Barbara Creecy, minister of forestry, fisheries and environmental affairs, dealt a major blow to mining groups Anglo Operations and Canyon Coal, as well as the department of mineral resources, after rejecting plans for a giant new open-pit mine outside…
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Security of energy supply can be an advantage in securing investment, but in SA, load shedding is a "significant investment constraint," president Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic adviser Trudi Makhaya has warned. The economist was speaking at Parlia…
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Coal will continue to play a significant role in electricity generation for the country, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has said. The minister on Friday briefed media on the recently gazetted Integrated Resources Plan 2019.
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Another fatality has occurred at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Thembelani shaft in Rustenburg, according to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU). According to an AMCU statement, it is the third fatality of its kind at the mine this year.
‘This cannot continue’, says AMCU after another fatality at Sibanye-Stillwater Read More »
Another fatality has occurred at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Thembelani shaft in Rustenburg, according to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU). According to an AMCU statement, it is the third fatality of its kind at the mine this year.
This cannot continue’, says AMCU after another fatality at Sibanye-Stillwater Read More »
Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, has written to the former chairperson of the Central Energy Fund, Luvo Makasi, to say he accepts that he resigned voluntarily and was not fired. The CEF oversees national oil company PetroSA and…
Mantashe says former chair of Central Energy Fund resigned, was not fired Read More »
More than 30 alleged zama-zamas were arrested on Tuesday morning during a police operation at the Krugersdorp Old Gold Mine in West Village. According to a police statement, the police pounced on a group of more than 30 illegal miners during the operat…
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New numbers released by Statistics SA show a bloodbath in construction jobs over the past months, while the mining sector is steadily employing more people – for now. The Quarterly Employment Statistics survey for the second quarter of the year showed …
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Optimum Coal Mine in Middelburg, Mpumalanga went up in flames after a fire set the mine’s conveyor belts alight on Sunday. The Middleburg Observer reports that while it is unclear what caused the fire, it is believed that it may be sabotage.
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Police Minister Bheki Cele on Friday welcomed the introduction of a task team to tackle gangsterism and illegal mining in the Free State. The 12-member task team was unveiled at a ministerial imbizo in Welkom, where residents had raised their concerns.
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