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#BelowTheSurface

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Mining, regulation, capital, and the people behind them.#BelowTheSurface explores mining, regulation, infrastructure, and investment. Hosted by Lily Nupen and Kevin Lester, it uncovers the decisions, people, and policies shaping Africa's resource future.

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Local Content: Building Industry or Building Compliance? 22.06.2026 1:01:55

Methembeni Moyo on mining supply chains and African development. Local content has become one of the defining policy themes across Africa’s mining sector. Governments want more local ownership, more local procurement, more local jobs, and more value retained within their economies. But are current local content policies achieving those objectives? In this episode of #BelowTheSurface, Kevin Lester...

Closure or Salvage? Rethinking the Future of South Africa’s Old Mines 22.06.2026 50:05

Andrew van Zyl on rehabilitation, mine closure, and hidden value. Mine closure is usually treated as the final chapter in a mining asset’s life. But what if closure is the wrong question? In this episode of #BelowTheSurface, Kevin Lester and Lily Nupen are joined by Andrew van Zyl, Managing Director of SRK South Africa, together with logistics strategist Evert de Ruiter, to explore one of the mini...

Rail Creates the Ore: Why Logistics Determines Mining Success 22.06.2026 38:05

Evert de Ruiter on rail reform, mining economics and SA's freight future. What if the most important asset in mining is not the ore body but the logistics system that connects it to the market? In this episode of #BelowTheSurface, Kevin Lester and Lily Nupen are joined by rail and freight logistics specialist Evert de Ruiter to explore the relationship between mining, infrastructure and economic g...