Southern Africa

Abdeslam Ouaddou, a former Morocco international and Fulham center-back, was hospitalized after a car crash in South Africa. He is now the coach of Soweto giants Orlando Pirates. Ouaddou and five other members of the club's staff were struck by a vehicle on Sunday, after their bus had stopped at an accident scene after returning from a South African League match in Gqeberha. The club reported that "coach Ouaddou, along with several members of staff, disembarked the team bus after a collision occurred between two vehicles to help those involved." "Tragically while attending the scene, a Nissan NP200 collided with...

Ibrahima Tall, the chief executive of Namib Minerals, said on Tuesday that it plans to invest $300 million in order to restart two of its gold mines which were mothballed in Zimbabwe. Namib Minerals is the owner of three gold mines, including How Mine, currently in operation. Tall said that the funds will be used to restart production at the Mazowe and Redwing mining operations, which were halted due to economic conditions in 2018 and 2019. Namib Minerals debuted in the Nasdaq market on June 1. It was formed by merging assets owned by Metallon Corporation with Red Rock Acquisition...

According to sources familiar with the discussions, two former Barrick Gold executives who have inside information about the Canadian miner's operations in West Africa help drive Mali's demand for a payment from the Canadian company of approximately $200 million. Mamou and Samba Toure were both employed by Randgold in Mali, now part of Barrick, which is a mining firm. Mali's military government, which seized in December three metric tonnes of gold worth approximately $245 million from Barrick, has given miners until Saturday midnight to respond to their demands. According to a source with knowledge of the situation, it wants Barrick...

Australian flag provider Qantas has actually had to delay several flights on the SydneyJohannesburg path over the previous few weeks on the U.S. federal government's advice relating to the reentry of SpaceX rockets over a part of the southern Indian Ocean, the airline stated on Tuesday. The hold-ups of up to 6 hours were triggered due to last-minute modifications in coordinates for the location and timing of re-entry of rockets from Elon Musk's area innovation firm. While we attempt to make any changes to our schedule in advance, the timing of recent launches have actually moved at late notice which...

Pilots at South African Airways (SAA). settled on Saturday to end a twodayold strike that resulted in the. cancellation of almost half of the provider's flights on its. initially day, the company stated. The airline company reached an arrangement with the SAA Pilots. Association (SAAPA) to halt the demonstration, the company stated in a. statement, two days after the pilots went on strike following a. deadlock in pay talks. SAAPA's preliminary demand in May was for a 30% boost in. pilot wages, which was consequently lowered to 15.7%,. consisting of associated benefits. SAA, which initially offered an 8.46% pay boost...

South African Airways stated it had actually cancelled flights to Perth and Sao Paulo on Thursday after getting verification from the SAA Pilots Association that they planned to strike following a deadlock in pay talks. The business selected Wednesday night to cancel the Perth and Sao Paulo routes after being informed the strike planned for Thursday would proceed, Khaya Buthelezi, the airline's senior supervisor of business relations, informed Reuters. That's the choice we took last night given that we might not discover partner airline companies that we can transfer our clients to, it became clear that those 2 paths need...

The Federal Air Travel Administration said on Tuesday it was settling extensive training and pilot certification rules for flying air taxis, attending to a secret hurdle to the deployment of electrical vertical departure and landing airplane. The White Home cleared the FAA's final guidelines on Friday that were first proposed in June 2023. FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker verified the final guideline at a conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday. That is light speed for rulemaking, Whitaker said. This is a new type, a new category of airplane. This guideline will develop an operating environment so these companies can determine how...

Qatar Airways will take a 25%. stake in South Africabased local carrier Airlink as both. airlines look for to increase services and traveler numbers throughout. Africa, they stated on Tuesday. Qatar Airways CEO Badr Mohammed Al Meer, speaking together with. Airlink's CEO Rodger Foster in Doha, informed reporters the. financial investment would improve Qatar Airways' access to travelers in. local cities in Africa. Foster said it would enable privately-owned Airlink to expand. in Africa and ultimately to operate bigger airplane on one or. 2 paths. It would not expand beyond Africa, he stated. Airlink currently flies to more than 45...

A worldwide tech outage that appeared to be associated with concerns at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and Microsoft impacted operations at airports, airline companies, banks and media outlets on Friday. Here is a list of disruptions that have actually been reported across sectors: AIRPORTS, AIRLINES Airports and airline companies around the world alerted of delays and cancellations or changed to manual check-ins, with some halting flights. - Berlin airport temporarily halted all flights, a. spokesperson informed . Lufthansa's Eurowings stated. it was stopping domestic German flights as well as flights to and. from Britain up until 3 p.m. (1300 GMT). -...

Solutions of South African loan providers Capitec Bank and Absa and airline Airlink have actually been completely brought back after experiencing disturbances early on Friday, the business stated, as a software application upgrade ruined computer system systems globally. A software application update by global cyberscurity company CrowdStrike appeared to have actually activated systems issues that grounded flights, forced some broadcasters off air and left clients without access to services such as health care or banking. Capitec stated it experienced significant interruptions throughout all of its banking channels early in the early morning since of CrowdStrike. Notably, we want to reassure...

An international tech outage that appeared to be connected to concerns at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and Microsoft on Friday impacted operations in sectors including airports, airline companies, media and banks. Below is a list of disruptions that have actually been reported: AIRLINES, AIRPORTS Airports and airlines around the globe have warned of delays and cancellations or changed to manual check-in, with some stopping flights. - Berlin airport briefly halted all flights, a. representative told . Lufthansa's Eurowings said. it was stopping domestic German flights as well as flights to and. from Britain till 3 p.m. (1300 GMT). - Spanish airport...

