The wave of interest by governments in both green commodities and building secure supply chains is unprecedented...

If we scramble towards renewables our aggregated efforts can yield improvements quickly, international panel says...

SA is probably headed towards a resource windfall. It’s a welcome and much-needed boost to fiscal revenue. But what’s required to ensure the country can benefit from it? First, we need to look at the market dynamics that underpin the surge....

US President Joe Biden has been in the Oval Office for just over two years, which has seen the Covid-19 pandemic, high inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Yet it’s only now that he’s drawing near to the use of his first presidential veto, and it’s over something relatively obscure: pension funds. ...

Introduced in 2005 and most recently updated in 2017, the joint World Bank–International Monetary Fund (IMF) Low-Income Country Debt Sustainability Framework (LIC-DSF) has been a cornerstone of debt sustainability analysis in IDA-eligible countries....

Building resilient infrastructure makes for more efficient and rewarding economics...

The election of Hakainde Hichilema as president ushered in a new era of credible, stable policies...

Key blockages should be removed to repair its fading power of attraction...

China’s approach to Africa has been more transactional while the US has focused more on aid and unilateral trade benefits...

The African Growth & Opportunities Act spurs manufacturing and has been a tool for human rights...

SA’s stretched fiscal resources need to be allocated to areas that need it most: strengthening the ability to cope with climate change and improving human capital...

The country needs to get better at attracting investment to build processing and manufacturing capacity to process the minerals it has...

Rare earth elements—a group of 17 metals—are critical for both human and national security. They are used in electronics (computers, televisions and smart phones), in renewable energy technology (wind turbines, solar panels, and electric vehicle batteries), and in national defense (jet engines, missile guidance and defense systems, satellites, GPS equipment, and more). In 2021, global demand for rare earths reached 125,000 metric tons. By 2030, it is forecast to reach 315,000 tons....

As I flip through the news it’s all fairly grim — the Phala Phala scandal, Ukraine-Russia, China-Taiwan, arrests after a potential German coup, the list goes on. But as the year winds down I’m choosing gratitude — for all the ways democracy and decency have been affirmed. Here’s my gratitude list for 2022....

Given the approaching changes, the country should consider a faster transition to electric vehicle manufacturing...