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Tegeta's share in RBCT sold off
A consortium has made a bid on the Gupta-owned shares in the Richards Bay Coal Terminal for an undisclosed sum... read


Traders selling dangerously dirty fuel across Africa: study
Traders selling dangerously dirty fuel across Africa: study
European oil companies, especially Swiss commodity traders, are exploiting weak African fuel standards by selling toxic diesel and gasoline across the continent... read


Source: Eskom
Eskom faces possible ratings downgrade
Eskom says it will continue engaging with Moody's after the credit agency announced it was putting the power utility's ratings on credit review... read



INNOVATION MONTH
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#InnovationMonth: SureGO! produces flexible walkway bridge

Sindy Peters

At the recently held Electra Mining Africa 2016 exhibition, local engineering solutions organisation SureGo! displayed a model of its flexible walkway bridge... read
#InnovationMonth: This engineering student's invention could revolutionise the renewable energy sector
#InnovationMonth: This engineering student's invention could revolutionise the renewable energy sector

Lindsay Samson

Lancaster University's Abigail Carson invents innovative power storage solution... read
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Big business opportunities ahead for Africa - McKinsey
Africa's overall growth has slowed but new research shows long-term fundamentals are strong and there are big business opportunities ahead... read
SA bulk exports fall 4.9% y/y in August to 12.6-million tons
SA bulk exports fall 4.9% y/y in August to 12.6-million tons
SA's bulk export volumes fell 4.9% year on year (y/y) August to 12.6-million tonnes after dropping by 15.4% y/y in July to 11.6-million tonnes... read
Mining
The future of mining lies in changing its modus operandi
The future of mining lies in changing its modus operandi
If mining is to have a bright future, then fresh management approaches, bold technological advances and firmer relationships with stakeholders must come to the fore... read
Growth in wholesale trade sales slows to 1.2% y/y in July
Growth in wholesale trade sales slows to 1.2% y/y in July
Wholesale trade sales rose 1.2% year on year in July, following a revised 1.7% increase in June, Statistics SA said on Thursday... read
Al Jazeera doccie on US law's impact on DRC mining up for Emmy
Al Jazeera doccie on US law's impact on DRC mining up for Emmy
A documentary on how advocacy groups got it wrong by pushing through a law on conflict minerals is up for an Emmy Award... read
Unplanned smelter closure will cost Amplats up to 100,000oz of production
Unplanned smelter closure will cost Amplats up to 100,000oz of production

Allan Seccombe

Anglo American Platinum (AMS) has lost smelting production of up to 100,000oz of platinum this year after shutting down its faulty Waterval smelter for an unplanned R125m rebuild. read
Volvo deploys self-driving truck in Swedish mine
Volvo deploys self-driving truck in Swedish mine
Volvo's fully autonomous truck is the first in the world to be tested in operations deep underground in the Kristineberg Mine... read
Source: Firestone Diamonds
Botswanan diamond mine deal collapses
The sale of Firestone Diamonds' operations in Botswana collapsed after the proposed buyer, Tango Mining, failed to meet the conditions of the sale agreement by the deadline date... read
Nuclear Power
Source: Eskom
Routine maintenance shutdown for Koeberg Unit 1
Koeberg's Unit 1 will be taken offline for a month-long scheduled refuelling outage... read
Renewables & Energy Efficiency
GM vows to run on 100% renewable energy by 2050
GM vows to run on 100% renewable energy by 2050
General Motors plans to generate or source all electrical power for its 350 operations in 59 countries with 100% renewable energy... read
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All systems go at Noupoort Wind Farm
The Noupoort Wind Farm is up and running and has been officially declared operational by community leaders... read
Business
Mobility, cloud services driving digital business agendas
Mobility, cloud services driving digital business agendas
The adoption of enterprise mobility and cloud services by businesses in South Africa is helping to drive digital transformation initiatives... read
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