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Diplomacy Offshore finance 02/12/2020

Botswana, Mauritius and Zimbabwe put on best show to impress money-laundering watchdog

From 24 November to 4 December, the reputation of Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mauritius will lie in the hands of the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group, a body of the global money laundering watchdog FATF. [...]

Oil & gas 01/12/2020

Sasol overhauls E&P as it seeks to reduce exposure

South African petrochemical giant Sasol has changed its exploration and production (E&P) management team and is seeking to reduce its exposure in the sector. [...]

Mining 25/11/2020

Shepherd Bushiri: the mining interests of a fallen prophet

Pastor Shepherd Bushiri, founder of Enlightened Christian Gathering Church. ©Enlightened Christian Gathering Church

SpotlightMining 19/11/2020

Zimbabwe under threat of losing Copperbelt-Durban truck traffic

Copperbelt import and export routes. ©Africa Intelligence/Indigo Publications 2020

Mining 17/11/2020

Aseole Investments forced to drop chrome production at Goudini amid racial tensions

A family of white landowners has prevailed in its legal battle with black mining operators, putting an end to Aseole Investments' Goudini chrome extraction ambitions. The court ruling comes amid renewed tensions over the question of land distribution. [...]

Business 12/11/2020

Ramaphosa pulls out all the stops to avoid South Africa Investment Conference flop

President Cyril Ramaphosa. ©Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

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Southern Africa progresses towards the start of gas production

As a future gas production zone, South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia carry the hopes of the super-majors Total, ENI and ExxonMobil. They represent a new opportunity for investors as Africa's traditional oil and gas-producing countries are increasingly struggling to maintain production. [...]

Oil & gas 11/11/2020

Behind the scenes of Total's urgent talks with Pretoria over block 11B/12B gas prices

Encouraged to get cracking by the recent gas discoveries off the coast of South Africa, Total is trying to prompt fast action on sector regulations from Ramaphosa's government. [...]

Oil & gas 10/11/2020

Gulf Helicopters follows ex-parent company Qatar Petroleum's path step for step

The Qatari specialist in transportation between offshore oil rigs and onshore bases, Gulf Helicopters, has been investing in all of the same countries as its former owner, the state-run Qatar Petroleum. [...]

Diplomacy Defence 10/11/2020

Dyck Advisory Group operates as humanitarian firm in Cabo Delgado

To be part of the military operations carried out against the Cabo Delgado insurgency despite the strict lockdown measures imposed on the region, Lionel Dyck has reinvented himself as a humanitarian aid operator. [...]

Diplomacy 04/11/2020

Ramaphosa appoints senior diplomat to fill year-long embassy vacancy in Rabat

Disputed Western Sahara's status remains an obstacle to normalisation between South Africa and Morocco. [...]

Oil & gas 04/11/2020

Transkei & Algoa/Tugela South: Impact Oil & Gas' plans for once ExxonMobil and Equinor gone

After ExxonMobil and Equinor's departure, Impact Oil & Gas plants to launch a farm-out call to find parnters to finance future work on the offshore exploration blocks Transkei & Algoa and Tugela South. [...]

Focus Mining 02/11/2020

Truckers in the Copperbelt forced to re-enact Mad Max at the hands of the Chinese

The arrival of Chinese companies at copper-cobalt deposits in the DRC and Zambia has upset traffic on mineral evacuation routes. They are forcing road transporters to contend with extremely low prices, leaving them no choice but to fight the terms of each new contract and redistribute market shares among the African ports. [...]

Spotlight Oil & gas 22/10/2020

Geo services giant RosGeo falls short of Putin's expectations in power struggle with China and US

State-owned Russian geological services group RosGeo has been trying for several years to develop its interests in Africa to counter the success of its Chinese and American rivals. So far, however, the group has failed to turn its vague African cooperation agreements into concrete projects. [...]

Legal exploitation of cannabis for medical use.

Focus Business 19/10/2020

Southern Africa's other green revolution

The slow legalisation of the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, which got under way in Canada and the United States in 2016, has started a veritable agricultural revolution in Africa. From the mountains of Lesotho to the South African coast, taking in Malawi and Zimbabwe, the sector's major operators have set up partnerships with local entrepreneurs able to oversee plantations and talk to governments about the liberalisation of a form of cultivation which is still largely forbidden on the continent. [...]

Mining 15/10/2020

EastPlats' legal battle against former bosses hits the rocks

EastPlats, a Canadian producer of South African platinum and chromium, has suffered a setback in its lawsuit against its former management. At issue are transactions signed off by the company's former directors just before their July 2016 ouster, which they knew was coming. [...]

Business Power 15/10/2020

GE and South Africa's Mondi discreetly negotiate $5.4 m dispute

The Mondi South Africa group is due to begin video-conference negotiations with General Electric in November or December to settle a dispute over a turbine. [...]

The Deepsea Stavanger rig has already dug 2,500 meters for the Luiperd-1X well.

Oil & gas 01/10/2020

Drilling on block 11B/12B: Ramaphosa's government bends over backwards to help Total

To try to limit the impact of the recession which is looming after several months of public health crisis, the South African government is banking on the prospect of gas revenues to come and has rolled out the red carpet for Total. [...]

Politics Finance 30/09/2020

African financial intelligence exposed by US leaks

The leaking of nearly 2,000 suspicious activity reports that were sent from international banks to FinCen, the US Treasury's financial intelligence unit, has put African intelligence services in a delicate position since a large number concern transactions in Africa. [...]

