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Resources sector may be the one to beat
Resources sector may be the one to beat
[Maarten Mittner] With 2017 only a few working days old, mining stocks have already proven that resources will be the sector to watch... read
BizTrends 2017
#BizTrends2017: Why more than ever, sustainability is good business
#BizTrends2017: Why more than ever, sustainability is good business

Justin Smith

South African companies, including those in the retail sector, continue to experience a significant change in mindset among customers. The reality is that doing business is no longer just about profit, but also about creating shared value and meeting responsibilities to contribute to inclusive economic development, and to give back to communities and our planet... read
#BizTrends2017: Mechanisation essential for mining's survival
#BizTrends2017: Mechanisation essential for mining's survival

Danette Breitenbach

South Africa sits with abundant resources, but if these cannot be mined economically (and safely), it will all come to naught for stakeholders... read
#BizTrends2017: Global opportunities for 21st century mining
#BizTrends2017: Global opportunities for 21st century mining

Professor Fred Cawood

A developing country like South Africa must balance the need for more jobs with the need for more profitable mines.. read


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Astral Foods projects a poultry catastrophe if Eskom cuts off defaulting councils

Mark Allix

A catastrophe is about to decimate a major part of Astral Foods chicken operation... read
Nigerian oil, gas workers walk out over salary arrears
Nigerian oil, gas workers walk out over salary arrears
Oil and gas workers in southern Nigeria downed tools on Tuesday, 10 December, over the alleged non-payment of salaries, with the walk-out hitting production and threatening electricity supplies... read
Firms push envelope with bright ideas to deliver energy to Africa
Firms push envelope with bright ideas to deliver energy to Africa

Tsakane Ngoepe and Tine Henriksen

The Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a specialised unit at the UCT Graduate School of Business, said in 2015 that in terms of current trends, it would take until 2080 for every African to have access to electricity... read
Mining
Rain halts big work at big local mine
Rain halts big work at big local mine

Charlotte Mathews

Heavy rainfall in the Northern Cape this month has hit production from at least one of SA's big manganese miners... read
Striking Harmony workers return to surface at Kusasalethu
Striking Harmony workers return to surface at Kusasalethu
Workers on a wildcat strike at Harmony Gold's Kusasalethu mine have all returned to the surface... read
Tanzania deflects environmental concerns delaying uranium mine project
Tanzania deflects environmental concerns delaying uranium mine project

Alvar Mwakyusa

Tanzania blames foreign countries for delays in Mkuju River uranium mining project... read
Renewables & Energy Efficiency
Utility distorts facts about renewable energy, group claims
Utility distorts facts about renewable energy, group claims

Bekezela Phakathi

Eskom has been accused of deliberately distorting facts about the cost of renewable power purchases... read
ENGIE signs an agreement for the development of renewable energies in Senegal.
ENGIE, ANER partner to promote clean energy in Senegal
ENGIE has signed a partnership with ANER, the National Renewable Energies Agency in Senegal, to accelerate the development of renewable energies in the country... read
All Dutch trains now run on wind energy
All Dutch trains now run on wind energy

Lindsay Samson

The European country has reached its goal a little earlier than planned... read
Africa Energy Indaba 2017 brings together Africa's leading women in energy
Africa Energy Indaba 2017 brings together Africa's leading women in energy

Issued by Siyenza Management

The third annual Women in Energy conference, organised by the Africa Energy Indaba, will bring together Africa's leading women in the energy sector on Monday, 20 February, at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg... read
NEPAD and the implementation of Africa's renewable energy projects initiative
NEPAD and the implementation of Africa's renewable energy projects initiative

Issued by Siyenza Management

NEPAD, being the implementing arm of the African Union (AU), is embarking upon an exercise that accelerates the development and implementation of Africa's high-priority renewable energy projects... read
Business
What's worrying businesses most in 2017?
What's worrying businesses most in 2017?
Companies increasingly fear the unpredictable business environment, where markets are volatile and political perils are on the rise... read
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