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President Zuma to release Marikana Report to the public
President Jacob Zuma will release the awaited Marikana Commission of Inquiry report to the public in due course, the Presidency said on Sunday, 10 May... read more>>



Mining Resources
Arcelormittal SA Q1 total sales down 4.9% y/y
ArcelorMittal SA (ACL) has suffered a 4.9% decline in first-quarter sales on a year-on-year basis. read more>>
Science & Engineering
Dismissals loom at Medupi over industrial unrest

Karl Gernetzky

Power utility Eskom is in the middle of an audit of the workforce at the embattled Medupi construction site amid signs that contractors could once again initiate dismissals, after more than a month of industrial unrest... read more>>
RioZim to build 1400MW coal-fired power plant

Charlotte Mathews

Power utility Eskom would be willing to buy electricity from coal-fired power stations being planned in Zimbabwe, as and when the utility had a shortfall, but it would not provide assistance to finance those projects, spokesman Khulu Phasiwe said on Tuesday, 5 May... read more>>
Sustainability
Transformation remains critical in petroleum sector
The Deputy Minister of Energy, Ambassador Thembisile Majola, says transformation in the petroleum sector remains a critical imperative of the Department of Energy (DoE)... read more>>
Africa
Shell declares force majeure on Nigeria crude exports because of leaks
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell has halted crude exports from a key terminal in southern Nigeria because of a leak in a supply pipeline, a spokesman said on Thursday, 7 May... read more>>
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