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Aterian has started field exploration in Botswana's Kalahari Copper Belt under a new joint venture with AI-geology firm Lithosquare, combining hyperspectral imagery, geophysics and drilling to advance licences including PL199/2025, with soil sampling results expected in late July. Separately, Botswana Minerals says an AI review of legacy drill records over 50 years old uncovered previously unrecognised copper sulphide and altered copper minerals, pointing to a concealed mineralised corridor beneath Kalahari cover, with fully funded fieldwork planned for its northern licences.
Regional digital corridor extends into BotswanaPowertel and Paratus Zimbabwe have switched on the first phase of a cross-border fibre corridor linking Zimbabwe to Botswana, Zambia and South Africa, with an initial capacity of 800 Gb; a second phase to Livingstone is due in September 2026, extending Paratus's regional network through Botswana.
Botswana's investment-grade rating central to African credit debateBotswana remains one of only three African sovereigns, alongside Morocco and Mauritius, holding investment-grade credit ratings, a point raised as the African Union's new Africa Credit Rating Agency, launched in Mauritius, seeks to challenge perceived bias from the Big Three ratings agencies against African economies.
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Japan-based trading and investment company Marubeni Corporation has acquired South African automotive retail and services group TiAuto Investments. Founded in 1967, TiAuto is an automotive...
Despite some impressive sustainability gains in the mining sector over the past decade, sustainable mining industry body ICMM CEO Rohitesh Dhawan says progress in Africa displays inconsistencies...
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Aim-listed Power Metal Resources says drilling has begun as part of a 1 600 m core drilling programme targeting an initial five high-interest geological and geophysical targets on the eastern...
The first phase of a landmark cross-border fibre project – a new high-capacity digital corridor to connect Zimbabwe to Botswana, Zambia, South Africa and the wider Paratus network across Southern...
Africa is not short of opportunity, however it is short of reliability. Across mining operations, agricultural holdings, construction sites, manufacturing plants, forestry concessions and more, one...
London-listed critical minerals exploration and development company Aterian says field operations have started under its recently established strategic joint venture with AI and geology company...
As infrastructure projects across Africa continue to grow in scale, complexity and regional significance, the ability to successfully deliver across borders is becoming a critical differentiator...
Aim-listed Botswana Minerals has announced that an AI-driven review of legacy geological records identified primary copper sulphide and altered copper minerals in historical drill cores from holes...
Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has appointed Ria Govender as acting chairperson of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), from June 15 until the...
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Subregional Office for Southern Africa (SRO-SA) has called on countries in the region to accelerate regional integration, strengthen economic resilience...
As demand for critical minerals continues to increase globally, the need to explore for and identify mineral resources quicker than before has mounted, raising the need for integrated...
One of the many pertinent questions a panel interviewer asked me at the recent Cambridge Africa Business Conference was what has changed, and what do global investors consistently get wrong, about...
Angola emerged as Africa’s second largest diamond producer by value in 2024, with a total diamond output worth $1.41-billion, marking a significant shift in the global diamond landscape that has...
The natural diamond industry’s legacy operating model of scarcity driving desire and desire driving price is under strain and as the industry moves forward, producers and traders confront pressures...
Aim-listed Arkle Resources last year continued its strategy as a gold, zinc and lithium explorer, working in Ireland and Botswana, but highlights in a preliminary results statement for the year...
As the natural diamond industry continues to navigate a challenging period, businesses across the pipeline are adapting to changing market conditions, evolving consumer behaviour and ongoing...
Mineral exploration and development company Serval Resources has set out work programmes for its copper exploration projects in Namibia and Botswana. Following a budgeting review, the company has...
Africa cannot afford fragmented voices any longer, South Africa’s mining and energy leading light Mike Teke pointed out in an address at the Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines, where he highlighted the need...
Copper and battery metals mining and exploration company Galileo Resources has entered into an agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary Virgo Business Solutions to ASX-listed Sandfire...
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