Creamer Media Reporter

Creamer Media’s news team is based mainly in South Africa, but the team includes regular correspondents from other parts of Africa, such as Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, Kenya and the rest of the world, including the United Kingdom, Australia and India. Email: newsdesk@engineeringnews.co.za

Telkom halts spectrum interdict application to expedite review

21st January 2022 Telecommunications group Telkom has agreed to halt its application for an urgent interdict to prevent the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) from moving ahead with the spectrum auction in March. The company said an agreement was reached with all the respondents on the... →

Teck uses blockchain to trace germanium from mine to customer

21st January 2022 Diversified miner Teck Resources has partnered with DLT Labs to use blockchain technology to trace responsibly-produced germanium from the mine to the customer – the first such use of blockchain to trace the critical mineral. Teck is North America’s biggest producer of germanium, a critical... →

Caledonia COO appointed director

20th January 2022 Gold miner Caledonia mining, which operates the Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, has appointed Dana Roets as director, with immediate effect. Dana has been the COO of Caledonia since 2013 and will continue in this role following his appointment to the board. →

DWS concerned about possible liquid gas chlorine shortages that could affect water supply

20th January 2022 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is monitoring a potential supply shortage of liquid gas chlorine, which could impact the treatment of potable water and effluent water managed by water service authorities (WSA’s), metropolitans and water boards. “The DWS is aware of the incident... →

Save the Vaal Environment says Emfuleni wastewater treatment system remains dysfunctional

20th January 2022 Save the Vaal Environment (Save) said that none of the three Emfuleni wastewater treatment plants are meeting the requirements of their waste water licences and stated that the impression that the Sedibeng Sewage Scheme is on track is erroneous. “The existing Emfuleni wastewater treatment system... →

Imperial surrenders Giant Copper claims in BC

20th January 2022 ancouver-based explorer Imperial Metals has reached an agreement with British Columbia to surrender the Giant Copper mineral claims, which are surrounded by two parks. The claims, which Imperial has held since April 1988, host two mineral deposits containing copper, silver and gold and a... →

PDAC rescheduled to June

18th January 2022 The yearly Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention has been rescheduled, owing to current health restrictions in Ontario. The event will now be hosted in person in Toronto from June 13 to 15 and online from June 28 to 29. →

Sabina reports contractor fatality at Back River

18th January 2022 Toronto-listed Sabina Gold & Silver on Monday reported a fatal accident involving an employee of a contractor employed at the Back River gold district, in Nunavut. The company explained that, while clearing snow, a D6 dozer and its operator were lost through the ice about 6 km from the port... →