Belgium trade and investment agency signs Mou with DTI unit

Belgium-based Wallonia Export-Investment Agency (Awex) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI’s) investment promotion agency InvestSA initiative... 

Effective supply chain crucial in combating spread of HIV/Aids

Effective supply chain management remains the most significant challenge facing HIV treatment in developing countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, and is critical to realising the... 

South African mine health and safety record among the best – MSA

The South African mining sector’s health and safety record ranks among the best in the world and he attributes the latest drop in fatalities to closer co-operation between the government, mines and... 

Construction sector launches revised sector code

The Construction Sector Charter Council (CSCC) on Thursday launched the revised draft Construction Sector Code (CSC), which is aimed at aligning the unique aspects of the sector with the black... 

Dedicated truck highway could improve logistics services

A truck rapid transit (TRT) system, with dedicated road infrastructure similar to that provided for the bus rapid transport system being rolled out in many South African cities, could provide the... 

Greenpeace International executive director visits Africa for the first time

Greenpeace International executive director Bunny McDiarmid visited the Greenpeace Africa office in Johannesburg, earlier this month, to show solidarity and gain further insight into the key... 

Severe rate of job losses reflects declining metals and engineering sector

First-quarter employment data recently released by Statistics South Africa reflected a total loss of 15 553 jobs since the beginning of 2015. This downward trend is getting cumulatively worse, with... 

Africa’s brightest youth brainstorm solutions to socioeconomic challenges

One hundred of Africa’s most innovative youth gathered at the Brightest Young Minds (BYM) 2016 summit, held in Johannesburg last month, to discuss and find innovative solutions for Africa’s... 

Mining houses pledge support for fight against HIV/Aids

Major miners Anglo American and Harmony Gold have pledged their support for the United Nations' HIV/Aids organisation UNAids’ global #ProTEST HIV campaign. The campaign is aimed at positively... 

Lawyers voice misgivings over Mining Charter Three

The draft Mining Charter Three, which was unexpectedly published in April without any stakeholder engagement, “is completely unworkable in its current form”, says law firm Herbert Smith Freehills... 

New heavy-duty diesel oil said to improve engine protection

Petrochemicals group Shell launched a new range of products in its Rimula heavy-duty diesel engine oil (HDDEO) range at the Maslow Hotel, in Sandton, last month. The new Shell Rimula R6 LM 10W-40... 

Lawyers voice misgivings over Mining Charter Three

The draft Mining Charter Three, which was unexpectedly published in April this year without any stakeholder engagement, “is completely unworkable in its current form”, said law firm Herbert Smith... 

Ekurhuleni metropolitan municipality hosts investment tour

The Ekurhuleni municipality has given journalists insight into some of the key industrial and infrastructure developments in the metropolitan, including the Harambee bus-rapid transit (BRT) system... 

Need for increased mining internship programmes highlighted

There is an ever-increasing demand for young graduates across South Africa who are entering the mining services industry to have the educational skills and practical experience to build careers and... 

Young innovators seen as key to overcoming local water challenges

Although South Africa faced complex challenges regarding water and sanitation, it also provided opportunities for entrepreneurs and innovators to find solutions for them, Water Research Council... 

Keaton reports R297m loss

South African coal miner Keaton Energy incurred a net loss of R297.3-million for the year ended March 31, compared with a net loss of R71.9-million the year before. The coal miner reported a... 

Lucapa diamond sales reach $3m in Q2

ASX-listed diamond miner Lucapa Diamond Company, which owns and operates the Lulo diamond project in Angola, achieved two alluvial diamond parcel sales weighing a total of 2 670 ct, during the... 

Greenpeace International executive director visits Africa for the first time

Greenpeace International executive director Bunny McDiarmid visited the Greenpeace Africa office in Johannesburg, on Wednesday, to show solidarity and gain further insight into the key issues. The... 

Severe rate of job losses reflects declining metals and engineering sector

First-quarter employment data recently released by Statistics South Africa reflected a total loss of 15 553 jobs since the beginning of 2015. This downward trend is getting cumulatively worse, with... 

