The Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM) is currently holding out hope that the forthcoming 2020 national budget will help restore the mining sector’s productivity...
Zimbabwe’s mining sector has
generated US $1.1Bn in the first seven months of 2019. This is quite a leap
from the projected target of US $1.2Bn,...
“Of the US $ 6.5 billion contributed to Mali's
national economy, a total of US $ 2.6 billion was allocated to taxes, royalties
and dividends. Barrick Gold's...
By Oscar Nkala:
The non-operationalization of many laws formulated by the Zambian government over the past two decades represents several hidden costs with a negative...
by Liesl Peyper
The economic environment for private equity investments in Africa is much rosier than a few years ago when the global economy was...
Zambian president Edgar Lungu appointed new finance and mining ministers in a reshuffle that included changes in numerous other departments as well.
In a press...
The Banro Twangiza gold mine in eastern DRC. Photo: Philip Mostert
Dual-listed gold producer Banro Corporation, weighed down by significant ongoing operational and financial challenges, might...
A toxic combination of corruption and mismanagement in Democratic Republic of Congo’s revenues agencies and state mining companies is leaching a fifth of all...
Democratic Republic of Congo’s central bank has announced stiff new financial penalties for companies that fail to repatriate at least 40 percent of their...