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The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) registered 147 new electricity generation facilities in the quarter ended December 31 – the third quarter of the 2025/26 financial year –...
Dr Titus Mathe will step down as South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) CEO on March 31 after being appointed as the new Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) CEO, SANEDI...
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As Africa’s mines prepare for deeper digital integration, University of the Witwatersrand’s (Wits’) School of Mining Engineering professors, lecturers and leaders report that the sector’s...
The theme of this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba – Stronger Together: Progress Through Partnerships – underscores a pivotal consensus in the mining industry that collaboration among...
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With partnerships at the heart of this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba’s theme, mine safety equipment manufacturer Booyco Electronics highlights why sustained industry-wide collaboration...
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While showcasing its advancement in partnership-led approaches across Africa’s mining value chain, explosives and chemicals group AECI will also use this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba...
Stronger collaboration across Zambia’s mining ecosystem will be central to unlocking the country’s copper and critical-minerals growth ambitions, says Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM) CEO Sokwani...
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Mining safety in South Africa has improved significantly over the past decade through better equipment, improved safety frameworks and cultures combined with enhanced risk management approaches....
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