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Class action could suck the breath out of the mining industry
[Nicci Botha] Although any sort of outcome is still years off, the high court ruling on the silicosis class action will no doubt have mining houses panicked... read


Energy
Power producers' to contribute 7000MW
The contribution of independent power producers under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Programme (REIPPP) is expected to grow to about 7,000MW... read
Mining
Equatorial Guinea launches oil and gas technical training programme
Equatorial Guinea is to launch an oil and gas technical training programme, covering critical industry disciplines, which will see students spend two years in Canada at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT Polytechnic)... read
Seven sought-after engineering skills

Bellah Nxumalo

There is a strong South African demand for engineering candidates with seven skills topping the list... read
Anglo's Aussie coal project beats startup deadline
Anglo American's Grosvenor metallurgical coal longwall project in Australia has delivered its first product seven months ahead of schedule and US$100m below budget... read
Northam disposes of Trans Hex stake
Northam is pleased to advise that it has disposed of its 20.3% stake in Trans Hex, a listed diamond producer... read
Nuclear Power
#IRPA14 Low-dose radiation expert receives gold medal for radiation protection
Dr Ethel Gilbert of the NCI was presented with the Gold Medal for Radiation Protection on the last day of IRPA14... read
#IRPA14 Half a century of making radiation safer
In September 1966, the IRPA hosted its first international congress, staging it in Rome, Italy... read
#IRPA14 Lessons from Chernobyl and Fukushima
On 26 April 1986, the world was rocked by the horror of the nuclear accident at the Chernobyl in what is now Ukraine... read
Renewables & Energy Efficiency
Solar power plant launched in Kimberley
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has launched its second solar power plant at the Kimberley Airport, in the Northern Cape... read
Renewable energy going mainstream
Great strides have been made in stepping up power infrastructure maintenance in SA, says Eskom's senior general manager: engineering Willy Majola... read
Lighting up Nigerians' lives through mobile power
Connecting the dots between the cell phones and solar energy, MTN and Lumos have expanded their offering of a mobile payment electricity service in Nigeria... read
Construction to start on Kathu Solar Park
The Kathu Solar Park project has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Eskom... read
Business
Neuromarketing: From design studio to C-suite

Leigh Andrews

The 'silo mentality' is slowly but surely falling away in ad agencies - now that collaborative business mindset is spreading across all industries. Here's why your marketing strategy needs to follow suit and become a top-line conversation... read
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