Giving a voice to future generations | Mining Indaba Insights 2025

In this episode, TDi's CEO Assheton Carter, talks to two representatives from different parts of the mining industry, who will all be speaking at the 2025 Mining Indaba in Cape Town, on giving a voice to future generations, including specific emphasis on women in mining.

The panelists are:
Zenzi Awases | President, Association of Women in Mining in Africa
Linda Omara Koledade | Mining and Metals Dealmaker, Start-up Mentor, Founder - IDC, Savant, Mustard Seed

The speakers discuss how the next generation of miners can be better integrated into an evolving mining industry, and how new approaches and opinions can be embraced to help build a stronger and more resilient mining sector in Africa. They discuss the specific role of women in mining and gender equality in the mining industry. 

Chapters

• 1:58 Zenzi and Linda, you both trained in 'traditional' careers of geology, investment banking and development finance, but but you’ve chosen to put your considerable energy and talents into organizations serving women, youth and entrepreneurs. Why?
• 8:18 What are the opportunities for young people who want to start careers in the mining industry?
• 10:14 Is the capital there for entrepreneurism?
• 12:13 What role do you see for women in entrepreneurship?
• 14:00 What progress have you seen in trying to correct the imbalance around the voice of women in mining?
• 18:05 In regard to women and investment in mining - have you seen a change there in the role that women play?
• 20:55 Can technology help to shift some of the historical norms in the mining industry? Does technology provide an opportunity for both women and youth in mining?
• 24:25 Is technology gender agnostic? Does it need to be made more attractive to women?
• 27:40 What skills should we be teaching to enable Africa's youth to follow careers within the mining industry?
• 32:30 Do people have negative views of mining as a profession in Africa? Does that stop Africa's youth from entering the industry?
• 37:50 You've both touched on the theme of exposure - do we need to increase exposure to all parts of the mining value chain so a broader audience has an appreciation of the industry as a whole?
• 43:00 What are the changes you think should happen to the way the industry views itself, to meet the expectations of the next generation of miners?