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Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) recently confirmed that it is proceeding with plans to resume output at the Mimbula open pit mine as part of Vedanta's strategy to extend mine life at its operations. KCM has been carrying out feasibility studies since 2011 at Mimbula including extension of the power line to the site as well as pit de-watering and de-silting as mining has not taken place there since the 1970s. The feasibility has been completed and now it plans to invest US$200m.
The company is currently awaiting environmental approvals for the project. The production capacity of the mine had not yet been established but early indications suggest that it has huge deposits of copper. Subject to approval, mining of ore should start April 2014. The Mimbula open pit mine is expected to create a ...
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On the brink of the release of their fourth full-length studio album Sempiternal; Bring Me The Horizon are at the forefront of the British metal scene and are spearheading the resurgence of modern British bands. I talked to frontman Oliver Sykes about purging inner troubles, the band's religious connotations and isolation in recording.
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Strictly is the first single taken from BREIS' ground breaking Hip Hop Audiobook, the audio version of his rap book entitled 'Brilliant Rappers Educate Intelligent Students'. It is also the lead single from the Brilliant EP (songs from the audiobook but without the narration), which will be simultaneously released in March 2013. Produced by BREIS and Leroy Brown, this Afrobeat-flavoured single features the vocals of Eska Mtungwazi. Strictly will be digitally released [...]
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We've previewed the remixes for this single and they are spectacular. Look out for them and the main single dropping in March. Meanwhile, here's the video for Ngnari Konon shot in Mali.
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Boeing to Propose Redesign of 787 Battery to F.A.A. By CHRISTOPHER DREW New York Times Boeing has developed possible fixes for the battery problems in its grounded 787 jets and could have them back in the air within two months, industry and fede...
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As the Academy Awards approach this weekend, celebrations are in full swing. On Tuesday producer Reginald Hudlin was honored at a dinner hosted by Bevy Smith recognizing his Best Picture nomination for Django Unchained. Find photos and details on the event via the press release below. You can also see Hudlin's thoughts on his nomination in Masha's recent interview HERE. Tuesday Hollywood insiders attended a Dinner With Bevy in conjunction with The Blackhouse Foundation and sponsored by Sprite in honor of Django Unchained producer, Reginald Hudlin's Best Picture Academy Award nomination. The event was held at famed talent agency, CAA and was attended by...
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Well, here it is, as we expected, after all the character posters and first-look images, the first trailer for Tina Gordon Chism's We The Peeples - now titled Tyler Perry Presents Peeples - which stars Craig Robinson, David Alan Grier, Kerry Washington, S. Epatha Merkerson, Melvin Van Peebles, Diahann Carroll, and Kali Hawk. Lionsgate set the release date for May 10, 2013. Produced by Tyler Perry, Stephanie Allain (also director of the Los Angeles Film Festival) and Paul Hall, the film centers on Robinson's character, a young man enduring the weekend from hell when he surprises his...
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Ethiopia bans NGOs By Tinishu Solomon Source: Africa Report Ethiopia bans NGOs Ethiopia on Friday banned three civic organisations accusing them of doing 'illegal religious activities.' The ban came at a time when Ethiopian...
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This is one of those ghost videos that will divide opinions. The video shows footage of a skinny figure (the ghost), most likely male who suddenly appears at the exit of a community centre building in South Ruislip, England. The centre, it may be interesting to note, was used in the 1940s as a prisoner [...]
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Saudi religious police arrest Ethiopian workers for practicing ChristianitySaudi religious police arrest Ethiopian workers for practicing ChristianitySource: Fox NewsSaudi Arabia's notorious religious police, known as the mutawa, swooped in o...
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Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) recently confirmed that it is proceeding with plans to resume output at the Mimbula open pit mine as part of Vedanta's strategy to extend mine life at its operations. KCM has been carrying out feasibility studies since 2011 at Mimbula including extension of the power line to the site as well as pit de-watering and de-silting as mining has not taken place there since the 1970s. The feasibility has been completed and now it plans to invest US$200m.
The company is currently awaiting environmental approvals for the project. The production capacity of the mine had not yet been established but early indications suggest that it has huge deposits of copper. Subject to approval, mining of ore should start April 2014. The Mimbula open pit mine is expected to create a ...
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This is a guest post by Jim Sanders, a career, now retired, West Africa watcher for various federal agencies. The...
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Reports from various sources--the UN peacekeeping mission, M23 insiders, and the Congolese army--this afternoon suggest that the rift between Bosco Ntaganda and Sultani Makenga is deepening. Details are still vague, with some going so far as saying that the two have been taking to Kigali for a sitting-down, but it is clear that the long-standing tensions have escalated.
To recap: the two have been at loggerheads since the arrest of Laurent Nkunda in January 2009 by the Rwandan army and the subsequent nomination of Bosco Ntaganda as the head of the CNDP forces. Makenga was close to Nkunda, and never got along with Bosco, who built a clique around the officers who had served with him in Ituri--Innocent Zimurinda, Innocent Kaina (India Queen), adding to them Baudoin Ngaruye. They were known as ...
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Guest Post by Melinda Fantou The road that leads to Bredasdorp, a small town about 180 km from Cape Town, meanders through barren fields shaved of the wheat they once nursed to maturity. The sheep sidle through protruding stalks, stomaching the lack of greener pastures. The resilient blue gums - the only trees that seem, [...]
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As President Obama sets off on his new four-year term, the Enough Project delivered an open letter to the president outlining critical steps that the U.S. government should take to address the conflicts in the Sudans, between Sudan and South Sudan, in eastern Congo, and in areas impacted by the Lord's Resistance Army. The full letter is available on this page, and here's an overview of what Enough Co-founder John Prendergast and Executive Director John C. Bradshaw wrote.
Peace talks between the Congolese government and M23 rebel group continue in Kampala but demonstrate the clear need for a broadened peace process. The 11+1 peace framework proposed by the United Nations looks promising, but impartial facilitation and participation representative of the various actors in the region, ...
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