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ANC asks mining companies to reconsider job cuts
The ANC is asking mining companies who have announced retrenchments to reconsider going this route... read more>>



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Anglo American appoints Tony O'Neill to board
Tony O'Neill joined Anglo American as group director: technical in September 2013, with responsibility for mining and technology, business performance, projects and SHE (safety, health and environment)... read more>>
Committee briefed on compensating miners
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committees on Public Service and Administration, as well as Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, have been briefed about the processes of compensating ailing current and former miners... read more>>
Energy
Construction on largest off-grid solar/battery/diesel plant commences
A combined hybrid power plant has the potential to save a mining operation millions of dollars over the mine's life and reduce its carbon footprint considerably... read more>>
SADC Energy Ministers approve establishment of renewable energy centre
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) energy ministers have approved the establishment of the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE)... read more>>
WWF-SA investigates the roll-out of renewable energy
South Africa's current electricity crisis has led to the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) to see an opportunity for the country to transform to a more adaptive energy and electricity system... read more>>
Vikram Solar opens third African office
Vikram Solar, with its headquarters in Kolkata, India, has opened its third African office... read more>>
Five people who can change Africa's energy path
Five experts in the energy sector will spend a week sharing insights and knowledge with leaders from African countries working in the power sector... read more>>
Mining Resources
Work on OSSB at the Port of Saldanha has commenced
Construction on Transnet National Ports Authority's new Off-Shore Supply Base (OSSB) at the Port of Saldanha has commenced.... read more>>
Sustainability
Joburg Expo Centre to host IFAT Environmental Technology Forum
The IFAT Environmental Technology Forum Africa will take place from 15 to 18 September 2015 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre. The trade fair will feature 90 exhibitors from 13 countries... read more>>
Africa
Zimbabwe company inks USD1.1bn thermal power deal with China
A Zimbabwean company on Thursday, 23 July 2015, signed a $1.1bn agreement with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) to build a 600-megawatt thermal power plant, a move expected to ease power cuts in the country... read more>>
SkyPower to invest $2bn in Kenyan solar projects
SkyPower has signed a $2.2bn agreement with Kenya for the development of 1GW of world-class solar projects to be built in four phases over the next five years... read more>>
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