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Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
Jacob Zuma struggles to find a producer to make documentary on his life

The Jacob G Zuma Foundation is struggling to find a producer to make a film about the former apartheid fighter and ex-president of South Africa.

Subscribers only Politics 14.10.2022

Angola
Lourenço shifts power from government to presidential office

Angola's president Joao Lourenco at the Presidential palace in Luanda, on 19 September 2022. © Ampe Rogerio/EPA

Subscribers only Politics 13.10.2022

South Africa
Parastatals Eskom, Denel and others drag feet on annual reporting to Parliament

Several state-controlled entities have not complied with the obligation to submit a detailed financial annual report by 30 September. The situation highlights South Africa's recurring governance problem.

Subscribers only Politics 13.10.2022

Africa, South Africa
Russians Lukoil and TMK hunt for African contracts in Cape Town

Many representatives from Russia attended the 28th edition of Africa Oil Week in Cape Town, South Africa.

Subscribers only Energy Running story - Russia-Ukraine war 13.10.2022

Botswana
Kneipe Setlhare explores new mining avenues with Uranus Minerals

Botswana businessman Kneipe Setlhare's registration of a new company, Uranus Minerals, on 27 September in Gaborone, has been raising questions about what he plans to do next.

Subscribers only Mining 13.10.2022

Spotlight | Mozambique, South Africa
South African army plagued by setbacks in Cabo Delgado

A military convoy of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) rides along a dirt road near Pemba on 5 August 2021. © Alfredo Zuniga / AFP

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy Running story - Cabo Delgado 12.10.2022

Namibia
Forsys Metals aims to double uranium mining licences

Canadian mining junior Forsys Metals, which has been established in Namibia for more than 15 years, is looking to expand its uranium mining activities in the country. It has applied for a second mining permit in the belief that yellowcake prices will rise in future.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining 12.10.2022

Zimbabwe
ChinaZim again ordered to compensate Zimasco for ferrochrome theft

Zimbabwe's Zimasco is to receive compensation from its former Chinese mining contractor, ChinaZim, for the unauthorised exploitation of its ferrochrome deposits. But the sum the court awarded - $780,000 - is lower than the value Zimasco put on the stolen ore.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 11.10.2022

South Africa
Denel to remain in charge of Johannesburg VIP terminal

Airport management firm Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) has successfully convinced South African defence group Denel to extend its management contract for the VIP terminal at Johannesburg's O.R. Tambo International Airport.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 11.10.2022

In Focus | Mozambique
Demise of Mozambique NGO exposes shady underside of democracy business

A confidential report by EY highlighted financial mangement deficiencies at Mozambique's main pro-democracy NGO, then headed by Ericino de Salema. It put a dent in Salema's NGO career, but he has bounced back as a political crisis communications guru, thanks to his vast network in the country's media.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 10.10.2022

Women, selling charcoal, chat in front of the ruling FRELIMO party election posters in the capital, Maputo, Mozambique August 31, 2019.

South Africa
Gift of the Givers, the NGO that puts Pretoria at odds with Moscow

Gift of the Givers continues to provide help to Ukraine despite Pretoria's reluctance. But the South African government knows it cannot do without the humanitarian aid organisation that often helps get it out of tricky situations.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 10.10.2022

South Africa
ANC vainly hopes to pass expropriation bill ahead of party conference

The first house of the South African parliament adopted a bill to allow land expropriations without compensation on 28 September. The African National Congress would like to trumpet this success at its national conference in December, but the clock is ticking and several hurdles stand in the way of it being promulgated in time.

Subscribers only Politics 07.10.2022

Mozambique
ExxonMobil reorganises its staff as Rovuma shifts to 100% offshore

The US major does not intend to leave more than 100 trillion cubic feet of gas in the depths of the Mozambique Channel. To extract them, a new crack team of executives is at work to overturn the company's initial choices.

Subscribers only Energy 06.10.2022

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa dispatches 'referendum' observer to occupied Ukraine

Zimbabwe sent the young Tapiwa Masenda to Ukraine to observe the Russian "referendums" in Ukraine. He personally embodied Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vladimir Putin's governments' desire for rapprochement.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.10.2022

Lesotho, South Africa
Fed-up Pretoria takes action on Basotho gang gold raids

The people injecting the most cash into the Lesotho general election campaign, local gangs, get much of their money from raiding disused gold mines in South Africa. These Basotho gangs are now threatening active mines, sparking tensions between Pretoria and Maseru.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 05.10.2022

Zama zamas in Roodepoort, on 13 April 2012.

