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In response to an article that appeared in Fin 24 on June 15th of this year, Gwede Mantashe, the Minister of Mineral resources and Energy, warned of the use of illuminating paraffin (IP) to doctor diesel in an attempt to defraud the revenue services and increase profits. The following article …

Pix4D, the market leader in photogrammetry solutions, is pleased to announce the certification of the viDoc by Bureau Veritas. This official recognition confirms that the viDoc is accurate enough to be used in industry. The Bureau Veritas found the viDoc to have a margin of error of less than 5cm, …

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) should not look for a new investor until the legal dispute with Vedanta Resources is resolved, the Indian mining company stated on Tuesday. In May 2019, the former administration in Zambia placed KCM under the control of a liquidator, starting the continuing legal battle with Vedanta …

Gemfields’ stock soared nearly 7% on the JSE yesterday after the supplier of coloured gemstones said that its first ruby auction of the year brought in $95.6 million (R1.6 billion), the company’s all-time high auction income. In intraday trading on Monday, the shares were trading at R3.55. The Gemfields Group, …

The African manufacturing sector has seen fractured growth over the past two years thanks to the complexities of the pandemic and its subsequent economic disruption. This is due to limited resources, impacted supply chains and the limitations of lockdowns, globally. In South Africa, manufacturing production saw a sharp decline month …