, SKF has partnered with railway …

Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) Group Chief Executive Officer, Eng. Owen Silavwe, has received the Energy Transformation Leadership Award in recognition of his leadership in advancing energy transition at the Energy Forum for Africa (EFFA) in Lusaka. The recognition reflects CEC’s long-standing commitment to diversifying Zambia’s energy mix. Before the country …

Independent copper and future metals developer, Serval Resources’ latest assay results confirm high-grade copper-silver mineralisation across multiple prospects at Kaoko Basin project. According to the company, the results validate and extend previously reported field portable X-ray fluorescence analyser (pXRF) readings, validating Cu-Ag mineralisation across several distinct mineralised styles and horizons. …

Zambia’s electricity grid is to be connected to the copper mining heartland of the Democratic Republic of Congo through a new high voltage transmission line, a $300 million project backed by Trafigura Group and a group of partners. The project is known as KKIP and will run from Kalumbila in …

The Joburg Indaba South African Mining Hall of Fame has welcomed Natascha Viljoen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Newmont Corporation, recognising more than 30 years of leadership that runs from the processing plants of South Africa to the helm of the world’s leading gold company. Minister of Mineral and …

Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) Chief Financial Officer, Mutale Mukuka, has called for faster technology adoption, stronger regional market integration, enhanced professional capacity and wider retail investor participation to deepen Zambia’s capital markets. Speaking at the Zambia Capital Markets Conference and Awards 2026, Mukuka said global financial markets were advancing rapidly …