Economy
Comprehensive and up-to-date news on economy in relation to mining. The latest gold, copper and metal prices, mining stock, and market data.
- Mar- 2022 -1 March

Bank of Namibia predicts a better 2022
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has predicted that the local economy would grow by some…
- Feb- 2022 -23 February

The Minerals Council South Africa lauds a realistic and pragmatic maiden annual budget speech
The Minerals Council South Africa welcomed the realistic and pragmatic maiden annual budget speech by…
- 16 February

Namibia’s economy expected to grow by 3% in 2022
Namibia’s overall domestic economic activity recovered in 2021 compared to 2020, and is expected to…
- 15 February

Bulks most affected by Russia-Ukraine conflict; rising power prices a key concern
Trade dislocations due to sanctions, high power prices and disruption to production facilities in the…
- 11 February

The Minerals Council South Africa welcomes the 2022 SONA
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address 2022 outlined measures to address the key…
- Nov- 2021 -19 November

No new external capitalisation for Zimbabwe mines as power, forex crunch bites
Mining companies in Zimbabwe, including units of Impala Platinum and Anglo Platinum, are expecting no…
- 11 November

South Africa promises spending restraint despite mining windfall
South Africa’s National Treasury on Thursday pledged to cut the deficit and curb debt in…
- Oct- 2021 -15 October

Namdeb extends mining operations lifespan by 20 years
Namdeb Diamond Corporation (Namdeb) yesterday confirmed that despite dwindling land-based diamond production, it has extended…


