Nestlé launches 'zero water' manufacturing facility in Western Cape

Nestlé South Africa on Tuesday launched its R88-million zero-water dairy manufacturing facility in Mossel Bay, in the Western Cape. The facility will allow Nestlé to reduce the factory’s water... 

Mining industry stakeholders pledge to do more to achieve zero harm

Precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater is concerned that a plateau has been reached in reducing fatalities in South Africa’s mining industry and believes a different and collaborative approach... 

Environmental activists challenge Radebe’s intention to build new coal-fired plants

The Life After Coal Campaign, comprising environmental organisations EarthLife Africa, groundWork and the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), together with Greenpeace, has called on Energy... 

GFG acquires Timmins claims from Alamos subsidiary

TSX-V-listed GFG Resources has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Richmont Mines, a subsidiary of Alamos Gold, to acquire a 100% interest in claims that are adjacent to its Pen Gold... 

RNC secures $13m loan; strategic focus shifts to Dumont project

TSX-listed miner RNC Minerals has entered into a $13-million bridge financing facility with Auramet International that will eliminate most debt repayment commitments for the rest of the year, as... 

South African precious metals recycling innovation reaches Africa Prize finals

An innovation that uses a cheap and sustainable recycling method to recover precious metals has made it into the finals of the 2018 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.    

Distell relists on the JSE

Beverage producer Distell relisted on the beverage sector of the JSE on Friday. “Today marks an important journey in our company’s evolution as it simplifies a historically multitiered ownership... 

Weatherly shares suspended as water ingress at Tschudi creates uncertainty

Aim-listed Weatherly International has requested a suspension in the trading of its shares, effective Friday, owing to the uncertain position of its Namibia-based Tschudi mine, as a result of... 

Technology key to improving education, EY argues

Technology is rapidly contributing to improvements in the quality of education on the African continent, says EY Africa People Advisory Services Leader Chad Schaefer. Speaking at EY’s Strategy... 

Emerging markets more vulnerable to cyberattacks

Africa has one the highest cyberattack rates in the world, says EY cybersecurity leader Samresh Ramjith. “We are seeing mobile penetration at more than 100% across Africa. To most people on the... 

Nuclear science centre to be built in Zambia

Russia’s Rosatom and Zambia have signed an agreement for the construction of the Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology (CNST) in the Southern African country. Construction of the centre will be... 

DWS, Sanbi launch R90m water project

Water and Sanitation Minister Gugile Nkwinti and South African National Biodiversity Institute (Sanbi) chairperson Nana Magomola on Thursday launched the R90-million Ecological Infrastructure for... 

Albany reopens Virginia bakery after R70m refurbishment

Bread producer Albany has reopened its bakery in Virginia, in the Free State, following a R70-million refurbishment. The new bakery will initially operate for 12 hours a day, across two shifts,... 

Pan African gains R126m for Elikhulu expansion project

JSE- and Aim-listed Pan African Resources will receive about R126-million in proceeds from the sale, by PAR Gold, of 130-million Pan African shares. PAR Gold, in which Pan African holds an indirect... 

Kodal identifies further lithium intersections at Bougouni

West Africa-focused Kodal Minerals has identified further high-grade lithium mineralised intersections at the Sogola-Baoule prospect at its Bougouni lithium project, in southern Mali. "These latest... 

Iamgold to start drilling at Senegal project

Toronto-based IAMGOLD has completed preliminary studies at Aim-listed Stratex International’s 85%-owned Dalafin gold project, in Senegal, and will soon start a 5 750 m drilling programme at the... 

Attacq disputes claims of illegal water connections at Waterfall

JSE-listed Attacq has refuted allegations by the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) regarding illegal water connections at some of the properties under its management in Waterfall City. The property... 

BlueRock raises £350 000 through placement

Aim-listed BlueRock Diamonds has raised about £350 000 through the issue of 29.17-million ordinary shares at a price of 1.2p a share.     In addition to strengthening the balance sheet, the company... 

Trevali appoints new CFO

Gerbrand van Heerden has been appointed CFO of zinc-focused base metals company Trevali, taking over from outgoing CFO Anna Ladd-Kruger, effective June 1. “Van Heerden’s extensive base metals and... 

Nampak H1 profit up 10% y/y

JSE-listed Nampak’s headline earnings and headline earnings a share for continuing operations increased by 11% and 10% to R849-million and 132c, respectively, for the six months ended March 31.... 