Zimbabwe
Amari Resources fires back with swift legal response to Harare over expropriations

Lawyers pleading for South Africa's Amari Resources have wasted no time in responding to Harare's request that the case against it be dismissed. The state still refuses to accept a Zambia supreme court ruling asking it to compensate the mining firm for the cancellation of nickel and platinum licences.

Subscribers only Mining 05.10.2022

South Africa
Frontrunner Cyril Ramaphosa draws up his final "top six" shortlist for ANC congress

The South African leader and president of the African National Congress, who looks likely to be re-elected at the ANC's elective conference in December, has already picked his favoured candidates for the party's top jobs.

Subscribers only Politics 04.10.2022

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa responds to questions in parliament surrounding cash allegedly kept on his private farm, in Cape Town, South Africa, September 29, 2022.

Namibia
Lithium: Xinfeng Investments has narrow escape in Windhoek

The Chinese company Xinfeng Investments, which is involved in lithium exploration in the Erongo coastal region, has won its court case against the director of the Namibian business authorities. The latter had accused it of fraud in the acquisition of a new licence.

Subscribers only Mining 04.10.2022

Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Kembo Mohadi coal destined for export through Mozambican ports

To kick-start his coal project in south-eastern Zimbabwe, ZANU-PF vice-president Kembo Mohadi is reorganising his logistics towards Mozambique, rather than towards the major South African ports.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining 03.10.2022

Namibia
Chevron's Orange Basin acquisition is part of wider Namibia strategy

The acquisition of Block 2813B by Chevron, which is expected to be announced soon, is the first step in the US oil major's wider strategy to conquer Namibia.

Subscribers only Energy 03.10.2022

Madagascar, Mozambique
Rio Tinto plays Maputo off against Antananarivo

As Antananarivo seeks to maximise its tax revenues from QMM, the ilmenite production arm of Rio Tinto, the mining giant is preparing to get its Mutamba project in Mozambique off the ground. It is a signal to the Madagascan authorities that it has an alternative, should the tax negotiations fall through.

Free access Mining 30.09.2022

Mozambique, South Africa
South Africa looks to Maputo for its medium-term gas needs

The Matola LNG import terminal project, on the outskirts of Maputo, is progressing quietly. Pretoria, which has no alternative medium-term solution for importing gas, should be the main beneficiary.

Subscribers only Energy 30.09.2022

France, South Africa
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou in Pretoria to follow up on Africa-France summit

La secrétaire d'Etat chargée du développement, de la francophonie et des partenariats internationaux, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, effectuera une visite officielle en Afrique du Sud du 6 au 8 octobre.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.09.2022

Namibia
Noronex expands foothold in Kalahari copper

Less known than its fellow Australians Rio Tinto and Sandfire Resources, the mining firm Noronex Resources is expanding in the Namibian Kalahari with five new permit applications in the pipeline. By early 2023, the company should have over 70,000 hectares to explore in this disputed copper region.

Subscribers only Mining 29.09.2022

Namibia
TotalEnergies and Shell step on the gas in Orange Basin

A second TotalEnergies well, called Venus-2, is expected to begin drilling in Namibia's Orange Basin in the coming weeks.

Subscribers only Energy 29.09.2022

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Southern Africa and islands

South Africa
Jacob Zuma struggles to find a producer to make documentary on his life

Angola
Lourenço shifts power from government to presidential office

South Africa
Parastatals Eskom, Denel and others drag feet on annual reporting to Parliament

Africa, South Africa
Russians Lukoil and TMK hunt for African contracts in Cape Town

Botswana
Kneipe Setlhare explores new mining avenues with Uranus Minerals

Spotlight | Mozambique, South Africa
South African army plagued by setbacks in Cabo Delgado

Namibia
Forsys Metals aims to double uranium mining licences

Zimbabwe
ChinaZim again ordered to compensate Zimasco for ferrochrome theft

South Africa
Denel to remain in charge of Johannesburg VIP terminal

In Focus | Mozambique
Demise of Mozambique NGO exposes shady underside of democracy business

South Africa
Gift of the Givers, the NGO that puts Pretoria at odds with Moscow

South Africa
ANC vainly hopes to pass expropriation bill ahead of party conference

Mozambique
ExxonMobil reorganises its staff as Rovuma shifts to 100% offshore

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa dispatches 'referendum' observer to occupied Ukraine

Lesotho, South Africa
Fed-up Pretoria takes action on Basotho gang gold raids

Zimbabwe
Amari Resources fires back with swift legal response to Harare over expropriations

South Africa
Frontrunner Cyril Ramaphosa draws up his final "top six" shortlist for ANC congress

