(260210) -- CAPE TOWN, Feb. 10, 2026 (Xinhua) -- South African Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe speaks at the opening ceremony of the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa, Feb. 9, 2026. The Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 opened here on Monday in South Africa's legislative capital of Cape Town, highlighting cooperation and partnership-led development across the continent's mining sector. (Photo by Fred Barker/Xinhua)