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Werner pumps concludes delivery of 50 trucks for KZN municipal use
Werner pumps concludes delivery of 50 trucks for KZN municipal use
12th August 2024

( Virtual Showroom )Over the period of one calendar year, leading manufacturer of high-pressure jetting equipment in South Africa, Werner Pumps, has delivered a total of 50 truck units to a... 


Electricity lines
South Africa battles to fund vital grid upgrade for green energy
12th August 2024 By: Reuters

South Africa's plan to expand its power grid, now the biggest bottleneck to replacing coal with renewables, has hit a snag: finding investors to lend the necessary $21-billion to a near-bankrupt... 


BHP's Jansen mine in Saskatchewan
BHP launches Canada Indigenous Partnerships Plan
12th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified mining major BHP took a further step towards deepening long-term relationships with Indigenous communities with the launch of its Canada Indigenous Partnership Plan (CIPP) on August 9.... 


Rio Tinto’s Serbia lithium project faces fresh protests
Rio Tinto’s Serbia lithium project faces fresh protests
12th August 2024 By: Bloomberg

Environmental activists and opposition groups are set to gather in the center of Serbia’s capital on Saturday to demand a halt to the Rio Tinto Group’s $2.4-billion plans to open Europe’s biggest... 


An image of the Sasol staff personnel standing next to a borehole
Company donates three boreholes to alleviate water scarcity
9th August 2024

Energy and chemicals group Sasol in June handed three boreholes over to the Metsimaholo local municipality and Free State Department of Health to improve water security in the Deneysville area of... 


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Oil group acquires interest in hydrogen firm
9th August 2024

Saudi Arabia’s State oil producer Aramco has signed definitive agreements to acquire a 50% equity interest in the Jubail-based Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases Company (BHIG), a wholly owned... 


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Big solar installation epitomises Sun City’s ongoing efforts to remain relevant
9th August 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Sun International’s Sun City, in the North West, is continuing its drive to remain relevant as it progresses several successful initiatives to revamp the premier leisure and entertainment... 


DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM WiMSA has created a community that lends support to women in the mining sector, offers mentorship and career development, understands women’s rights and helps women develop their own personal strength and character
Despite successes, challenges persist
9th August 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

Despite some progress in empowering women in the mining industry, significant challenges remain, reports lobby organisation Women in Mining South Africa (WiMSA) chairperson Raksha Naidoo. Focusing... 


WiM UK welcomes new chair
9th August 2024

Volunteer organisation Women in Mining UK (WiM UK) has announced the appointment of Gina Jardine as the new chair of the board, following an extensive search process. Jardine succeeds Carole Cable,... 


Varied ways of thinking and not thinking in the world of policy commentators
9th August 2024 By: Saliem Fakir

We are entering a period of intense transition processes globally, necessitating the phasing out of fossil fuels. Implementation needs to be fast-tracked but this will not be without... 


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Mandela Mining Precinct - Women in Mining
9th August 2024

Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP) Executive Director 


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Tau Mining celebrates Women's Month
9th August 2024

As a leading open cast mining contractor in Africa, TAU Mining is honoured to highlight a selection of the exceptional women who are integral to the company’s success. Zeenut Hole  


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AMIS - Women in Mining
9th August 2024

Tendani Muhanganei Position and company name: Quality Manager at AMIS 


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Harmony Gold Mining - Women in Mining
9th August 2024

Azikho Ncolosi Harmony Gold graduate geologist at Masimong mine, Azikho Ncolosi’s current role is equivalent to shaft geologist. She provides specialist geological information for mine service,... 


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Kathleen Valley lithium/tantalum project, Australia – update
9th August 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

First spodumene concentrate has been produced. 


Location map of the Lance Projects
Lance Projects – Ross and Kendrick production areas, US – update
9th August 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Plant construction and wellfield development activities are progressing on schedule and close to budget. 


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Lower uMkhomazi water project – Phase 1, South Africa – update
9th August 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed the work being done by Infrastructure South Africa to unblock the bureaucracy and red tape pertaining to the project. 


Woolworths to invest further R17.5m in renewable-energy projects
8th August 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Retail group Woolworths will make a further R17.5-million worth of investments in renewable-energy projects, which are projected to have a payback period of four to five years. The investment... 


Vista completes acquisition of Banco SocGen Moçambique
8th August 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Financial services firm Vista Group has completed its acquisition of 100% of Banco Société Générale Moçambique, which has eight branches and will be renamed Vista Bank Moçambique. The acquisition... 


Aon South Africa CEO Dr Nolwandle Mgoqi
Strategic partnerships key to advancing infrastructure development – Cesa
8th August 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

In today's rapidly evolving infrastructure landscape, industry organisation Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) says strategic partnerships have emerged as a cornerstone for advancing... 


Seriti Green CEO Peter Venn and Seriti Group CE Mike Teke.
Global energy winners will be those transitioning quickly and effectively
8th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

When it comes to the energy transition, the countries that implement the strongest energy portfolios and power grids the fastest and most effectively are going to be the winning countries. That is... 


Babcock committed to a greener future
Babcock committed to a greener future
8th August 2024

Babcock is demonstrating its commitment to a greener future through initiatives that align with South Africa’s environmental objectives, while also operating within Babcock International’s goal of... 


Glencore Group's Astron Energy refuelling station.
Astron’s a terrific asset, ferrochrome’s helping world to decarbonise, says Glencore
8th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Astron Energy, which has successfully rebranded one of South Africa’s transport fuel forecourt networks, is described by Glencore CEO Gary Nagle as being a terrific asset. With the restart to full... 


