South Africa puts critical minerals on the table – and pitches the US a bigger deal

South Africa puts critical minerals on the table – and pitches the US a bigger deal

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has called for stronger South Africa-US cooperation on critical minerals, urging American companies to invest in processing, manufacturing and infrastructure rather than treating South Africa solely as a source of raw materials. Speaking at a Critical Minerals Roundtable on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly on 24 September, Tau said South Africa wanted to develop industrial part…

Mineral wealth opens another front in SA-US row

Mining has emerged as a new flashpoint in the increasingly strained relationship between South Africa and the US, with Pretoria resisting pressure for US companies to be exempted from broad-based BEE (B-BBEE) requirements. International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola said the dispute over B-BBEE had become pronounced in the mining sector, as the Trump administration continued to question South Africa’s transformation policies. …