Lobito rail resumes Congo copper shipments after flood repairs
Lobito Atlantic Railway received its first copper shipment from the DRC in about two months after repairing flood-damaged track, restoring a key Congolese export route.
Lobito Atlantic Railway restarts DRC copper trains after flood damage
Lobito Atlantic Railway has resumed carrying Congolese copper after floods in Angola's Benguela province cut the line in April 2026, restoring a key mineral export route to the Atlantic.
ZESCO says Zambia's power supply is stable enough to rule out load shedding
Zambia's power utility ZESCO says the country's electricity supply is stable and nationwide load management will not return this year, citing improved hydro, thermal and solar generation.
Transnet completes R4bn tippler upgrade at Saldanha iron-ore terminal
Transnet Port Terminals has finished testing a new R4bn tippler at Saldanha Bay, the terminal that handles about 96% of South Africa's iron-ore exports, with full handover due in September 2026.
Zambia extends copper concentrate export waiver as smelter maintenance drags on
Zambia has extended its 10% export duty waiver on copper concentrate to 30 September 2026, covering almost 272,000 tonnes, as smelter maintenance and outages limit domestic processing capacity.
Nersa approves discounted Eskom power rate to save ferrochrome smelters
South Africa's energy regulator has approved a concessionary 62c/kWh Eskom tariff for Samancor Chrome and Glencore-Merafe's ferrochrome smelters, aimed at halting further plant shutdowns.
Eskom marks a full year without load shedding for the first time since 2018
Eskom has gone 365 consecutive days without load shedding as of 16 May 2026, its longest stretch since 2018, saving an estimated R27bn in diesel costs over three years.
Transnet hands 11 private operators slots on freight rail network
Transnet has concluded access agreements with 11 train operating companies covering coal, manganese, containers and fuel, in the first big step of its open-access rail reform.
Zesa pledges to end Zimbabwe's load shedding by December 2026
Zimbabwe's Zesa says it has gone 138 consecutive days without load shedding and aims to end power cuts entirely by December 2026, backed by a $210m Afreximbank facility.
Harmony Gold's solar programme heads toward 456MW as Sungazer 2 takes shape
Harmony Gold is expanding its Sungazer solar programme with a 100MW plant under construction at Moab Khotsong, part of a roughly R2bn plan to add wind, solar and PPA capacity across its South African mines.
DRC seeks equity stake in $270m Zambia power interconnector
The DRC is seeking a stake in the $270m Kalumbila-Kolwezi power interconnector after Zambia's energy regulator approved construction, a line designed to carry up to 550MW between the two countries' copperbelts.
DRC explores stake in $270m Zambia power link to ease copper belt crunch
The DRC is weighing a stake in a $270m power link to Zambia to ease electricity shortages in its copper belt, as mining expansion outpaces the domestic grid.
Zimplats pushes on with 45MW solar expansion to cut Zimbabwe grid risk
Zimplats has spent $34m so far on a 45MW Phase 2A solar plant, on track for completion in the first half of its 2027 financial year, doubling its installed solar capacity to 80MW.
South Africa launches R12.5bn overhaul of Beitbridge and five other border posts
South Africa has appointed six consortia to modernise Beitbridge, Lebombo and four other border posts under a R12.5bn PPP, targeting congestion that slows mineral and general trade with the region.
Zambia commissions 50MW Mansa solar plant, its first big power project in Luapula in 60 years
ZESCO has commissioned the 50MW Mansa solar plant in Zambia's Luapula Province, the area's first major generation investment in over 60 years, easing load shedding and supporting local manganese mining.
Kamoa-Kakula's copper smelter ships first anodes via the Lobito Corridor
Ivanhoe Mines' Kamoa-Kakula smelter produced 63,671 tonnes of copper anode in the first quarter of 2026, about 60% of design capacity, and sent its first shipment to Europe via the Lobito Corridor.
Angola floods halt Lobito Corridor rail, disrupting Congo copper exports
Flooding in western Angola suspended rail traffic on the Lobito Corridor, disrupting a key export route for copper and cobalt from the DRC to the Atlantic port of Lobito.
First Quantum's $500m wind-and-solar plan for its Zambian mines stays on track
First Quantum Minerals says its $500m, 430MW wind-and-solar project with Total Eren and Chariot for its Kansanshi and Sentinel mines in Zambia remains on track, creating over 1,200 construction jobs.
Hyphen targets N$54bn in local spending as Namibia's green hydrogen project regroups
Hyphen Hydrogen Energy says it will spend N$54bn with Namibian companies on its Tsau Khaeb green hydrogen project, as it works toward a 2026 final investment decision following RWE's exit as a prospective buyer.
Richards Bay Minerals switches on 148MW Bolobedu solar farm
Richards Bay Minerals and Voltalia have commissioned the 148MW Bolobedu solar farm in Limpopo, which will supply about 300GWh a year of renewable power to RBM's KwaZulu-Natal mineral sands operations.
China's CCECC signs Chinese copper miners into $1.24bn TAZARA revamp
Chinese copper producers CMOC and Zijin have taken equity stakes in the venture rebuilding TAZARA, the railway linking Zambia's copperbelt to Dar es Salaam, under a $1.24bn, 30-year concession.
World Bank financing for DRC's Inga 3 dam takes effect, starting a governance sprint
World Bank financing for the DRC's Inga 3 hydropower project took effect on 2 February 2026, prompting President Tshisekedi to order cooperation agreements finalised within 60 days.
Envusa's Mooi Plaats solar plant starts powering Anglo American's mines
Envusa Energy's 240MW Mooi Plaats solar plant has begun commercial operation, supplying wheeled renewable power to Anglo American-linked miners Kumba Iron Ore, De Beers and Valterra Platinum.
South32 shuts Mozal aluminium smelter after Eskom and HCB power talks collapse
South32 has placed its Mozal aluminium smelter in Mozambique on care and maintenance from 15 March 2026, after failing to agree an affordable power deal with Eskom and Cahora Bassa's HCB.