Mining Indaba Updates

Mining Indaba 2027 to focus on collaboration execution

Turning collaborations into action, Mining Indaba 2027 is expected to shift from collaboration alignment to execution. Scheduled for 8th to the 11th of February 2027, under the theme: ‘Stronger Together: Partnerships in Pracitce’, marks the annual event’s move into a new chapter, the second of three. The theme is coined …

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BGI Part of Botswana’s Indaba Strategy – Updated

The Botswana Geoscience Institute (BGI) will take on a pivotal role in Botswana’s Country Showcase at Mining Indaba 2026, positioning geoscience, data integrity and value-chain planning at the centre of discussions shaping the country’s next phase of mining growth. BGI Chief Executive Officer Olefile Cisco Mashabila will represent the Institute …

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Silver linings: Mining opportunities for Africa in an unstable world

In the face of tariffs, immigration curbs, reduced development funding and growing nationalism, conventional wisdom suggests Africa faces strong geopolitical headwinds. However, the apparent disorder may have a significant upside for the continent. This emerged from a passionate debate on the main stage on Day 2 of Investing in African …

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Africa’s Mining Future Through Unity and Strategy

A powerhouse panel set the tone for Mining Indaba on 9 February 2026, bringing together the Ministers of Mines from South Africa, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, alongside CEOs from leading global mining houses including Ivanhoe, in a high-level discussion that kicked off the week’s agenda with authority …

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Africa’s Mining Sector Eyes Sustainability and Value-Chain Growth

As the Mining Indaba 2026 approaches in Cape Town, South Africa, industry stakeholders are turning their attention to the sector’s evolving focus on sustainability and value-chain development. The annual event, taking place from February 9-12, remains a key forum for discussion, deal-making and innovation in African mining. Speaking to Channel …

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Mining Indaba to advance new continental partnership era

The leading Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 voices have unpacked how regional integration promotion, Pan-African partnerships and policy alignment are accelerating Africa’s mining transformation, which is in turn promising to catalyse energy and transport infrastructure development, industrial and manufacturing activity, skills demand, and employment creation on the continent. As …

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Mining partnerships benefit communities – Update

Phokeng community in South Africa’s North West province recently opened R13,3m Maithufi Road, setting an example of how partnerships between communities, indigenous people and mining companies can drive real change. The multi-stakeholder partnerships were enabled at government policy level, creating a sustainable model that can be replicated across the Platinum …

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Mining Indaba calls for unified action

The Investing in African Mining Indaba, Africa’s most influential and transformative platform for mining leadership, investment, and innovation, has announced its 2026 theme, ‘Stronger together: Progress through partnerships.’ Laura Nicholson, Content and Communities Director, Mining Indaba said the theme reflects commitment to fostering partnerships that not only drive investment but also …

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Mining Indaba: Handshake Signals New Era of Community Engagement

Cape Town – A powerful moment unfolded at the Investing in African Mining Indaba this week, as a mining company publicly committed to enhancing its local procurement efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in response to a direct challenge from a local activist. The commitment came during a panel …

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WearCheck showcases condition monitoring at Mining Indaba 2025

Scientific oil analysis, transformer oil analysis, reliability services and water testing & analysis – these are some of the condition monitoring techniques on show at WearCheck’s stand at the 2025 Investing in Africa Mining Indaba in Cape Town’s ICC from 3 – 6 February this year. As a specialist condition …

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