200 sixty miners trapped in a South African gold mine have been rescued after 24 hours.
A minimum of 260 miners have been delivered to the floor in South Africa after being caught underground at a gold mine for twenty-four hours.
Africa is on the centre of a rising demand for minerals and valuable metals.
Lithium is crucial to the transition away from fossil fuels, used for batteries in electrical automobiles and different clear vitality applied sciences.
However within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, rights teams proceed to denounce the harmful working situations of kids in artisanal mines, notably for cobalt.
So, are the continent’s crucial minerals at a crucial juncture? And what would be the influence of the worldwide scramble for Africa’s pure assets?
Presenter: Tom McRae
Company:
Claude Kabemba – Government director of Southern Africa Useful resource Watch
Christopher Vandome – Senior analysis fellow at Chatham Home Africa Programme
Maurice Carney – Co-founder and government director, Associates of the Congo