Namibia
Lithium: Xinfeng Investments has narrow escape in Windhoek

Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Kembo Mohadi coal destined for export through Mozambican ports

Namibia
Chevron's Orange Basin acquisition is part of wider Namibia strategy

Madagascar, Mozambique
Rio Tinto plays Maputo off against Antananarivo

Mozambique, South Africa
South Africa looks to Maputo for its medium-term gas needs

France, South Africa
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou in Pretoria to follow up on Africa-France summit

Namibia
Noronex expands foothold in Kalahari copper

Namibia
TotalEnergies and Shell step on the gas in Orange Basin

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Southern Africa and islands

South Africa Jacob Zuma struggles to find a producer to make documentary on his life

Angola Lourenço shifts power from government to presidential office

South Africa Parastatals Eskom, Denel and others drag feet on annual reporting to Parliament

Africa, South Africa Russians Lukoil and TMK hunt for African contracts in Cape Town

Botswana Kneipe Setlhare explores new mining avenues with Uranus Minerals

Spotlight | Mozambique, South Africa South African army plagued by setbacks in Cabo Delgado

Namibia Forsys Metals aims to double uranium mining licences

Zimbabwe ChinaZim again ordered to compensate Zimasco for ferrochrome theft

South Africa Denel to remain in charge of Johannesburg VIP terminal

In Focus | Mozambique Demise of Mozambique NGO exposes shady underside of democracy business

South Africa Gift of the Givers, the NGO that puts Pretoria at odds with Moscow

South Africa ANC vainly hopes to pass expropriation bill ahead of party conference

Mozambique ExxonMobil reorganises its staff as Rovuma shifts to 100% offshore

Zimbabwe Mnangagwa dispatches 'referendum' observer to occupied Ukraine

Lesotho, South Africa Fed-up Pretoria takes action on Basotho gang gold raids

Zimbabwe Amari Resources fires back with swift legal response to Harare over expropriations

South Africa Frontrunner Cyril Ramaphosa draws up his final "top six" shortlist for ANC congress

Namibia Lithium: Xinfeng Investments has narrow escape in Windhoek

Mozambique, Zimbabwe Kembo Mohadi coal destined for export through Mozambican ports

Namibia Chevron's Orange Basin acquisition is part of wider Namibia strategy

Madagascar, Mozambique Rio Tinto plays Maputo off against Antananarivo

Mozambique, South Africa South Africa looks to Maputo for its medium-term gas needs

France, South Africa Chrysoula Zacharopoulou in Pretoria to follow up on Africa-France summit

Namibia Noronex expands foothold in Kalahari copper

Namibia TotalEnergies and Shell step on the gas in Orange Basin

The weekly summary

About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

South Africa
Jacob Zuma struggles to find a producer to make documentary on his life

Angola
Lourenço shifts power from government to presidential office

South Africa
Parastatals Eskom, Denel and others drag feet on annual reporting to Parliament

Africa, South Africa
Russians Lukoil and TMK hunt for African contracts in Cape Town

Botswana
Kneipe Setlhare explores new mining avenues with Uranus Minerals

Spotlight | Mozambique, South Africa
South African army plagued by setbacks in Cabo Delgado

Namibia
Forsys Metals aims to double uranium mining licences

Zimbabwe
ChinaZim again ordered to compensate Zimasco for ferrochrome theft

South Africa
Denel to remain in charge of Johannesburg VIP terminal

In Focus | Mozambique
Demise of Mozambique NGO exposes shady underside of democracy business

South Africa
Gift of the Givers, the NGO that puts Pretoria at odds with Moscow

South Africa
ANC vainly hopes to pass expropriation bill ahead of party conference

Mozambique
ExxonMobil reorganises its staff as Rovuma shifts to 100% offshore

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa dispatches 'referendum' observer to occupied Ukraine

Lesotho, South Africa
Fed-up Pretoria takes action on Basotho gang gold raids

Zimbabwe
Amari Resources fires back with swift legal response to Harare over expropriations

South Africa
Frontrunner Cyril Ramaphosa draws up his final "top six" shortlist for ANC congress

Namibia
Lithium: Xinfeng Investments has narrow escape in Windhoek

Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Kembo Mohadi coal destined for export through Mozambican ports

Namibia
Chevron's Orange Basin acquisition is part of wider Namibia strategy

Madagascar, Mozambique
Rio Tinto plays Maputo off against Antananarivo

Mozambique, South Africa
South Africa looks to Maputo for its medium-term gas needs

France, South Africa
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou in Pretoria to follow up on Africa-France summit

Namibia
Noronex expands foothold in Kalahari copper

Namibia
TotalEnergies and Shell step on the gas in Orange Basin