Gwede Mantashe

South Africa
Labour unrest breaks out at Wesizwe Platinum, Chinese-South African mining venture

The group, owned by the China-Africa Jinchuan Investment consortium, has just announced plans for mass redundancies at its Bakubung site. Neither the mines minister nor the ANC, which governs the province, has yet intervened in this matter involving economic relations with Beijing.

Palace Intrigues
Teodorin Obiang Nguema, Paul Biya, Raila Odinga, Cyril Ramaphosa and Alassane Ouattara

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

CameroonTeodorin Obiang Nguema cosies up to busy Biyas

KenyaRaila Odinga's posthumous, final memoir in the offing

South AfricaCyril Ramaphosa chides his oil minister for being hooked on hydrocarbons

Ivory CoastOuattara and Macron like ships in the night

South Africa
ANC ministers divided over chromite tax

Two government heavyweights, Parks Tau and Gwede Mantashe, are at odds over the measures to be taken to revive the failing ferrochrome industry. Those under consideration have provoked strong opposition from mining groups, including Sibanye-Stillwater.

South Africa
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister finally appoints chief of staff

The academic Clarence Tshitereke has just joined Gwede Mantashe's ranks, thus putting an end to a search marked by the rejection of two other candidates.

South Africa
The intriguing fuel partnership between Pretoria and Ivorian firm Petroci

South Africa claims to have agreed to a strategic partnership with Ivory Coast for the supply of oil products through an agreement between the South African state company Central Energy Fund and its Ivorian counterpart Petroci.

South Africa
Photovoltaic industry up in arms against proposed customs increase

AREP manufacturers in the South African photovoltaic sector are fighting against a proposed increase in customs duties on imported equipment and components, presented in April.

South Africa
Transfer of PetroSA's audit unit to SANPC raises concerns

By transferring its internal auditors to the new state-owned oil company, PetroSA has placed them in a situation of non-compliance with the law on public finances.

Africa
Equatorial Guinea's ex-minister Gabriel Obiang Lima front runner in race for APPO helm

Several candidates are vying for the post of secretary-general of the African Petroleum Producers' Organization. Lima, one of the sons of the Equatorial Guinean president, currently leads the pack of possible successors to Nigerian national Omar Farouk Ibrahim.

South Africa
Mantashe's empty promises about new mining cadastre

Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe’s officials believe they will not be able to meet the June 2025 deadline for South Africa's new online mining cadastre to come into service, despite the minister's claims that it will be ready on time.

South Africa
PetroSA's collaboration with Gazprombank on Mossel Bay refinery up in air

The South African national oil company looks like it will not after all be calling on Russia's Gazprombank - recently placed under US sanctions - to get the Mossel Bay gas-to-liquids refinery back up and running.

South Africa
TotalEnergies awaits approval to exit South African blocks

When the French major TotalEnergies announced its withdrawal from blocks 11B/12B and 5/6/7 on 29 July, it knew it would have to be patient.