Following a shootout with suspected illegal miners on Wednesday, police have arrested ten people that they believe are linked to the stoning and killing of ten illegal miners in Roodepoort in January. Police launched a manhunt earlier this year after t…
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Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe told reporters on the sidelines of the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town that the government hoped to create a new power generation entity distinct from Eskom. Mantashe told reporter…
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Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe told delegates at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town on Monday that government had conceded that it must allow mining companies to produce energy for their own use. is remarks echoed sentiments from …
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Legal papers will be served on the mining company and government entities involved in the deaths of three mine workers at Lily Mine in 2016, People’s Dialogue founder Herman Mashaba said on Wednesday. Speaking at a press briefing in Rosebank, Mashaba s…
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Eskom says if it is not granted tariff increases it wants from March this year, its finances might collapse, triggering a national crisis, as both the State’s credit ratings and consumers’ well-being would suffer. The power utility – which is battling …
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Big power users, including mining houses who say load-shedding will be the death of the industry, say they want government to move faster with new self-generation regulations because they no longer want to be at the mercy of Eskom. Reporting to Ramapho…
Big power users tell Ramaphosa they want to generate their own electricity Read More »
Several mining companies in South Africa have had to temporarily shut down domestic operations after receiving requests by Eskom to reduce their load on the national power system. This comes after Eskom instituted stage 6 load-shedding for the first ti…
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Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has gazetted for public comment the draft amendments to the Mineral Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) as well as the guidelines for mine community resettlements. The public have until Frida…
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Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has gazetted for public comment the draft amendments to the Mineral Petroleum Resources Development Act as well as the guidelines for mine community resettlements. The public have until Friday Januar…
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The water crisis facing residents of Barberton in the Mpumalanga Lowveld has been temporarily curtailed after two mines in the area stepped in. The two mines, Barberton and Agnes, are two of the biggest employers in the area.
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