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 | ANDREW VAN ZYL As South Africa's mining sector gradually ramps up after the national lockdown, a new world of restrictions, regulations and protocols is evolving... read |
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 | DOUG HANSON & PAULA JACKSON The Covid-19 global pandemic has been a wake-up call for many industries, highlighting the incredible importance of digital transformation and adaptability...read |
|  | | As Covid-19 adds another dimension to the already risky business of worker safety on mines, Coal SA has opened a testing laboratory at its Highveld Hospital in eMalahleni...read |
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 | While it is too early to assess accurately the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the state of the industry, concerns have been raised by some parties regarding the care that mining companies have taken, and will take, as production is phased up in the sector... Read |
 | FRANCOIS DU PLESSIS Mining is one industry that needs to gear itself for phase 2 of South Africa's Carbon Tax Act which will commence in mid-2022... Read |
 | The Labour Court has ordered employers in the mining industry to prepare and implement a code of practice for health and safety standards... Read |
| Oil & Gas |
 | Total has acquired Tullow Oil's entire interests in Uganda Lake Albert development project including its East African Crude Oil Pipeline for an overall consideration of $575m... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Ten-year-old Gracia spent hours watching her seamstress grandmother make clothes. As she grew older, she became concerned about how people didn't like to wear African print designs... Read |
 | MELISSA MBAZO While skills development and policymaking play a vital role in long term transformation efforts, youth entrepreneurship serves as a viable way to achieve tangible impact on a local, national and even continental scale... Read |
 | JUSTINE DAVIES On 2 April, Sierra Leone reported its second Covid-19 case. The government reacted quickly, the country was on lockdown for 72 hours and borders were closed... Read |
 | HARSHANA KASSEEAH Mauritius is a small island nation located in the Indian Ocean. Like other countries, it faces drastic changes to its social and economic landscape with the appearance and spread of Covid-19... Read |
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 | ANDRE VAN HEERDEN, JACQUES VAN WYK, AND BRADLEY WORKMAN-DAVIES How do we calculate the benefits payable to employers, on behalf of their employees, in terms of the Covid-19 TERS...? Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE DigsConnect is a seasonal business, with the busy period being between September and February. However, the student accommodation platform has taken the lockdown period to evolve their product offering... Read |
 | The Gray philanthropy ecosystem in South Africa has made available R180m of funding to assist with the economic, educational and medical shortages created by the coronavirus crisis. Read |
 | The Covid-19 coronavirus has forced essential businesses to offer delivery options and pushed consumers to buy online... Read |
 | The nationwide lockdown has dramatically flattened South Africa's Covid-19 curve, allowing the country time to reinforce its healthcare infrastructure, Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize said in a technical briefing... Read |
 | BIASE DE GREGORIO Covid-19 has provided an opportunity for society, business and government to embrace uncertainty. This global crisis will force us to solve highly complex problems in new and creative ways... Read |
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