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Junior Indaba 2026 ENSight

Africa's mining sector is undergoing significant transformation as governments implement new regulatory frameworks and policies aimed at capturing greater value from critical minerals.

South Africa Energy

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Reflections Ahead Of Junior Mining Indaba: Formalising Artisanal And Small-scale Mining In South Africa

South Africa's artisanal and small-scale mining sector is undergoing significant transformation through progressive policy and legislative reforms aimed at formalisation and legitimisation. How do recent developments, including the 2022 ASM Policy and the 2025 Draft Mineral Resources Development Bill, seek to balance broader participation in mining with environmental safeguards while distinguishing lawful small-scale operations from illegal mining activities?

South Africa Energy

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Wave Of Change In West And Southern African Mining Jurisdictions

Africa holds approximately 30% of the world's known mineral reserves, yet historically has exported most as raw materials with limited downstream participation.

South Africa Energy

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ENS

From Regulation To Equity: Africa’s Critical Minerals Landscape

Africa's mineral wealth positions it at the center of the global energy transition, yet the continent captures only a fraction of the value from its resources.

South Africa Energy

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ENS

From Public Monopoly To Private Participation: The Rise Of Independent Transmission Providers In Southern Africa

South Africa Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

South Africa Renewable Energy Sector

South Africa Energy

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SNG Grant Thornton

Structuring Bankable IPP And Infrastructure Projects In The DRC

South Africa Energy

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IR Global

Energy: Security, Transition And Powering Infrastructure

Worldwide Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

From Raincoats To Conveyor Belts: New Chemical Bans Hit Closer To Home Than You Think

South Africa Energy

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ENS

South Africa's Climate Change Framework: A New Operating Reality For Mining

South Africa Energy

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ENS

Mining Indaba 2026 ENSight

South Africa Energy

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The New Minerals Order And Washington's Reordering Of Global Mining

Worldwide Energy

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Andersen in South Africa

Stronger Together, Smarter Together: Tech-driven Collaboration In The Mining Sector

South Africa Energy

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ENS

Fuelling Administrative Fairness: High Court Sets Aside Controller Of Petroleum Products Decision

South Africa Energy

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ENS

JSE Publishes Consequential Amendments To Listings Requirements Following Companies Amendment Act, 2024

South Africa Commercial

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Looking Beyond The Headline: The Absa GAAR Judgment Explained | Absa Bank Limited And Another V Commissioner For The South African Revenue Service

South Africa Tax

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AI-Driven Corporate Disputes: New Frontiers For Litigators

South Africa Litigation

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South Africa’s Next Payments Wave - Wearables, Wallets And The Move Beyond Cash

South Africa Finance

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Africa Tax In Brief

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ENS

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Energy Law

From Public Monopoly To Private Participation: The Rise Of Independent Transmission Providers In Southern Africa

For decades, Southern Africa’s electricity transmission landscape was defined by state control. Transmission lines, substations, system operations remained firmly in the hands of vertically integrated national utilities whose investment capacity could no longer keep up with demand, rising urbanisation, and the surge of independent power generation.

South Africa Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Structuring Bankable IPP And Infrastructure Projects In The DRC

The Democratic Republic of Congo continues to attract growing interest from sponsors, lenders and development finance institutions in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

South Africa Energy

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IR Global

South Africa Renewable Energy Sector

South Africa's renewable energy sector is rapidly transforming as the IPPPP targets 20,340 MW by 2030. With grid constraints, market restructuring, and rising energy demand reshaping the landscape, maintaining strategic alignment with tax policy has become critical for Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and investors navigating capital allowances, cross-border structuring, transfer pricing, VAT complexities, and carbon tax implications.

South Africa Energy

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SNG Grant Thornton

Energy: Security, Transition And Powering Infrastructure

Worldwide Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

South Africa's Climate Change Framework: A New Operating Reality For Mining

South Africa Energy

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ENS

Electricity Transmission Infrastructure Regulations Now In Effect In South Africa: What's New And What's Next

South Africa Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Scaling Sustainability: How The Mid-market Is Future-proofing Growth

South Africa Commercial

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SNG Grant Thornton

Transforming South Africa's Electricity Market: NERSA Calls For Public Participation On Draft Trading Rules

South Africa Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Economic Regulation Of Transport Act

South Africa Transport

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Mining

Junior Indaba 2026 ENSight

Africa's mining sector is undergoing significant transformation as governments implement new regulatory frameworks and policies aimed at capturing greater value from critical minerals.

South Africa Energy

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ENS

Reflections Ahead Of Junior Mining Indaba: Formalising Artisanal And Small-scale Mining In South Africa

South Africa's artisanal and small-scale mining sector is undergoing significant transformation through progressive policy and legislative reforms aimed at formalisation and legitimisation. How do recent developments, including the 2022 ASM Policy and the 2025 Draft Mineral Resources Development Bill, seek to balance broader participation in mining with environmental safeguards while distinguishing lawful small-scale operations from illegal mining activities?

