By Jonathan Veeran, Partner and Deputy Head of Webber Wentzel’s Mining Sector Group Africa is a diverse and varied continent with a melting pot of people, cultures, languages and systems...
One of the largest gatherings of leaders in the world of Geoscience will converge on the Cape Town International Centre for the 35th International Geological Congress (IGC). The congress...
By Tracy-Lee Erasmus and Sandra Gore, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr The Minister of Environmental Affairs (Minister) published a notice to the paper and packaging, electrical and electronic and lighting industries (Affected...
Gold’s unit price elasticity is a powerful mechanism for clearing the market during periods of weak prices. This is the view of Sandy McGregor, portfolio manager at Allan Gray, who...
JB Switchgear Solutions (Pty) Limited near Johannesburg was recently awarded a contract by DRA in Cape Town for the design, manufacture and supply of numerous boards, variable speed drives and...
Master Drilling, a JSE-listed drilling solutions provider is advancing and developing in this ever-growing, ever-diversifying landscape with its new, innovative technology - a mechanised blind shaft boring system. The system...
Despite numerous challenges facing the mining industry in South Africa, the Bakubung Platinum Mine (BPM) project has defied all odds by achieving set goals ahead of schedule in some areas,...
Region faces shutdown of hydro-electric plants and collapse of mining industry Concerns regarding a catastrophic failure of the Kariba Dam have been thrust into the spotlight again as Zambia’s energy...
Botswana’s economic growth on the decline Power and water shortages in Botswana seem to be putting more strain on already fragile economy, and this is on the backdrop of decline...
By Gawie-Herholdt The challenge to lead in rapidly changing times Recently, the focus on mining in the media has been, for the most part, fairly negative. The issues range from...