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New Mining Charter falls short
[John Capel] Although aimed at reducing the BBBEE shortcomings of the current Mining Charter, the revised version6 fails in two vital ways... read


Energy & Mining
Sibanye workers score on premium payment

Nicci Botha

All trade unions are now party to the stability premium offered by Sibanye Gold to promote sound industrial relations between the company and labour... read
Mining
Environmental licence access no longer buried in bureaucracy
Interest groups and members of the public now have automatic access to environmental licences, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has announced... read
Oakbay Resources appoints new audit firm
Oakbay Resources, the mining wing of the brothers Gupta's erstwhile empire, has appointed a new auditing firm after KPMG sacked them as clients... read
Unexplored regions in Africa await junior miners
Junior miners continue to search Africa for lucrative opportunities as well as the most competitive and amenable jurisdictions. read
Anglo signs R175m community deal
Amplats has signed a settlement agreement in which R175m will be paid to the Mapela Traditional Communityto settle a number of legacy issues... read
Renewables & Energy Efficiency
EU-Africa research cooperation to improve energy access in Africa

Dr Ed Brown and Dr Zivayi Chiguvare

Energy in Africa is a rarer commodity than in the developed world... read
Africa can learn from SA's renewable energy programme

Celine Paton

Following global trends leaning towards a more sustainable future, governments in most African countries have established increasingly ambitious renewable energy (RE) targets for their power sector... read
Finalists announced in African Utility Week's Innovation Hub for energy and water industry

Issued by Spintelligent

Aquaponic farming, a geyser switch and other water and energy savings gadgets and software are amongst the winning innovations and inventions that will be showcased at the Innovation Hub taking place during the upcoming African Utility Week in Cape Town from 17-19 May... read
Turning sea water into drinking water using recycled energy
There is no doubt that South Africa is facing a water crisis, thanks to climate change, lower rainfall and a crumbling infrastructure... read
Science & Engineering
The demise of the MEIBC: It only has itself to blame
Although it's a known fact that MEIBC is in severe financial difficulty, reports in Sunday's newspapers have prompted me to break my silence... read
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