Latin America

The latest edition of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) Global Electric Vehicle (EV) Outlook 2026 forecasts that nearly 30% of all new cars sold globally this year will be electric.... 

The latest edition of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) Global Electric Vehicle (EV) Outlook 2026, expects that nearly 30% of all new cars sold globally this year will be electric. Electric... 

JSE-listed information and communications technology company Datatec expects to report headline earnings per share (HEPS) of between $0.38 and $0.40 for the financial year ended February 28. That... 

South Africa keeps relitigating 1994 while the world builds the next industrial order without it, writes economic commentator Itumeleng Mahabane. 

Investment adviser to long-term value-focused private capital funds investing in companies in metals, mining and adjacent industries, Appian Capital Advisory has appointed Paulo Castellari as CEO... 

Chile-based copper mining group Antofagasta Minerals CEO and ICMM chairperson Iván Arriagada has called for faster permitting timelines in Latin America without compromising standards owing to the... 

Investment advisory firm Appian Capital Advisory has opened a new regional office in São Paulo, Latin America. The new office will support Appian’s investment team in the region, a region which... 

Global total air passenger traffic grew by 6.1%, year-on-year, in February, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. (IATA is the global representative body for the airline... 

As South Africa scales up utility-scale solar, what needs to be done well from the start? Find out from the very highly experienced Derick Botha, the Senior Advisor of GameChange Solar, who shares... 

During times of global uncertainty and geopolitical uncertainty, commodities such as gold and silver tend to benefit from increased demand; however, the World Gold Council (WGC) says the demand... 

Jose Antonio Kast was sworn in as Chile's President on Wednesday, ushering in the country’s sharpest shift to the right in decades as voters, alarmed by rising insecurity, backed a broader... 

With 15-million barrels a day of Gulf supply suddenly offline, global oil demand will need to fall to rebalance the market, a process that could require prices to reach $150/bbl, new analysis by... 

Aviation safety in sub-Saharan Africa, in terms of the all-accident rate, improved last year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported, in its “2025 Annual Safety Report”.... 

A temporary surge in oil prices to $100/bbl could slow global growth by 0.4 percentage point, Goldman Sachs analysts said on Thursday, as a widening conflict in Iran chokes off vital Middle East... 

India moved to deepen trade ties with Brazil on Saturday, signing a pact to expand cooperation in mining and minerals as it seeks to meet rising domestic steel demand and support capacity expansion... 

South Africa’s electricity transmission grid is emerging as a central pillar of the country’s energy reform and decarbonisation drive, with global energy group ENGIE positioning itself as a... 

BMI – a Fitch Solutions company – has revised upwards its 2026 average yearly neodymium/praseodymium (NdPr) oxide price forecast to average $90 000/t, reflecting a robust start to the year... 

Silver is entering this year in the spotlight after prices gained almost 150% in 2025, with tight supply, rising industrial demand and investor activity underpinning sharply higher prices,... 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) finds in its latest set of data for November that global passenger demand increased by 5.7% year-on-year, as measured in revenue passenger...