Environment
Comprehensive information on environment and latest mining market data in Africa.
- May- 2026 -26 May

Reframing conflict into collaboration: The role of Joint Problem-Solving Service (JPSS)
The Joint Problem-Solving Service (JPSS) is one of three core programme of the Institute for…
- 22 May

Aligning mining productivity, resource management crucial for DRC’s success
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is taking seriously its role as a responsible steward…
- 18 May

Outcomes-based bonds as Africa’s most powerful tool for solving the water crisis
Across the African continent, water infrastructure is under increasing strain. The compounding pressures of accelerating…
- 6 May

BME engineers predictable blasting in unpredictable geology
Blasting, explosives, and metallurgical solutions provider BME is supporting mines as they navigate rising operational…
- Apr- 2026 -7 April

Efficient and sustainable tailings management starts with the right cyclone
Tailings management is a significant challenge for the mining industry, and it is under more…
- Mar- 2026 -23 March

Designing Africa’s power systems for reality, not abstraction
Last year, I argued in my piece “Lean Carbon, Just Power”, that a limited and…
- 16 March

Why ‘invisible’ monitoring gaps create real mining risk
As South Africa marks National Water Week, water risk is becoming a growing operational challenge…
- Feb- 2026 -18 February

De-risking a new chapter in South African gold mining
The rapid progress of West Wits Mining’s Qala Shallows – South Africa’s first gold mine…