South Africa Energy

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ENS

Mine Development Assets

Mining companies face critical accounting decisions during the development phase, particularly regarding IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment compliance. Understanding what constitutes directly attributable costs, how to treat incidental revenue from pre-production extraction, and when to cease capitalisation can significantly impact financial reporting accuracy and regulatory compliance.

South Africa Accounting

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SNG Grant Thornton

Landmark Ruling For Private Bodies Under PAIA: Information Regulator's Enforcement Notice Against Mining House

South Africa Commercial

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ENS

From Regulation To Equity: Africa’s Critical Minerals Landscape

South Africa Energy

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ENS

Wave Of Change In West And Southern African Mining Jurisdictions

South Africa Energy

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ENS

South Africa Reinforces Heavy Vehicle Manufacturing Hub With Volvo And Tata

South Africa Transport

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Adams & Adams

Supreme Court Of Appeal Confirms The Exclusive Jurisdiction Of The Labour Court To Determine Disputes Concerning The Interpretation And Application Of The Mine Health And Safety Act, 29 Of 1996

South Africa Litigation

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ENS

From Raincoats To Conveyor Belts: New Chemical Bans Hit Closer To Home Than You Think

South Africa Energy

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ENS

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Oil, Gas & Electricity

Approved But Unconnected: South Africa’s Renewable Energy Paradox

South Africa's environmental approval process has achieved remarkable efficiency, authorizing 4,861 MW of electricity generation capacity in just 100 days.

South Africa Environment

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ENS

From Public Monopoly To Private Participation: The Rise Of Independent Transmission Providers In Southern Africa

For decades, Southern Africa’s electricity transmission landscape was defined by state control. Transmission lines, substations, system operations remained firmly in the hands of vertically integrated national utilities whose investment capacity could no longer keep up with demand, rising urbanisation, and the surge of independent power generation.

South Africa Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

African Transmission – The Unsung Hero

Africa's power sector is undergoing a fundamental shift as transmission infrastructure moves from the background to center stage. With projects emerging across South Africa...

South Africa Government

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Bracewell

Energy: Security, Transition And Powering Infrastructure

Worldwide Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Long Service Is Not An Absolute Shield Against Gross Negligence

South Africa Litigation

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Fairbridges

From Raincoats To Conveyor Belts: New Chemical Bans Hit Closer To Home Than You Think

South Africa Energy

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ENS

South Africa's Climate Change Framework: A New Operating Reality For Mining

South Africa Energy

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ENS

South Africa Implements The 13th Edition Of The Nice Classification

South Africa IP

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Adams & Adams

Fuelling Administrative Fairness: High Court Sets Aside Controller Of Petroleum Products Decision

South Africa Energy

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ENS

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Renewables

Approved But Unconnected: South Africa’s Renewable Energy Paradox

South Africa's environmental approval process has achieved remarkable efficiency, authorizing 4,861 MW of electricity generation capacity in just 100 days.

South Africa Environment

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ENS

South Africa Renewable Energy Sector

South Africa's renewable energy sector is rapidly transforming as the IPPPP targets 20,340 MW by 2030. With grid constraints, market restructuring, and rising energy demand reshaping the landscape, maintaining strategic alignment with tax policy has become critical for Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and investors navigating capital allowances, cross-border structuring, transfer pricing, VAT complexities, and carbon tax implications.

South Africa Energy

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SNG Grant Thornton

Energy: Security, Transition And Powering Infrastructure

The energy sector finds itself at the centre of several topical debates as jurisdictions look to make progress on energy security, the energy transition and powering the infrastructure underpinning emerging technologies.

Worldwide Energy

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

South Africa's Climate Change Framework: A New Operating Reality For Mining

South Africa Energy

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ENS

Scaling Sustainability: How The Mid-market Is Future-proofing Growth

South Africa Commercial

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SNG Grant Thornton

Update On The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

South Africa Energy

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Webber Wentzel

The East African Insider – Week 9TH – 15TH AUGUST 2025

South Africa Energy

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Shikana Group

Spotlight On: Busisiwe Sibeko

South Africa Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Congestion Curtailment Approved By NERSA – An Attempt To Free Up Grid Connection Capacity For Wind Energy Facilities In The Eastern And Western Cape Regions

South Africa Energy

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Fasken

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Latest Videos

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AELEX

Investing In Africa: Angola Mining (Video)

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South Africa Is Now An Attractive Mining Investment Destination (Video)

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Kenya Energy & Environment Policy Changes (Video Content)

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TripleOKLaw

Local Communities & Natural Resources – Managing Expectations (Video Content)

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