Skills development and training

The School of Mining Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand has shot up the world league tables to take 15th place in the 2018 QS World University Rankings. Up...

Wits Mining graduate Millicent Naledi Mabidilala Earning a place in Anglo American’s flagship graduate programme is an achievement in itself, but more importantly gives top achievers an opportunity to change...

Addressing the event was Professor Cuthbert Musingwini, Head of School at Wits University’s School of Mining Engineering, who highlighted the value of collaboration between academia and the mining sector in...

Prof Cuthbert Musingwini Accreditation of Wits University’s School of Mining Engineering has been renewed for another five-year cycle by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), Head of School Professor,...

Gold. (Shutterstock) Sibanye Gold has announced a R30 million sponsorship for the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and the University of the Witwatersrand to underpin its commitment to tertiary education. This...

An instructor stands in front of a rear-view screen at Murray & Roberts Cementation Training Academy’s newly installed virtual reality blast wall, digitally ‘marking off’ the centre line, grade line...

BME Marketing Manager, Hayley Wayland Earning a place to study mining engineering at Wits University is a dream come true for many historically disadvantaged students, but it is only the...

wits-mining-schools-put-their-heads-together To allow more cooperation and information-sharing, the heads of South Africa’s four university mining schools have launched Mining Engineering Education South Africa (MEESA).  Established last year as the Mining...

In June 2016, Metallon Corporation commenced its two-year graduate training scheme in Zimbabwe, with 15 university graduates, aged 18-28, chosen from over 1,000 applicants. The selection process comprised of academic...

Eskom will sign phase 2 of Eskom Power Plant Engineering Institute (EPPEI) funding agreement, in collaboration with the Universities of Cape Town, Witwatersrand, North-West, Pretoria, KwaZulu-Natal and Stellenbosch, in partnership...