JOHANNESBURG: The law demands that mines measure and limit their environmental impact on their own mine property, but the wider - and often more significant - effects of mining are often ignored; research now underway at the Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry (CSMI) at Wits University aims to change that.
10 Jun 2013 09:41
The inaugural Nedbank Capital Sustainable Business Awards saw leading South African companies recognised for their long-term efforts towards sustainability. The ceremony took place at the banking giant's corporate head office in Sandton.
4 Jun 2013 06:47
[Gabi Khumalo] Labour Minister, Mildred Oliphant has made an earnest appeal to the leadership of unions to address workers in a peaceful manner and refrain from using violent words when addressing them.
4 Jun 2013 10:02
Apollo Tyres recently announced that Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) is to take over Apollo Tyres South Africa (ATSA) including the Ladysmith passenger car tyre plant. The two entities have said that there would be no jobs lost in the entire process.
4 Jun 2013 07:47
[Helmo Preuss] Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) - one of the world's largest leading coal export terminals - saw a 6% year-on-year (y/y) fall in tonnage shipped to 4.3m tons (Mt) after a 20.6% y/y surge to 6.2Mt in April.
13 Jun 2013 07:37
Beneficiation can promote industrialisation and boost job creation, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says, and added that it would ensure that more value was added to domestic mineral products before exporting them.
12 Jun 2013 11:31
NANAKANAK: Around 60,000 people are thought to be mining gold in South Sudan, using the bare hands they once used to harvest crops.
11 Jun 2013 07:21
[Linda Ensor] Business Unity SA (Busa) warned of significant job losses should African National Congress (ANC) MPs decide to change provisions in the Labour Relations Amendment Act in order to ban labour brokers.
10 Jun 2013 12:25
[Charlotte Mathews] SA's catalytic converter once responsible for 16% of global production, will hit a wall over the next two or three years when a new European Union regulation kicks in. Thousands of jobs may be at stake.
10 Jun 2013 08:52CAPE TOWN: Foreign investors are still interested in South Africa's mining sector, Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources Godfrey Oliphant said, adding that a number of projects are shovel-ready in the platinum, zinc and other manganese sectors.
10 Jun 2013 06:51
PRETORIA: The Intersessional Meeting of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) for Rough Diamonds under the Chair of South Africa concluded its deliberations on Friday, 7 June 2013.
10 Jun 2013 07:41
Coal production in Mozambique may total 50 million tons in 2020, which is practically ten times current production of 4.8 million tons, according to the organisers of the 4th International Conference on Energy and Coal.
10 Jun 2013 11:07
Policy uncertainty is affecting investor confidence in the country‚ farmers' union Agri SA president Johannes Möller said on Tuesday (4 June).
5 Jun 2013 10:22
[Linda Ensor] Opposition parties on Tuesday (4 June) urged government not to proceed with its proposed carbon tax‚ because of its negative impact on SA's growth rate and the minimal impact it would have on global emissions.
5 Jun 2013 09:58
[Allan Seccombe] Shanduka Group is preparing itself for life after its executive chairman, Cyril Ramaphosa, steps down and is looking for opportunities to grow three core areas of its business.
4 Jun 2013 09:18
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