Beyond extraction to sustainable value creation with John Magok and Deshan Naidoo

Africa’s vast reserves of critical minerals are vital to the global energy transition, but how can the continent move from exporting raw materials to leading in value-added processing? In this episode of Voices of Africa, John Magok and Deshan Naidoo join Marcus Courage and Laura Nicholson to discuss green financing, intentional collaboration, downstream beneficiation, and the policies and partnerships essential for sustainable growth.

This episode was produced by Africa Practice in partnership with the African Minerals Development Centre and the Investing in African Mining Indaba.

In this episode

00:00 Introduction to Voices of Africa

01:05 Introducing Tatenda Mungofa

02:19 The vision for African industrialisation

03:59 Tatenda’s journey as an entrepreneur

07:10 The future of e-mobility in Africa

12:21 Africa’s mineral resources and industrialisation

14:08 Mureza’s mission to be a flagship automotive brand for Africa

20:11 Empowering Africa’s youth

29:01 Navigating the supplier ecosystem

33:30 The importance of local materials

36:03 A vision for a prosperous Africa