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Donna Slater

Donna Slater

Donna Slater is Creamer Media Features Deputy Editor and Chief Photographer for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

By Donna Slater

SAWEA applauds appointment of Electricity Minister

13th February 2023

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has voiced its support for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s leadership and firm commitment to fixing South Africa’s electricity crisis, as stated in his... 


Platinum Guild launches new information portal on responsible platinum

13th February 2023

Platinum marketing organisation Platinum Guild International (PGI) has launched an information portal on responsible platinum to help the jewellery trade and consumers learn about how platinum is... 


Goldplat appoints new chairperson

13th February 2023

Aim-listed Goldplat has appointed Gerard Kemp chairperson, with immediate effect. He succeeds Gerard Kisbey-Green who is stepping down as chairperson, but will remain as an independent... 


Construction of Singida over 90% complete – Shanta

13th February 2023

East Africa-focused gold producer, developer and explorer Shanta Gold reports that the overall construction activity at its Singida gold project, in Tanzania, is 93% complete, with all essential... 


Seifsa launches loadshedding impact survey

13th February 2023

The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) is conducting a loadshedding impact assessment to assist the organisation in its advocacy initiatives on energy. “South... 


Worrying mismatch between climate change activism, corporate lobbying – report

10th February 2023

New analysis – conducted by climate think tank InfluenceMap – on climate policy lobbying in South Africa shows that oppositional industry voices are significantly more engaged than pro-climate... 


Pan African to report lower interim earnings on the back of exchange rate, gold price volatility

10th February 2023

Aim- and JSE-listed gold miner Pan African Resources’ headline earnings and earnings a share for the six months ended December 31 are expected to be between 31% and 41% lower year-on-year, at $0.14... 


Implats nonexec director Davey passes away

10th February 2023

Platinum group metals miner Impala Platinum (Implats) reports that independent nonexecutive director Peter Davey, who served on the board since June 2013, passed away on February 7 after a short... 


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Renewed interest in Cape Town, Durban office space – Emira

10th February 2023

Real estate investment trust Emira Property Fund says it has received increased enquiries for office space in Cape Town and Durban – welcome news in markets that have suffered from rising vacancies... 


Solar PV panels

Renewable energy, social upset key themes for miners in 2023 – Fitch Solutions

10th February 2023

Capital expenditure of mining companies is increasingly being aimed at renewable energy projects and associated grid development – a trend that is likely to continue throughout this year, financial... 


Mining production slipped 7.2% y/y in 2022

9th February 2023

South Africa’s total mining production contracted by 7.2% year-on-year in 2022, following growth of 11.6% year-on-year in 2021 and a contraction of 10.4% year-on-year in 2020, reports Statistics... 


Ireland, Austria join AfDB’s Africa Climate Change Fund with €3m contribution

9th February 2023

Ireland and Austria have joined the African Development Bank’s (AfDB’s) Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) with contributions of €2-million and €1-million, respectively, to support the fund’s work.... 


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Steinmüller Africa celebrates 60 years of growing its African business

9th February 2023

Steam generation and high-pressure piping solutions company Steinmüller Africa celebrated 60 years of business in Africa on November 7, 2022. The company started its presence in South Africa in... 


MSA Group MD Dr Ian Haddon

MSA Group to establish Saudi Arabia office to meet soaring consultancy demand

9th February 2023

With the opening up of the mining regulatory and investment sectors in Saudi Arabia, exploration and mining consultancy MSA Group, together with joint venture (JV) partner Saudi Arabian company the... 


Edenville stockpiles Rukwa run-of-mine coal to mitigate rain’s impact on production

9th February 2023

Aim-listed coal developer Edenville Energy, which is being impacted by heavy rainfall at its Rukwa coal project, in Tanzania, is taking steps to stockpile run-of-mine (RoM) coal to mitigate, as far... 


Govt of Guinea appoints Egis as technical adviser for Simandou project

9th February 2023

Consulting, engineering, construction and mobility services company Egis has received the signature of a contract with the government of Guinea to act as technical adviser for the construction of... 


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Afrimat Nkomati Anthracite opens newly renovated, extended Steenbok Clinic

8th February 2023

Completed in January, the newly renovated and extended Steenbok Clinic, in Steenbok, Mpumalanga, was recently opened to the public following a partnership to renew it by JSE-listed industrial... 


Brand SA research GM Shamiso Hlatshwayo

Unique investment opportunities in South Africa, despite challenges

8th February 2023

Despite several ongoing challenges, South Africa has untapped potential and investment opportunities, Brand South Africa (SA) research GM Shamiso Hlatshwayo has said. Speaking to Creamer Media at... 


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World Coal Association adds Menar to its ranks

7th February 2023

Coal industry member advocacy and think tank the World Coal Association (WCA) welcomed South African coal miner Menar to its roster of progressive coal members on February 7. On the sidelines of... 


Manufacturing excellence key to doing business in modern times – PwC

7th February 2023

Professional services firm PwC reports that South Africa’s manufacturing industry has to keep evolving to remain competitive in the face of global competition through implementing what it calls... 