Xtract narrows loss as Manica ramps up

Aim-listed Xtract Resources has achieved significant progress at its Manica gold project, in Mozambique, in the year ended December 31, 2017. The mine produced its first gold in October, from Sino... 

Vivo’s Q1 adjusted Ebitda rises 6% y/y

JSE-listed Vivo Energy achieved a 6% year-on-year increase in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) to $102-million for the quarter ended March 31,... 

Exemplar to list on the JSE in June

Exemplar Retail has been granted approval to list in the retail real estate investment trust sector on the main board of the JSE, effective June 12. The company said in a statement on Wednesday... 

Namibia Rare Earths changes name to reflect broader commodity base

TSX­-V-listed Namibia Rare Earths has changed its name to Namibia Critical Metals. “The company changed its name to more accurately reflect the recently expanded commodity base from solely rare... 

Mantashe to conclude Mining Charter community consultation tour

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe will conclude the nationwide community consultations on the Mining Charter in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, on Thursday. He has had ten consultations across... 

Kore Potash appoints new CEO

Stuart Bradley (Brad) Sampson, once employed by Gold Fields in South Africa and Australia, has been appointed CEO of potash development company Kore Potash, taking over from outgoing CEO Sean... 

Stratex appoints new CFO, company secretary

Robert Smeeton has been appointed CFO and company secretary of Aim-listed Stratex International, succeeding Perry Atwood, who is retiring, effective June 4. "Atwood has played a critical role in... 

Ivanhoe installs new crusher at Kipushi mine

Canadian exploration and development company Ivanhoe Mines has installed a large-capacity rock crusher 1 150 m below surface at its upgraded Kipushi zinc/copper/silver/germanium mine, in the... 

Skills investment needed to sustain manufacturing industry

To ensure South Africa has the skills required for advanced manufacturing, industry needs to invest in high-end skills, National Tooling Initiative Programme (NTIP) CEO Dirk van Dyk said on... 

Manufacturing sector investment to remain stable in Q2 – Manufacturing Circle

The Manufacturing Circle Investment Tracker (MCIT) for the first quarter of this year shows there has been investment into the manufacturing sector in the past 15 months, but that investment is... 

UCT biomedical engineers design affordable adrenaline auto-injector

Biomedical engineers from the Medical Devices Lab at the University of Cape Town (UCT) have developed an affordable, reloadable adrenaline auto-injector called the ZibiPen. The injector will... 

SEZ officials to receive training in China

A group of 50 Special Economic Zone (SEZ) practitioners and supporting sector specialists from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), provincial departments and local municipalities and... 

DRA consolidates West African footprint with Sierra Leone EPC project

Global engineering firm DRA has secured a contract with Iluka Resources subsidiary Sierra Rutile for the expansion of its mineral sands operations in the Bonthe district of Sierra Leone. Sierra... 

Vedanta reports fatality at Gamsberg project

An employee was killed in a mining related accident at Vedanta Zinc International’s Gamsberg project, in the Northern Cape, on Friday. All work at the Gamsberg project has been halted while... 

Chinese government lends support to Musina-Makhado SEZ

Government is making good progress in the establishment of the ferroalloy industrial park at the Limpopo-based Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (SEZ), as a result of the support of the Chinese... 

SAA, partner airlines assist stranded SA Express passengers

South African Airways (SAA) and its partner airlines Mango and SA Airlink have put in place replacement capacity to support South African (SA) Express passengers. This comes after the South African... 

Endeavour discovers new mineralised zones at Houndé

TSX-listed Endeavour Mining has discovered two new large mineralised zones – Kari Centre and Kari West – at its Houndé mine, in Burkina Faso. Following the Kari Pump discovery in December last... 

Volkswagen SA announces two new appointments

Mark Handley has been appointed head of Volkswagen South Africa Commercial Vehicles and Ryan Searle Volkswagen South Africa National sales manager. Handley played a key role in bringing about a... 

Steenkampskraal BFS to be finalised in 6 to 12 months

A bankable feasibility study (BFS) on the Steenkampskraal rare earths mine, in the Western Cape, will be concluded in the next 6 to 12 months, says Steenkampskraal Holdings chairperson Trevor... 

Stronger rand cuts Hulamin's interim earnings

JSE-listed Hulamin expects to report a 55% decrease in earnings a share and headline earnings a share to 25c for the six months ended June 30. The company said in a statement on Friday that its...