President Cyril Ramaphosa heads to Aggeneys in the Northern Cape on Friday to officially open the Vedanta Zinc International Gamsberg Phase II Expansion Project, a milestone for the region's mining sector.
The project, developed by Vedanta Zinc International, marks the second phase of operations at the Gamsberg site, one of the largest zinc deposits in the world.
This inauguration puts the Northern Cape back in the spotlight as a hub for large-scale mineral investment on the continent, and raises real questions about what Phase II means for jobs, local communities, and South Africa's broader mining ambitions.
Originally published by AllAfrica.