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New ways needed to ‘redeem’ SA mining sector, attract investment – KPMG
With the past decade being labelled as the ‘lost decade’ in South Africa’s mining industry by various commentators, the need for intervention by all stakeholders in order to attract investment that...
Siemens demonstrates Curiosity Mars Rover capabilities
A working model of the Curiosity Mars Rover (Rover) – the biggest robot to land on Mars – was officially unveiled for the first time in Africa on Tuesday afternoon by multinational electronics...
E Cape wind project overcomes communal-land constraint
In the first quarter of 2015, seven Vestas V112 wind turbines will be erected in the Great Kei local municipality at integrated renewable energy company InnoWind’s 21 MW Chaba wind farm in the...
Renewables will play role in reducing load-shedding risk
State-owned power utility Eskom’s renewable energy projects will contribute significantly to minimising power cuts as they have the ability to contribute positively to grid stability.
Companies commoditising explosives as Asian market slows
The fall of thermal coal prices in China has impacted the Asian mining industry negatively as it has led to companies requiring explosives to be commoditised, says explosives company AEL Mining...
AEL entrenching itself in Latin American market
Explosives company AEL Mining Services says its supply of electronic detonators to the Latin American countries has been successful in the past four years, with the company’s focus currently on...
Tech Expo to showcase top technology projects from South Africa’s universities
With constant advancements taking place across the engineering, design and information and technology fields, South Africa is at the forefront of a major technology boom, which the Technology...
JRA’s Find & Fix app gains recognition
The Johannesburg Road Agency’s (JRA’s) Find & Fix mobile application (app) received top honours at the Microsoft Partner Network Awards 2014 held at the Inanda Club, in Sandton, in Johannesburg on...
Kumba’s Kolomela mine produces its first entrepreneur
In line with its vision to create sustainable development throughout the life-of-mine, Anglo American-owned company Kumba Iron Ore’s Kolomela mine has produced its first entrepreneur who owns a...
It may not feel like it, but SA fuel prices are below global average
With just over 80% of South Africa’s fuel price being made up of government levies and taxes and the basic fuel price, the South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) states South Africa’s...
Orange Farm primary school gets solar-powered Internet
Multinational electronics company Samsung Electronics Africa, together with nongovernmental organisation Habitat for Humanity and the Gauteng Department of Education, officially unveiled the Solar...
Forevermark diamonds available in Botswana
Following diamond mining and manufacturing company De Beers Group’s announcement that it plans to make major investments in its business operations, the group expanded its Forevermark diamond brand...
Regulatory certainty, competitiveness essential for investment
South Africa’s mining sector is one of the key sectors that has the ability to foster the county’s economic growth; however, the need for regulatory certainty and remaining globally competitive...
Alternative power supply can reduce load-shedding
State-owned power utility Eskom noted on Tuesday that its renewable energy projects would contribute significantly to reducing power cuts, as these projects would assist in ensuring grid stability....
Firms urged to be more proactive in seizing energy efficiency opportunities
The National Business Initiative (NBI), which heads the Private Sector Energy Efficiency (PSEE) programme, states that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) approving the...
Innovations to receive recognition in October
The South African Breweries (SAB) Foundation is set to announce the winners of its fourth Annual Social Innovation Awards at the end of October.
Solar company sponsors eight-day solar race
Solar power products manufacturer SolarWorld Africa has sponsored the eight-day countrywide integrated energy and chemical company Sasol Solar Challenge, which aims at demonstrating the performance...
Bearings group’s expo attracts big interest
Bearings distributor Bearing Man Group (BMG) held its two-day industrial productivity exhibition at its BMG Park in Johannesburg on September 18 and 19 and attracted more than 2 000 visitors to the...
Frost & Sullivan sees spend on automation and control systems increasing
The emergence of new industry techniques, such as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for the supply of gas and the discovery of oil in sub-Saharan Africa is set to increase capital spending on...