South Africa takes steps to nurture nascent biomanufacturing industry

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR’s) Biomanufacturing Industry Development Centre (BIDC), a biomanufacturing innovation hub aimed at supporting small, medium-sized and... 

South Africa takes steps to nurture nascent biomanufacturing industry

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR’s) Biomanufacturing Industry Development Centre (BIDC), a biomanufacturing innovation hub aimed at supporting small, medium-sized and... 

Gold miners’ silicosis case could open floodgate for litigation in other sectors

The certification of class action status to current and former gold mineworkers suffering from silicosis and tuberculosis against more than 30 historic and current gold mining companies in South... 

Keaton reports R297m FY loss

South African coal miner Keaton Energy incurred a net loss of R297.3-million for the year ended March 31, compared with a net loss of R71.9-million the year before. The coal miner reported a... 

Compressor supplier reaches out to customers

Compressor supplier CompAir, a wholly-owned subsidiary of international compressor company Gardner Denver, hosted the first Masters of Air conference at Emperors Palace, in Johannesburg, from June... 

Microwave communication range launched after company link-up

Information and communications technology (ICT) provider Netshield South Africa, a Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa company, launched the product range of leading microwave research and production... 

IFC pledges support for Guinea mining, biodiversity

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, last month signalled its growing support for Guinea in protecting its biodiversity as the country expands its mining... 

African Thunder Platinum appoints new CEO

Platinum group metals producer African Thunder Platinum (ATP) announced the appointment its new CEO Brett Richards earlier this month. Richards is a well-known mining executive, with more than 30... 

Young innovators vital to overcoming local water challenges

Although South Africa faced complex challenges relating to water and sanitation, it also provided opportunities for entrepreneurs and innovators to find solutions to those challenges, Water... 

Ekurhuleni metropolitan municipality hosts investment tour

The Ekurhuleni municipality has given journalists insight into some of the key industrial and infrastructure developments being built in the metropolitan, including the Harambee bus-rapid transit... 

Supply chain study highlights rising uncertainties for local firms

Supply chain service company Barloworld Logistics launched its supplychainforesight 2016 programme in Johannesburg earlier this month, which reviews the change and adaptation of South African... 

Water report to assess potential of water, resource recovery in food manufacturing

Engineering and project management consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV presented an academic paper that highlights the possibilities of water and feedstock recovery for the food and beverage industry at... 

Randgold demonstrates community commitment in DRC

The successful development of gold producer Randgold Resources’ Kibali gold mine in the north-eastern Orientale province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has demonstrated the capacity of... 

Saimm to host forum on future of mining in September

The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (Saimm) will be hosting the two-day Future of Mining 2016 forum from September 12 to 13 at Electra Mining Africa, which is being held at the... 

Silicosis ruling to have far-reaching implications for SA common law

The Johannesburg High Court’s decision earlier this month to give 69 mineworkers and silicosis sufferers the right to institute class action against 32 current and historical South African gold... 

South African, Tunisian researchers display potential of light to increase bandwidth

Researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have published their findings in a study that shows it is possible to... 

Five firms get R550m in funding under Black Industrialist programme

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has provided R550-million in finance to five companies that have been approved for participation in the department’s Black Industrialists (BI) programme,... 

‘Wilful inaction’ by DMR among factors driving degradation in Mpumalanga – enviro rights body

According to a report published last month by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), government’s failure to ensure that mining companies comply with South African laws is causing significant... 

AMCU speaks out on union dispute at Zondereinde

Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has claimed that mine security and South African Police Service (SAPS) personnel had escorted armed members of the National Union of... 

Quest for living wage, need to contain costs overshadow upcoming platinum pay talks

Striking a balance between workers receiving a living wage in line with the national inflation rate and avoid mass job cuts, owing to cash-strapped mining houses looking to reduce costs, remains a... 

Afrimat lifts headline earnings per share 15.5%

JSE-listed Afrimat lifted its headline earnings a share for the year ended February 29 to 156.6c, up 15.5% from the 135.6c achieved in the prior financial year. “We are very pleased with this solid...