A global tech interruption that appeared to be connected to issues at worldwide cybersecurity company CrowdStrike and Microsoft affected operations in various sectors on Friday including airports, airlines, media and banks. Below is a list of disruptions that have actually been reported: AIRLINE COMPANIES, AIRPORTS Airline companies and airports around the globe have actually alerted of hold-ups, cancellations or switched to manual check-in due to the massive IT blackout. - Berlin airport temporarily halted all flights due to a. technical fault, a spokesperson told . - Spanish airport operator Aena reported a. computer systems occurrence while Lisbon airport, Portugal's. biggest,...

Kumba Iron Ore, South Africa, said Thursday that it expected its full-year profits to increase by up to 23% due to higher mineral prices and sales volumes. Kumba, an Anglo American unit, expects to earn between $1,39 billion and $15,33 billion ($862,55 million-$951,29 million) in the year ending December 2025. This compares with the 12.5 billion rand earned the year before. Africa's largest iron ore producer said that the increase in earnings was due to the higher average free-onboard export iron ore prices of $95 per metric tonne in 2025. This is up from $92 a metric tonne the previous...

The operator of the Maputo harbour said that the port will handle a record 32 metric tons of cargo by 2025. This is due to the increased freight rail volumes and the expanded capacity. In a press release, the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC), which manages bulk shipments such as coal, chrome ore, and iron ore, as well as agricultural products, said that volumes increased?from 30.9 millions metric tons in 2020. This figure was the previous record. Official data shows that cargo through Maputo grew by 52% in 2019 from 21 million tons, underscoring its growing role as a regional...

Kumba Iron Ore, South Africa, reported on Tuesday a 12% rise in mineral shipped to ports in the third quarter of the year on the backs of improved freight rail performance. This led to a 7% increase in quarterly sales. Anglo American delivered 10,2 million metric tonnes to Saldanha Port in the third quarter. This compares to 9,1 million metric tonnage during the same time period last year. Kumba's sales totaled 9.6 million tons during the third quarter. This is up from 9 million tons. Kumba, Africa’s largest iron ore mining company, stated in a recent production update that improvements...

Transnet's CEO announced on Thursday that a South African court had ordered China's CRRC E-Loco, which has been in a long-running dispute with Transnet, to release locomotive parts it had refused to provide. This decision is a boost to the plans of Transnet to improve its performance. Both parties are involved in a legal battle after Transnet halted 1,064 locomotives supplied by four original equipment manufacturers, including CRRC E-Loco. Transnet claimed that contracts for 2014 worth $54.4 billion rand (3.18 billion dollars) were illegally awarded by previous company leadership. Transnet reported that in 2023 161 locomotives provided by CRRC E-Loco...

A U.S. Diplomat said that despite the aggressive spending cuts of President Donald Trump, the United States is committed to funding the Lobito Rail Corridor, which will help transport vital minerals from central Africa's copperbelt into the West. The U.S., through the International Development Finance Corporation (IDFC), set up in Trump's first year in office, has pledged $550 million in loan support for Lobito. Lobito is seen as a key component in countering Chinese control of copper and cobalt in the region. Trump's cuts in spending had caused concern for projects like Lobito, which plans to go to Angola and...

Transnet, the South African logistics company, said that its rail freight volume could reach between 160 and 165 millions tons by March. This is ahead of last years' figures but below a target of 170 million tons set in its recovery plan. After years of underinvestment in the group, equipment shortages have caused maintenance backlogs. Cable theft and vandalism are also damaging the network. Michelle Phillips, CEO of the company, told a panel during Africa's annual Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town about the recovery of rail volumes. Phillips stated that "you'll notice that we're 9 million tons ahead of...

Takealot, South Africa's greatest pureplay online merchant, on Wednesday opened its 3rd distribution centre in the seaside province of KwaZuluNatal, as it seeks to provide faster shipments in the nation's 2nd most populated region. The e-commerce giant, owned by tech financier Naspers has actually been running in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) for over a. decade however satisfying orders through its other warehouses. The centre is a tactical improvement of our delivery. network to much better service individuals of the province, Frederik. Zietsman, CEO of Takealot Group said in a declaration. Found in the seaside city of Durban, the facility covers. 43,000 square...

As ecommerce continues to grow in South Africa, lastmile delivery van and vans are significantly ending up being prime targets of hijacking distributes, driving up security expenses for these business, executives stated on Thursday. Brand-new global entrants to the market like U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon.com and fast-fashion online retailers Shein and Temu have actually also intensified the competition for a greater share of online wallets. Logistics trucks transferring products in bulk and parcel delivery vans are investing an absolute fortune on security, consisting of expenses for employing security to escorts these lorries on the roadway, Craig Pitchers, CEO of privately-owned...

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is opposed to a proposal by Chemaf SA to sell its copper and cobalt mines in the country to China's. Norin Mining, according to a document seen . Chemaf, a veteran partner of products trader Trafigura,. said in June it had actually consented to offer its mines in Congo to the. unit of Chinese state-backed defence and industrial giant, China. North Industries Corp (Norinco). Chemaf put itself up for sale in 2015 due to a cash crunch. that was stalling the expansion of its Etoile and Mutoshi. projects in Congo as cobalt...