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Mining fatality figures drop slightly
Mining fatality figures drop slightly
The mining sector fatality figures improved by 5% in 2016, compared to 2015... read
Firms push hydrogen as top green energy
Firms push hydrogen as top green energy
Over a dozen leading European and Asian firms have teamed up to promote the use of hydrogen as a clean fuel... read
African towns decline when miners exit
African towns decline when miners exit
[Penda Diallo] The town of Fria in Guinea was built around bauxite mining in 1957. It used to have good facilities and infrastructure... read
BizTrends 2017
Andrew van Zyl
#BizTrends2017: Pressure builds on mining companies stuck in compliance mode
The recently released King IV report urging boards to focus on effective outcomes rather than ticking compliance boxes... read
#BizTrends2017: The future of energy
#BizTrends2017: The future of energy

Danette Breitenbach

Energy is the lifeblood of economies and human activity, yet today's grids aren't much different from the one Thomas Edison built... read
#BizTrends2017: Agility, technology and investing in the African market
#BizTrends2017: Agility, technology and investing in the African market
Drought, local political uncertainty and ongoing global macro-economic instability have placed many businesses on the back foot as they go into the New Year... read


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Why municipalities can't hand over power to Eskom
Why municipalities can't hand over power to Eskom
Shifting electricity distribution from local government hands to Eskom would have serious repercussions on local and state coffers... read
Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three
Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three

Agathe Maupin and Mercy Mwanikah Ojoyi

There is an increasing global demand for food, water and energy. All three are inter-linked, a fact that has increasingly become the focus of attention for policy makers and governments... read
Legal advice boosts IPPs case against Eskom
Legal advice boosts IPPs case against Eskom

Lutho Mtongana

Independent power producers (IPPs), who are waiting for Eskom to sign power purchase agreements (PPA), are entitled to approach the courts to force Eskom to sign these agreements, the South African Renewable Energy Council (SAREC) said on Wednesday, 18 January... read
Eskom defaulter power cuts will hurt economy: Cosatu and Sacci
Eskom defaulter power cuts will hurt economy: Cosatu and Sacci

Khulekani Magubane

Eskom's decision to interrupt power to about a dozen municipalities would hurt business and cost jobs, the South African Chamber of Commerce (Sacci) and Cosatu warned on Tuesday, 17 January... read
Low water levels aid plans for rehabilitation of Kariba Dam
Low water levels aid plans for rehabilitation of Kariba Dam

Tom Nevin

In the months ahead, the Kariba Dam hydroelectric scheme must deal with the twin challenges of not holding enough water on the one hand and too much of it on the other... read
Markets & Investment
Mining output plunges 4.2% in November
Mining output plunges 4.2% in November

Pericles Anetos

Mining output plunged 4.2% in November from a year earlier, Statistics SA said on Tuesday, 17 January... read
Mining
Sibanye's Mimosa platinum mine
Sibanye meets US antitrust condition
Sibanye Gold has met a major antitrust condition in the US as part of its $2.2bn takeover of Stillwater Mining... read
Lonmin must still build housing for more than 11‚000 employees
Lonmin must still build housing for more than 11‚000 employees

Allan Seccombe

Lonmin‚ the world's third largest platinum miner‚ has to build accommodation for 11‚500 of its employees‚ but the weak platinum price is working against major housing investment‚ CEO Ben Magara said on Friday, 20 January... read
Samarco dam configuration via Google Earth
BHP Billiton and Vale settle civil claim for Samarco tragedy

Robert Laing

BHP Billiton and Vale have agreed to pay R$155bn (about $47.5bn) to settle a civil claim for the Samarco tailings dam disaster in November 2015... read
Shell Gabon sale to be finalised in January: source
Shell Gabon sale to be finalised in January: source
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell will sign a deal to sell its Gabon oil assets to US fund Carlyle this month, a source close to the talks said Monday, 16 January, as unions threatened further strike action. read
Business
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CMS head Humphrey Zokufa dies

Nicci Botha

The recently appointed head of the CMS, Dr Humphrey Zokufa, died on Sunday after a short illness... read
What banks need to do to stay relevant
What banks need to do to stay relevant

Mark Arnold

The financial services landscape is in a state of flux and the challenge, therefore, is to stay relevant... read
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