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Botswana
Gaborone helps Minergy coal venture weather difficult market conditions

The early stages of production at the Masama mine operated by South Africa's Minergy Coal are being followed closely by the government, which has given strong financial support to the new company, the first private sector operator in the Botswanese coal industry. Despite abundant resources, the financial climate and the Covid pandemic are making the new miner's early days difficult. [...]

Published on 03/09/2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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The behind-the-scenes power players at the redoubtable Department of Mineral Resources and Energy

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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Botswana
Gaborone helps Minergy coal venture weather difficult market conditions

Botswana
Oscar Motsumi, the rising star of Masisi's coal policy

Botswana
Ex-Botswana Rail boss, Len Makwinja, embarks on coal trading

Botswana
Nikunj Mehta expands into the diamond sector

Botswana
Minergy Coal suffers collateral damage from Transnet's woes

Botswana
African Energy Resources to remove its Botswanan coal business from Australian Securities Exchange

Inner circles | South Africa
The behind-the-scenes power players at the redoubtable Department of Mineral Resources and Energy

Southern Africa
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Inner circles | Botswana
Farouk Ismail, Choppies founder and political philanthropist

Inner circles | Botswana
Martin Makgatlhe, stock exchange king and friend of the powerful