South Africa
What Appeal Court’s Fracking Judgment Means
By Wilmien Wicomb Ruling may lead to better environmental oversight Anti-fracking activists won their appeal to the Supreme Court of...
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Women Zama-Zamas Empowered
By Tehoho Setena A study into illegal miners, commonly known as zama-zamas, by a student at the University of the...
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Non-mining Environmental Permits Now Need Auditing
Time is running out for holders of environmental authorisations, as changes to the law now mean that independent audits are...
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Construction And Mining Equipment Sales Decline
Construction and mining equipment sales continued to decline for the third quarter in a row, with sales of new equipment...
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Unemployment Continues Its Upward Trajectory -Increasing Pressure on Finding Critical Skills
The latest unemployment statistics released by Statistics SA for the second quarter of this year paints a very dark picture...
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SA Miners To Deliver Tax Windfall After Metals Rally
By Felix Njini South Africa’s platinum and iron ore producers will generate additional tax revenues for the nation’s cash-strapped government...
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Rising Renewable Energy Expenditure Weighs On Eskom
By Admire Moyo Financially-constrained Eskom has lamented that expenditure on renewable independent power producers (IPPs) increased to R22.2 billion for the...
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Constitutional Court Ruling Ushers in New Era For Energy Regulation in South Africa
By Stephen Labson A recent judgment of South Africa’s Constitutional Court involving the country’s energy regulator signals a new found willingness by the courts...
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Dubai Business, Nehawu Eye Mines Once Owned By Guptas – Source
By Antony Sguazzin and Archana Narayanan, Bloomberg News Dubai’s DSA Investments is considering forming a venture with the National Education,...
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Axing Of Renewable Energy Office Head A Major Setback, Say Energy Experts
By Melanie Gosling Energy experts say the axing of the head of the Independent Power Producer’s office Karen Breytenbach will be...
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