Cape Town 7 February 2013 – “It was a rush.” “Impressive.” “It’s an extraordinary conference.” These are just some of the terms used by attendees and media representatives to describe the 19^th Investing in African Mining Indaba™ at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. “I’ve been attending the Mining Indaba for 3 years now and it just keeps getting better,” said Chris Bishop, Managing Editor of Forbes Africa. Continue reading →

Cape Town 07 February 2012 – “The core message about the continent today is that Africa is rising.” That is the view of Bernard Sheahan, director of Infrastructure and Natural Resources for Africa and Latin America at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), speaking at the Investing African Mining Indaba™ in Cape Town. Sheahan points out that growth rates in Africa are well above the world average. Africa is expected to growth at 5.5% per annum over the next 5 years, above forecasts for world economic growth. Continue reading →

Cape Town 6 February 2013 – “China’s campaign and race for resources globally is systematic and deliberate. Not since the era of colonialism have we seen a campaign on such a scale,” says Dr Dambisa Moyo. She delivered a keynote address at the Investing in African Mining Indaba ™, under the theme: Winner Takes All: China’s Race for Resources and What It Means for the World. Continue reading →

Cape Town February 5 – South Africa’s Minister of Minerals Resources Susan Shabangu has reaffirmed that nationalisation is neither ANC nor government policy. Delivering the official opening address at the 19^th Investing in Mining Indaba™ in Cape Town on Tuesday she said: “I appeal to you not to try to resuscitate this debate in different forms and guises, which may invariably be marred by differently unhelpful interpretations.” Shabangu also requested the gathering to deepen their understanding of ANC policy by reading the ANC resolution on the mining industry adopted at the party’s 53^rd national conference in December 2012. Continue reading →

Cape Town 4 February -   “We need to lower the volume of exchanges amongst ourselves, the volume is amplified in the way we debate at the moment. We must persuade each other”, says Trevor Manuel Minister in the Presidency responsible for the National Planning Commission (NPC). Manuel was speaking at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town in a session dedicated to the importance of the National Development Plan (NDP) to South Africa. Manuel was reflecting on developments in South Africa, the challenges the country faces and the opportunities presented by the country’s blueprint, the NDP. The plan is a blueprint for eliminating poverty and reducing inequality in the country by 2030 – and it’s seen as the strategic framework for detailed government planning going forward. It is titled: ‘Our future, make it work’ – and it speaks to the collective responsibility that all South Africans have, to make South Africa work. Continue reading →