2 hundred sixty miners trapped in a South African gold mine have been rescued after 24 hours.
At the very least 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 treasured metals.
Lithium is important 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 damaging working circumstances of kids in artisanal mines, notably for cobalt.
So, are the continent’s important minerals at a important juncture? And what would be the influence of the worldwide scramble for Africa’s pure assets?
Presenter: Tom McRae
Company:
Claude Kabemba – Govt 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