Nedbank Commercial Banking national manager Amith Singh
Opinion: Transforming South Africa's manufacturing sector to embrace green and avoid falling behind
8th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Transforming South Africa's manufacturing sector to embrace green practices is not just an environmental necessity but a strategic imperative to remain competitive on the global stage, writes... 


No false dawns - Africa is on the rise
No false dawns - Africa is on the rise
8th August 2024

By Devan Pillay, Cluster President, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric “The continent is too large to describe. It is a veritable ocean, a separate planet, a varied, immensely rich cosmos.... 


Huawei inverters provide stability, reliability as SA undergoes a renewables revolution
Huawei inverters provide stability, reliability as SA undergoes a renewables revolution
8th August 2024

Energy solutions provider Huawei recently opened the doors of its Johannesburg campus to welcome energy sector suppliers, partners and media to witness the launch of a new range of commercial and... 


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Big solar installation epitomises Sun City’s ongoing efforts to remain relevant
8th August 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Sun International’s Sun City, in the North West, is continuing its drive to remain relevant as it progresses several successful initiatives to revamp the premier leisure and entertainment... 


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Gold Fields, Western Australia’s Ngadju people sign native title agreement
7th August 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE- and NYSE-listed Gold Fields and the Ngadju Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (NNTAC) have announced the signing of an historic native title agreement. NNTAC is the representative body for... 


Cape Town’s R5bn budget set for water and sanitation investments
7th August 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is preparing to deploy its Council-approved capital budget over the 2024/25 financial year. The city’s R18-billion water and sanitation... 


ELIDZ and AIDC forge strategic partnership to deepen Automotive value chain localisation in EC
ELIDZ and AIDC forge strategic partnership to deepen Automotive value chain localisation in EC
7th August 2024

The East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) and the Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC), a subsidiary of the Gauteng Growth Development Agency (GGDA) signed a Memorandum of... 


Uncertainty rises as the local agriculture sector faces increased risks
7th August 2024

By: Jacques de Villiers - Group Head of Supply Chain at Omnia Holdings The key to overcoming supply chain challenges lies in strategic diversity and investment. 


Federal investments to boost Manitoba Indigenous economic reconciliation, critical mineral development
7th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Manitoba is home to deposits of 30 of the 34 minerals on Canada's 2024 Critical Minerals list. These include lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, copper and rare earth elements, which are the six... 


Mount Cattlin in Western Australia
Australia's lithium industry seen bearing brunt of supply cuts
7th August 2024 By: Reuters

Arcadium Lithium on Wednesday joined a growing list of producers reviewing lithium operations in Australia amid a rout in prices for the battery raw material that is expected to result in more... 


Powerlines
Securing ringfenced revenue for NTCSA seen as key first step for tackling R390bn grid backlog
6th August 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Ringfencing revenue for the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) is regarded as a crucial short-term step for ensuring that the newly operationalised Eskom Holdings subsidiary is... 


EWSETA CEO Mpho Mookapele
Energy leadership programme trains women executive and managers to be energy leaders – EWSETA
6th August 2024 By: Schalk Burger

More than a hundred women in leadership positions in the energy sector have graduated from the Women Leading in the Energy Sector (WLES) training programme, helping to bridge the gender gap in the... 


Vametco
Bushveld optimistic about next 18 months following corrective measures
6th August 2024 By: Darren Parker

Ahead of the company's upcoming AGM, Aim-listed vanadium producer Bushveld Minerals has said the outlook remains positive for the remainder of this year into 2025 owing to the rationalisation of... 


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Financial literacy unlocks financial security, economic mobility – FSCA exec
6th August 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The fifth Money Smart Week South Africa will provide free financial education, as financial literacy unlocks economic mobility and enables people to achieve financial stability and secure their... 


HPC is here, but it needs to be of cool mind and body
HPC is here, but it needs to be of cool mind and body
6th August 2024

By Ben Selier, Vice President, Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric It reads like a paragraph from a Philip K. Dick Sci-Fi novel; high performance computing (HPC) can perform... 


The Achmmach mine in Morocco
Atlantic Tin completes Samine acquisition
6th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Unlisted Australian mineral exploration and development company Atlantic Tin's Moroccan subsidiary Titan Tin has completed its acquisition of Société Anonyme d’Entreprises Minières (Samine) from... 


Deep Yellow head of business development Andrew Mirco
Deep Yellow projects robust uranium demand, prices to stay higher
6th August 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Pure-play uranium company Deep Yellow aims to produce ten-million pounds a year within the next decade, driven by strong demand and a market deficit, says head of business development Andrew Mirco.... 


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TNPA christens two newly built launch boats
5th August 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has christened two new launch boats, built by the Sandock Austral Shipyards (SAS) in Durban, and destined for the Port of Cape Town. This is part of TNPA’s... 


Copper 360’s debut load of ore exits one of the shafts at Rietberg mine. This was the first time in 41 years that mining activity in the Northern Cape’s copper district recommenced.
Re-opened Rietberg copper mine on way to becoming Copper 360’s cash cow
5th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The revived Rietberg copper mine is on its way to becoming the cash cow of Copper 360, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange AltX company, which last week produced the first copper ore in the O’Kiep... 


Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina
DWS will support, not interfere with, municipalities’ water provision responsibilities
5th August 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

While several municipalities across South Africa have battled to maintain consistent water services for citizens, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) said it cannot overtake and interfere... 


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