66% of claims to asbestos trust related to mesothelioma
With an increase in mesothelioma cancer within the mining industry, the Asbestos Relief Trust (ART) urges miners to contact the trust to claim for financial assistance that will help them to get...
Call for compliance clarity as DMR says licences may be withdrawn
It has been ten years since the South African Mining Charter was first put in place, in an attempt to accelerate transformation in the South African mining industry. A top priority on the charter’s...
Funding for student housing top priority for department
Statistics released at the end of 2012 by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) indicated a backlog of about 200 000 university beds and, since then, the department’s prime focus...
De Beers investing billions as diamond demand is forecast to outstrip supply
Diamond mining and manufacturing company De Beers Group is making major investments in its business operations as diamond demand is expected to almost outstrip growth in diamond carat production in...
Call for compliance clarity as DMR says licences may be withdrawn
It has been ten years since the South African Mining Charter was first put in place, in an attempt to accelerate transformation in the South African mining industry.
Govt prioritises transport infrastructure provision to curb deaths, ‘huge cost’ to economy
With October being acknowledged as national transport month, Government Communication and Information System acting CEO Phumla Williams points out that road accidents are estimated to cost the...
Tawana to build pilot plant at Liberia iron-ore project next year
ASX-listed Tawana Resources announced at the Paydirt 2014 Africa Down Under Conference in Perth earlier this month that it plans to build a pilot plant on site at its iron-ore Mofe Creek project in...
De Beers continues investment to meet consumer demand
Major investments continue to be undertaken by diamond mining and manufacturing company De Beers Group, as demand is expected to almost outstrip growth in terms of diamond carat production in the...
KZN regional mall upgrade to be completed by 2017
The acquisition of Ballito Junction Shopping Centre by a joint venture (JV) between investment company Menlyn Maine and property developers Flanagan & Gerard Consortium in KwaZulu Natal has...
Network puts spotlight on achievements of women in energy sector
The South African Women in Energy Network (Sawien) launched its first annual South African Women in Energy Awards in Gauteng last month to celebrate women and validate their hard work in advancing...
Construction of new Zambia copper mine to start in early 2016
The merger of ASX-listed companies Blackthorn Resources and Intrepid Mines is expected to commence construction of the Kitumba copper project, in Zambia, in the first half of 2016 after the...
East London IDZ launches science, technology park to enhance competitiveness
The East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) officially launched its Science and Technology Park (STP) in East London, in the Eastern Cape, last month to accelerate economic development.
Low wages, indebtedness key factors behind SA’s violent strikes
Low-income wages and high levels of debt are some of the drivers of violent strikes in the South African mining sector, University of Pretoria research and short courses attorney Charlotte van...
Review of strike-prone South Africa's dispute resolution approach urged
Legal luminaries and industry role-players came together at the twenty-seventh yearly Labour Law Conference, held at the Sandton Convention Centre from August 5 to 7, to discuss issues that are...
Newtown Junction scheduled for completion in September
Atterbury Group operational company Atterbury Property Holdings’ development of Johannesburg’s Newtown Junction into a mix-used development that will comprise a 36 000 m² shopping centre, 30 000 m²...
More women empowered in construction industry
The Elijah Barayi Memorial Training Centre’s (EBMTC’s) efforts to empower women in the construction industry are starting to manifest as one of its students has graduated from the University of the...
Review of strike-prone South Africa’s dispute resolution approach urged
A gathering of legal luminaries and industry insiders came together earlier this month to discuss issues pertinent to the labour market at this year’s twenty-seventh Annual Labour Law Conference,...
60 Unisa students attend three-day AEL-facilitated blasting workshop
Despite employment challenges facing the mining sector, 60 mining engineering students from the University of South Africa underwent a Surface and Ground Blasting Competency Training Programme...
Can Zulu lay the foundations for a small-business-friendly South Africa?
Various stakeholders have expressed optimism that the Small Business Development Ministry, created after the national elections in May, will add much needed impetus to enterprise development in...
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