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Single standard safety induction model can save mining houses millions in annual onboarding costs
6th October 2022

By Jared Kangisser, CEO of KBC Health & Safety As one of the most dangerous industries in the world, it is for good reason that there are strict health and safety protocols in mining. Before... 


M&R Cementation human resources director Tumi Smith
Murray & Roberts Cementation making progress with transformation
5th October 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Mining contractor Murray & Roberts (M&R) Cementation says it is making steady progress towards its goal of having a workforce that reflects the demographics of South Africa. “Transformation in the... 


Astec Industries announces new dealer partnership in Saudi Arabia
5th October 2022

A new dealer partnership with Saudi Arabia-based Saleh Abdulaziz Al Rashed & Sons Co. (Al Rashed & Sons) has been announced by Astec Industries. It will enhance and expand the sales and service of... 


Business Process Outsourcing - shifting the paradigm toward efficiency and cost-effectiveness
4th October 2022

By Tennille Bell, General Manager: Sales at Programmed Process Outsourcing (PPO) Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) has been around for longer than most people would imagine. Established after... 


Cell C on the mend post recapitalisation, says CEO
29th September 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

Following the conclusion of its years-long recapitalisation, mobile operator Cell C is confident it is now on firmer footing for growth moving forward. The focus over the past three years has been... 


When going to work is a real blast
29th September 2022

I have been with Jet Demolition for eight years. Due to the nature of what we do, which is large-scale, heavy industrial demolition works, I get to see and experience something new every day. One... 


Denel faces funding gap for restructuring
23rd September 2022 By: Reuters

cash-strapped state defence firm Denel will need around R3-billion to cover a funding gap for a restructuring plan it is aiming to execute over the next 12 to 18 months, company executives told... 


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Eskom invites experts to join skills crowdsourcing platform
16th September 2022 By: Schalk Burger

State-owned power utility Eskom is developing a crowdsourcing digital platform to allow it to supplement its existing skills base to help address its operational challenges. It has invited... 


CEO Henry Laas
M&R expects renewables projects to breathe life into struggling South African unit
16th September 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Engineering and contracting group Murray & Roberts (M&R) says its Southern African-focused business platform, which has shrunk materially and has been lossmaking for a number of years, is at the... 


India narrows thermal coal imports gap with top buyer China
14th September 2022 By: Reuters

India is fast catching up with China in its thermal coal imports, as the world's two biggest overseas buyers of the power generation fuel adjust purchases to align them with the varying... 


CEO Henry Laas
M&R expects renewables projects to breathe life into struggling South African unit
1st September 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Engineering and contracting group Murray & Roberts (M&R) says its Southern African-focused business platform, which has shrunk materially and has been lossmaking for a number of years, is at the... 


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M&R reports strong rise in earnings but holds back on dividend
31st August 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Engineering and contracting group Murray & Roberts (M&R) reported a strong rise in revenue and earnings during its financial year to the end of June, but held back on declaring a dividend, owing to... 


A photo of the damage done to Nigeria's environment as a result of oil spills
One of world’s most polluted spots gets worse as $1bn cleanup drags on
31st August 2022 By: Bloomberg

In the more than a quarter century since Shell left Ogoniland in southern Nigeria, oil has continued to ooze from dormant wellheads and active pipelines, leaving the 386-square mile kingdom’s... 


Sea Harvest grows interim revenue, but earnings, net profit decrease
29th August 2022 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed seafood and aquaculture company Sea Harvest achieved a 29% year-on-year increase in revenue to R2.7-billion for the six months to June 30, as revenue grew across all segments. Gross... 


Leonie Adams makes her mark in a specialised field of building
24th August 2022

Leonie Adams, Training and Development Manager of The Roofing Academy, remains extremely proud of the many successful careers in the roofing and waterproofing industry that she has helped to launch... 


Plumblink helps to develop many emerging plumbers
24th August 2022

Plumblink, a leading plumbing merchant, is helping to uplift more than 40 emerging plumbers by equipping them with essential business management skills. Through this initiative, Plumblink is again... 


Pilbara revenues soar
23rd August 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Lithium miner Pilbara Minerals has reported a 577% increase in sales revenue for the 2022 financial year, as spodumene concentrate shipments increased by 28%. The ASX-listed company on Tuesday... 


Metals, engineering sector bearing the brunt of various economic events
19th August 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

After starting the year off strong, the outlook for the metals and engineering (M&E) sector is starting to show deterioration, the Steel & Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa... 


SEIFSA warns of headwinds facing Metals and Engineering sector
SEIFSA warns of headwinds facing Metals and Engineering sector
19th August 2022

The Steel & Engineering Industries Federation of SA (Seifsa) has warned that the outlook for the Metals & Engineering sector has shown a marked deterioration after a strong start to the year. The... 


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Virtual technologies gaining traction
19th August 2022 By: Sabrina Jardim

The onset of Covid-19 prompted mining companies globally to adopt remote and virtual technologies that they otherwise might not have implemented, says mining simulation technology solutions... 


Women help to take roof repair and waterproofing to new heights
17th August 2022

As Operations Manager of the Professional Roof Repair and Waterproofing Association (PRAWA), Jeanine De Meyer is helping to uphold the highest possible standards in the roof repair and... 


