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Report reveals tax transparency, exchange of info progress in Africa

Published: 03 Jun 24

The ‘2024 Tax Transparency in Africa’ report shows that improved tax transparency, exchange of information (EOI) and related measures have enabled an increase in fiscal revenue for African countries. The report was launched on June 3 as part of the fifteenth meeting of the Africa Initiative, jointly organised by the Global Forum Secretariat, the Office Togolais des Recettes and the Togolese Ministry of Economy and Finance in Lomé, Togo.

True North makes management changes

Published: 03 Jun 24

Australian copper company True North Copper on Monday announced the appointment of Bevan Jones as MD and Craig Gouws as CFO. Jones, a seasoned operations officer, has more than 30 years of experience in mine management across a range of commodities. He was previously COO at Toronto-listed Karora Resources and MD of Gold Fields’ St Ives mine, in Western Australia.

Wild Coast communities mull appeal of SCA gas exploration right ruling

Published: 03 Jun 24

While dismissing an appeal of a High Court judgment setting aside a right granted to Shell to explore for oil and gas off South Africa’s Wild Coast, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has suspended the same court’s decision to set aside a renewal of the right until a third and final renewal application is finalised. Delivered electronically on June 3, the SCA judgment sets aside an appeal lodged by the Minster of Mineral Resources and Energy, Shell, Impact Africa and BG International to a judgement handed down in the Makhanda High Court on September 1, 2022.

ONE's newest vessel unloads, loads containers in Durban

Published: 03 Jun 24

Container and shipping company Ocean Network Express' (ONE's) newest vessel Recommendation exchanged 2 578 containers for import with 2 600 containers for export, including refrigerated citrus containers, at the Durban Container Terminal (DCT) Pier 2 during the past week. The terminal deployed adequate resources to efficiently service the four-month-old vessel without interruption and within the stipulated window.

African Rainbow Minerals Executive Chairperson Dr Patrice Motsepe

South Africa’s ARM completes strategic investment in Canada’s Surge Copper

Published: 03 Jun 24

South Africa’s diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals has secured its 15% strategic shareholding in Surge Copper, a Toronto Stock Exchange-Venture Exchange company that is advancing an emerging critical metals district in British Columbia, Canada. Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed ARM, headed by Dr Patrice Motsepe, is now a cornerstone investor in Surge, which owns 100% of the emerging Berg project and the longer-term Ootsa asset, which host porphyry copper, molybdenum, gold, and silver deposits.

Lotus’ US shares upgraded to OTCQX Best Market

Published: 03 Jun 24

Africa-focused uranium company Lotus Resources’ shares have started trading on the US-based OTCQX Best Market, an upgrade from the OTCQB Venture Market. The company’s OTC ticker symbol remains LTSRF.

Drilling on the Tiris project, in Mauritania

Aura starts dual funding workstreams to garner debt, strategic financing for Tiris

Published: 03 Jun 24

ASX- and Aim-listed Aura Energy has started two funding workstreams to underpin the development of the Tiris uranium project, in Mauritania. The company aims to secure an integrated funding solution to advance the project to production.

IATA reports SAF production accelerating, but it needs to grow even faster

Published: 03 Jun 24

At its AGM in Dubai, the International Air Transport Association (IATA – the global representative body for the airline industry) reports that global sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) production this year is on track to achieve the predicted 200% year-on-year increase. But IATA also called on governments to implement policy measures to further accelerate the growth in SAF production. Total SAF production this year is forecast to come to 1.9-billion litres, or 1.5-million tons. “SAF will provide about 65% of the mitigation needed for airlines to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050,” highlighted IATA director-general Willie Walsh. “So the expected tripling of SAF production in 2024 from 2023 is encouraging. We still have a long way to go, but the direction of exponential increases is starting to come into focus.”

IATA expects higher net profit margins for African airlines this year

Published: 03 Jun 24

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has forecast that African airlines would enjoy a higher net profit margin this year than they did last year. The figures were released at the IATA Annual General Meeting, in Dubai. The association predicted that African carriers would record a net profit of $0.1-billion this year. While this was in the same ball park as the figure for last year (also given as $0.1-billion), this year they would achieve a net profit margin of 0.6%, as against an estimated 0.4% for last year. Net profit per passenger was forecast to be $0.90 for this year, as against the $0.50 estimated for last year.

Power Metal, ACAM propose uranium-focused JV

Published: 03 Jun 24

Aim-listed Power Metal Resources has entered into a legally binding subscription agreement with ACAM for the latter to invest £2-million in Power Metal by way of a loan note with attaching warrants. It has also entered into an eight-week exclusivity period and a nonbinding term sheet with ACAM with the intention of forming a uranium-focused joint venture (JV) involving Power Metal’s entire portfolio of uranium licences.