Johannesburg, 24 July 2024: In his address at the Opening of Parliament on 18 July, President Ramaphosa promised significant advancements in energy security and the transition to clean energy systems. He declared that South Africa is on a path to…
On this Mandela Day, we, at Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW), call upon extractive companies and African governments to earnestly prioritize the pursuit for the eradication of poverty and inequality, diligently protect our environment, and actively combat climate change. The…
Artisanal miners work at the Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine, outside of Kolwezi, the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on June 11, 2016. PHOTO | REUTERS By PATRICK ILUNGA…
In three months, the artisanal mining quarry of Tulizembe on the outskirts of Kolwezi has recorded 17 deaths. The victims are artisanal miners who died in the landslides. The Southern African Natural Resources Observatory (SARW) fears that these incidents could tarnish the…
… As it unveiled a groundbreaking approach to tackle longstanding challenges faced by mining communities in Southern Africa an Initiative that will Enhance Mining Governance By Francis Maingaila Lusaka,Zambia24 (24-06-2024) – In a landmark initiative, the Southern African Resource Watch…
ZAMBIA this week approved the creation of a special purpose vehicle that will invest and trade in the country’s mineral resources, said Bloomberg News. It follows comments made by Zambia president Hakainde Hichilema in an interview with the newswire in February in…
Namibia loses an average of N$4,6 billion annually as a result of money laundering, bribery and tax evasion through illicit financial flows (IFFs), according to a report by the think tank Global Financial Integrity. This is as the Bank of…
With dwindling foreign aid, it appears the governments in East Africa have resorted to squeezing everywhere to raise some dime. Taxation may be good however, when the extremes are beyond reasonableness, countries are bound to break the back of the…
Diamond miner Lucara Diamond Corp’s Karowe diamond mine, in Botswana, delivered another solid operational quarter for the period ending March 31, and the company’s high-value diamond production forecast remains robust, underpinned by its focus on operating practices, CEO and president William Lamb says. …
