ANDAMAN PARTNERS at Mining Indaba 2025 (III) — Co-Founder Kobus van der Wath Speaks to Mining Weekly

ANDAMAN PARTNERS Co-Founder Kobus van der Wath spoke with Mining Weekly at Mining Indaba 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa, on 3-6 February about ANDAMAN PARTNERS’ business solutions and how Asia is relevant for mining companies in Africa.

Kobus shared his experience attending this year’s Mining Indaba and the current outlook for the mining industry and global commodity markets. He stated, “We are talking to people here about what they can do in Asia, and that’s where we’ve been for the last 30 years: on the ground advising, transacting, supporting and implementing. We are very focused on strategic intelligence and decision support and going deep, understanding issues and framing solutions. Then it’s about the team and the people you put on the solution for the client. We have strong, capable people.”

Kobus explained the great value of Mining Indaba in providing a barometer of companies’ issues and challenges, their level of awareness of Asia, and how ANDAMAN PARTNERS can position itself to bring value to these companies and help them succeed in Asian markets.

Kobus stated that he expects commodity markets to remain volatile amid tectonic shifts that are taking place, albeit sometimes at a glacial pace. “My prediction,” he concluded, “is that we will have uncertain times and CEOs and boards need to be astute. It will be a tough environment to succeed in, but we need to turn it into an opportunity. From our perspective, the attention Africa is receiving in Asia is increasing…Here in mining in Africa and South Africa, we need to look at how Asia can partner across different dimensions… as a market to sell into, a source of investment and a supply partner.”