The Alphamin investment case
Despite conflict in the DRC, Alphamin is about to post record earnings – and hopes to explore for another 50 years…
Suggestions
Choke points and power plays in the age of critical minerals
The Mining Indaba highlights Africa’s role in critical minerals amid US-China tensions over rare earths…
Guns, cobalt and sons-in-law: Trump’s shadow diplomacy
The US has taken the opportunity offered by the DRC peace deal to gain a foothold in the race to secure access to critical…
If Putin and Trump had a baby …
If Putin and Trump had a baby it might look like Rwanda’s Paul Kagame: a leader with imperialist ambitions and a tenuous relationship with…
South Africa’s army: too many generals and geriatric troops
South Africa’s defence force is top heavy, old, overly concerned with soft issues and pomp – and it’s costing soldiers their lives…
South Africa’s DRC shame
SA’s influence in Africa will be seriously undermined if the government withdraws its soldiers from a peacekeeping force in the DRC…
Most Read
What place do alternatives have in South Africa’s future?
A discussion between Rob Rose, and Reginald Labuschagne, head of…
Point break for the gold price
A frenzied gold rally in January has long since cooled,…
Lewis: debt, with a side of furniture
Lewis’s market-beating success is powered as much by credit as…
FDI stands for FOREIGN direct investment
South Africa needs to be careful that it doesn't repel…