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Attacq appoints new nonexecutive directors

7th February 2023

JSE-listed real estate investment trust Attacq has appointed Fikile de Buck and Dr Gustav Rohde as nonexecutive directors, effective February 1. De Buck, with over 23 years of executive-level... 


Etihad Cargo, Astral Aviation sign MoU to boost Africa-UAE logistics

7th February 2023

The cargo and logistics division of Etihad Airways, Etihad Cargo, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Astral Aviation to expand the partnership between the two parties and enhance... 


Arc, Anglo American extend date for Zambia project JV

7th February 2023

Africa-focussed base metals junior explorer Arc Minerals and diversified miner Anglo American have agreed to extend an exclusivity agreement in terms of which the latter wants to buy up to a 70%... 


Uis mineral resource upgraded after 2022 drilling

6th February 2023

Aim-listed African technology metals miner Andrada Mining has updated the mineral resource estimate of its flagship Uis mine, in Namibia, increasing the average lithium grade from 0.63% lithium... 


Twin Hills definitive feasibility study progressing – Osino

3rd February 2023

TSX-V-listed gold explorer and developer Osino Resources is progressing with developing a definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Twin Hills gold project, in Namibia, and is conducting trade-off... 


An underground power station

Research team develops concept to generate power in disused mine shafts

3rd February 2023

An international team of researchers have developed a method to store kinetic energy, which can later be converted to electrical energy, using decommissioned underground mines. The Underground... 


Mining fatalities reach a new low of 49; injuries, disease also decrease

31st January 2023

South Africa’s mining industry suffered 49 fatalities in 2022 – a 34% improvement on the 74 fatalities of 2021 and a record low, thereby continuing the downward trend many in the mining industry... 


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Godongwana says Eskom, crime key impediments to efforts to woo investors

27th January 2023

Ahead of South Africa’s government delegation traveling to Davos, Switzerland, to take part in the upcoming yearly World Economic Forum, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says South Africa’s... 


Solar PV panels

Renewable energy, social upset key themes for miners in 2023 – Fitch Solutions

26th January 2023

Capital expenditure of mining companies is increasingly being aimed at renewable energy projects and associated grid development – a trend that is likely to continue throughout this year, financial... 


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Kearney appoints energy sector veteran Reddy as equity partner

26th January 2023

Management consulting firm Kearney has appointed energy specialist Prashaen Reddy as an equity partner. A business leader with over 13 years of experience in consulting, including six years... 


Mining Indaba introduces InfraTech platform to look at mining innovation

26th January 2023

The organiser of the yearly Investing in African Mining Indaba, Hyve Group, reports that this year’s event will see the launch of a three-day InfraTech content platform that will include... 


An example of Torsa's collision avoidance system

Torsa launches Johannesburg office as its gateway to Africa

25th January 2023

Spanish mining technology company Torsa has launched its pan-African business hub in South Africa, with plans to “drastically” reduce mining incidents, and most importantly fatalities, in line with... 


Barrick’s North Mara, Bulyanhulu deliver higher output, socioeconomic benefits

25th January 2023

Gold and copper miner Barrick Gold’s two gold mines in Tanzania – North Mara and Bulyanhulu – lifted their combined output to 547 000 oz in 2022, achieving another step towards their potential Tier... 


Ramelius reports quarterly results

25th January 2023

Western Australian gold producer Ramelius produced 56 756 oz of gold at an all-inclusive sustaining cost (AISC) of A$2 153/oz during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022. Ramelius owns and... 


Cadence completes sale of Yangibana tenements

25th January 2023

Early-stage investment and development company Cadence Minerals has completed the sale of 30% of its working interests in the Western Australia-based Yangibana rare earths project tenements to... 


Fresnillo meets 2022 guidance

25th January 2023

London-listed Fresnillo has met its 2022 guidance, producing 53.7-million ounces of silver and 635 900 oz of gold from its mines in Mexico. Silver production was slightly above 2021’s output, with... 


Robex, Taurus sign financing deal to progress Kiniero gold project

25th January 2023

West African gold producer and developer Robex Resources has appointed Australian-based fund management firm Taurus Mining Finance Fund No.2 as exclusive arranger for a funding package of up to... 


image of Newlands Terraces

Renewed interest in Cape Town, Durban office space – Emira

25th January 2023

Real estate investment trust Emira Property Fund says it has received increased enquiries for office space in Cape Town and Durban – welcome news in markets that have suffered from rising vacancies... 


an image of AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel

AfriForum kicks off Project AfriEnergy with solar PV guide

24th January 2023

Civil rights organisation AfriForum has launched the first phase of the organisation’s three-phase plan – Project AfriEnergy – to help solve the prevailing electricity crisis in South Africa.   The... 


Technology startup funding up 8% to $6.5bn in 2022

24th January 2023

African technology startup investment platform Partech Africa’s recently released Africa technology venture capital report reveals that, despite the global venture capital downturn, the African... 


Kore updates DX project’s metrics

24th January 2023

Potash developer Kore Potash has updated the Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant mineral resource, ore reserve, prefeasibility study (PFS) information and production target for its 97%-owned DX... 


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