OUTA calls for thorough investigations into Lepelle Northern, Amatola water boards
15th August 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Nonprofit entity the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has encouraged the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to be “ruthless” in its investigations into two of the country’s water boards. This... 


BBE Projects nearing delivery of Venetia underground cooling system
10th August 2022 By: Donna Slater

Project delivery company BBE Projects is in the final stages of completing its delivery of a turnkey air-cooling system for diamond miner De Beer’s Venetia diamond mine, in Limpopo, which is... 


Queen of her Castle - Engen’s Xoliswa rises above 
8th August 2022

“Wathinta abafazi wathinta imbokodo.” (You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock)  Channeling the famous rallying cry of the 20 000 brave women who marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria in 1956 to... 


Albemarle's lithium sales surge after supply contracts renegotiated
4th August 2022 By: Reuters

Albemarle, the world's largest producer of lithium for electric vehicle batteries, raised its annual forecast on Wednesday and reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit after it renegotiated... 


New training premises serves high demand for quality roofing and waterproofing training
3rd August 2022

The Roofing Academy’s new larger premises in Roodepoort provides an environment that is more conducive to learning and that can better cater to the high demand for the company’s Construction... 


Telkom posts first-quarter earnings decline
2nd August 2022 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed Telkom has reported a decline in earnings during the first quarter of the year, impacted by topline performance and an increase in its cost base. During the three months to June 30,... 


SA's largest independent management & technology consultancy grows yet again
1st August 2022

IQbusiness, South Africa’s largest independent management and technology consultancy, has continued to expand its exceptional client and career offerings by integrating acquired businesses. With... 


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Utilities 'more carefully weighing' origin risk, says Canadian uranium major
29th July 2022 By: Mariaan Webb

Energy utilities are beginning to pivot towards uranium procurement strategies that more carefully weigh origin risks, uranium major Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel said this week, noting that it was good... 


Mandela Mining Precinct making progress with its objectives
27th July 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

There has been much progress at the Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP) in terms of achieving its key objectives, as well as those of its research and development (R&D) collaborators, and several... 


Rendering of proposed NICO pit, mill and camp site in the Northwest Territories
NICO gold/cobalt/bismuth/copper mine project, Canada – update
22nd July 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

Fortune Minerals has secured an extension to the option period to buy the JFSL Field Services brownfield site, in Alberta, where it plans to build the NICO hydrometallurgical refinery. 


Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu
Logistics solutions needed quickly to avoid lost commodity price opportunity – Menar
18th July 2022 By: Martin Creamer

While there is commitment from State rail enterprise Transnet to find a solution to bulk commodity logistical disruption, the issue is time, as the challenges need to be overcome with the necessary... 


Women in construction show young built-environment professionals the way
18th July 2022

Tjeka Training Matters’ professional training facilitators, Christina Klaas and Bongiwe Hlomza, are both accomplished built-environment professionals who are passionate about sharing their wealth... 


Madison Metals CEO Duane Parnham
Madison betting big on uranium price, demand resurgence
11th July 2022 By: Darren Parker

CSE-listed Madison Metals is betting on a sustained increase in uranium demand and accompanying price increases in years to come as the global demand for clean energy brings nuclear energy into... 


Diamcor optimisation efforts continue despite challenges
7th July 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Junior diamond mining company Diamcor Mining notes that optimisation and refinement efforts at its upgraded processing plant, at its Krone-Endora at Venetia project in South Africa, continued as... 


Specialised tools and equipment for large-scale industrial demolition
7th July 2022

Jet Demolition has developed an in-house adaptor and quick-coupler system  Large-scale heavy industrial demolition often requires a vast range and variety of demolition tools to be used. These... 


A long time ago
1st July 2022 By: Terry Mackenzie-hoy

I recently noticed that I had suddenly become old. I had been quite happily moving along through my sixties when somebody mentioned that my brother was one year from being. This, of course, put me... 


Metals haven’t crashed this hard since the great recession
27th June 2022 By: Bloomberg

Industrial metals are on track for the worst quarter since the 2008 financial crisis as prices are pummeled by recession worries. Copper, the great economic bellwether, has ricocheted into a bear... 


LOcation map of the Mt Peak project
Mt Peake vanadium/titanium/iron project, Australia – update
24th June 2022 By: Sheila Barradas

TNG has appointed the lead engineering and the preferred engineering, procurement and construction contractor for Mt Peake. 


The rollercoaster and exhilaration of being a demolition specialist
23rd June 2022

In celebration of International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) on 23 June, Jet Demolition Contracts and Project Manager Kate Bester (NDip. Civil Engineering, PMP) highlights being in close... 


Mincor marks first revenue from Kambalda
23rd June 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Mincor has received first payment from its first parcel of nickel ore processed through mining major BHP’s Kambalda nickel concentrator, in Western Australia. Mincor on Thursday said... 


TNG appoints new contractor at Mt Peake
22nd June 2022 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed TNG has appointed engineering and construction group Clough as the lead engineering and the preferred engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for its Mt Peake... 


Solidarity Fund on track to close by September
21st June 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Solidarity Fund, whose mandate was focused on a rapid response to the Covid-19 pandemic remains on track to close by September. The fund in March announced that it would wrap up its operations... 


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