Mining 23/09/2020

Kigali and Pretoria, top of class ahead of EU conflict minerals regulation Free

Already listed as ethical refiners, Rwanda's LuNa Smelter and South Africa's AU Traders and Refiners and Rand Refiners are well placed to benefit from the new European Union regulation. [...]

Mineral and Energy Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe.

Oil & gas 07/09/2020

Oil industry now a battlefied for warring ANC leaders

Several majors involved in offshore exploration are impatient for the government to move forward with key legislation. Two big players have already called it a day. [...]

Spotlight Business Defence 21/08/2020

Cabo Delgado: Hendrik Bam, the linchpin of Dyck Advisory Group's operations

Ex-British paratrooper Hendrik Bam is playing a role in the counter-insurrection being led by the Dyck Advisory Group in northern Mozambique. He was also involved in Lancaster 6's moves in Libya last year. [...]

Katse dam, in Lesotho, completed in 1996 under Phase 1 of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.

Politics Infrastructures 20/08/2020

Lesotho Highlands Water Project delayed by administrative problems

The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, a cornerstone of South Africa's water supply strategy, is now not expected to be completed until December 2026. The new delay, which is the result of administrative hold-ups, risks creating difficulties in the province of Gauteng. [...]

Business 31/07/2020

Government digitalisation specialist Pangea IT has a controversial electoral past

Formerly known as Nikuv International Projects, Israeli company Pangea IT, which specialises in the digitalisation and modernisation of administrative services, has a past marked by electoral controversy and a conviction for corruption of a foreign agent. [...]

Mining 30/07/2020

Fertilizers: Yara goes on donation spree to hang on in race against OCP, Phosagro, Maaden

The Norwegian group Yara is using a mix of grants and infrastructure builds to promote its interests to African governments, who largely call the shots on how much fertilizer their countries order. [...]

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Botswana, Mauritius and Zimbabwe put on best show to impress money-laundering watchdog

Sasol overhauls E&P as it seeks to reduce exposure

Shepherd Bushiri: the mining interests of a fallen prophet

Zimbabwe under threat of losing Copperbelt-Durban truck traffic

Aseole Investments forced to drop chrome production at Goudini amid racial tensions

Ramaphosa pulls out all the stops to avoid South Africa Investment Conference flop

Southern Africa progresses towards the start of gas production

Behind the scenes of Total's urgent talks with Pretoria over block 11B/12B gas prices

Gulf Helicopters follows ex-parent company Qatar Petroleum's path step for step

Dyck Advisory Group operates as humanitarian firm in Cabo Delgado

Ramaphosa appoints senior diplomat to fill year-long embassy vacancy in Rabat

Transkei & Algoa/Tugela South: Impact Oil & Gas' plans for once ExxonMobil and Equinor gone

Truckers in the Copperbelt forced to re-enact Mad Max at the hands of the Chinese

Geo services giant RosGeo falls short of Putin's expectations in power struggle with China and US

Southern Africa's other green revolution

EastPlats' legal battle against former bosses hits the rocks

GE and South Africa's Mondi discreetly negotiate $5.4 m dispute

Drilling on block 11B/12B: Ramaphosa's government bends over backwards to help Total

African financial intelligence exposed by US leaks

Kigali and Pretoria, top of class ahead of EU conflict minerals regulation Free

Oil industry now a battlefied for warring ANC leaders

Cabo Delgado: Hendrik Bam, the linchpin of Dyck Advisory Group's operations

Lesotho Highlands Water Project delayed by administrative problems

Government digitalisation specialist Pangea IT has a controversial electoral past

Fertilizers: Yara goes on donation spree to hang on in race against OCP, Phosagro, Maaden

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Botswana, Mauritius and Zimbabwe put on best show to impress money-laundering watchdog

Sasol overhauls E&P as it seeks to reduce exposure

Shepherd Bushiri: the mining interests of a fallen prophet

Zimbabwe under threat of losing Copperbelt-Durban truck traffic

Aseole Investments forced to drop chrome production at Goudini amid racial tensions

Ramaphosa pulls out all the stops to avoid South Africa Investment Conference flop

Southern Africa progresses towards the start of gas production

Behind the scenes of Total's urgent talks with Pretoria over block 11B/12B gas prices

Gulf Helicopters follows ex-parent company Qatar Petroleum's path step for step

Dyck Advisory Group operates as humanitarian firm in Cabo Delgado

Ramaphosa appoints senior diplomat to fill year-long embassy vacancy in Rabat

Transkei & Algoa/Tugela South: Impact Oil & Gas' plans for once ExxonMobil and Equinor gone

Truckers in the Copperbelt forced to re-enact Mad Max at the hands of the Chinese

Geo services giant RosGeo falls short of Putin's expectations in power struggle with China and US

Southern Africa's other green revolution

EastPlats' legal battle against former bosses hits the rocks

GE and South Africa's Mondi discreetly negotiate $5.4 m dispute

Drilling on block 11B/12B: Ramaphosa's government bends over backwards to help Total

African financial intelligence exposed by US leaks

Kigali and Pretoria, top of class ahead of EU conflict minerals regulation Free

Oil industry now a battlefied for warring ANC leaders

Cabo Delgado: Hendrik Bam, the linchpin of Dyck Advisory Group's operations

Lesotho Highlands Water Project delayed by administrative problems

Government digitalisation specialist Pangea IT has a controversial electoral past

Fertilizers: Yara goes on donation spree to hang on in race against OCP, Phosagro, Maaden

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