Booming demand for batteries powering the world’s shift into electric vehicles is rekindling US cobalt production after at least a 30-year hiatus.
South Africa’s port and freight-rail operator declared force majeure across all of the nation’s harbors after its employees began a strike over wages. Mining stocks dropped.
The biggest cut to OPEC+ supply since the pandemic has added another element of uncertainty for oil traders weighing the outlook for Chinese demand and a potential energy-supply squeeze during winter in the northern hemisphere.
South Africa’s PetroSA is taking steps to end a legacy of mismanagement and continuing annual losses as it plans a project with TotalEnergies SE, according to its interim chairman.
Amazon.com Inc is shutting down tests of its home delivery robot, the latest sign that the e-commerce giant is starting to wind down experimental projects amid slowing sales growth.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will propose changes for the World Bank and regional development banks Thursday, pushing them to move beyond country-specific loans to address global threats and speed the flow of private capital to poor and emerging eco...
South Africa’s government will seek cabinet approval for an $8.5 billion plan to transition away from the use of coal to generate electricity in order to secure funding from some of the world’s richest nation.
South Africa’s central bank sees a need to continue raising borrowing costs, even after hiking interest rates faster than its modeling suggested.
South Africa’s Eskom Holdings chief executive officer Andre de Ruyter said power cuts should start easing within the next 10 days when big generation units are expected to come back online.
Elon Musk has teased something called “X, the everything app” after he buys Twitter Inc. Based on the billionaire’s past comments, that service could look a lot like Chinese super-app WeChat.