Malawi

ASX-listed Tusker Minerals has announced a Joint Ore Reserve Committee (Jorc) exploration target of 2.1-billion to 2.6-billion tonnes at 2.1% to 2.3% total heavy minerals (THMs) for the Diwong... 

Frustrations over unemployment, crime and years of weak growth are driving South Africa's anti-migrant protests. But economists warn that the departure of thousands of foreign workers could end up... 

This week we profile Dr Jonathan Atkinson, MD of Solidaridad Southern Africa, an international civil society organisation operating in more than 40 countries on five continents that works with... 

Rio Tinto has notified Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals that it will not exercise its option to elect to become operator of the project. 

The increased interest in mining, to fulfil global minerals demand, has initiated the establishment of crucial logistics corridors as well as achieved a boost in investment in power projects in... 

Lindian Resources has successfully completed the first production blast. 

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has notified Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals that it will not exercise its option to elect to become operator of the Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi,... 

Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni on July 3 briefed media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held earlier this week, noting that former President Jacob Zuma’s actions on a visit... 

ASX-listed Lindian Resources has successfully completed the first production blast at its Kangankunde rare earths project, in Malawi, marking the start of active mining operations and another major... 

ASX-listed Fortuna Metals has announced the successful production of a high-quality rutile product of over 96% titanium oxide (TiO2) from the bulk sample metallurgical testwork completed by mineral... 

The South African government is accelerating its five-point migration strategy, marking significant milestones in the deportation, verification, and repatriation of undocumented foreign nationals... 

ASX-listed Chilwa Minerals has highlighted the prevalence of widespread rare earth element mineralisation in clay intervals directly beneath the Mposa heavy minerals sands (HMS) deposit, in... 

Sovereign Metals Limited is developing the Kasiya project in the Lilongwe district – a large-scale rutile and graphite project that reportedly hosts the world’s largest natural rutile deposit and... 

ASX-listed Lotus Resources has temporarily halted production at its Kayelekera uranium mine, in Malawi, owing to equipment damage and a supply disruption in a third-party acid supply chain linked... 

ASX-listed Chilwa Minerals reports that reconnaissance hand panning has been extended to the south and south-east of Mpyupyu Hill at the company’s Mpyupyu West heavy mineral sands (HMS) discovery... 

South Africa will deploy more police this week to deter possible violence before a June 30 deadline set by xenophobic protest groups for foreigners to leave the country. “There has been... 

Public works and infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson called on law enforcement agencies to act against those responsible for violence against migrants, warning that the attacks are tarnishing... 

Ghana is considering transferring control of Gold Fields’s Tarkwa mine to local firms when its leases expire next April, part of a push to increase control of its gold industry and capture more of... 

An April 2026 definitive feasibility study has outlined an initial 25-year mine life, based on total ore mined of 536-million tonnes.