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 | ONEYKA OJOGBO The compounding effects of coronavirus and oil industry disruptions pose unique and significant challenges, particularly on the African continent where the economies of producing countries are largely dependent on oil revenues... read |
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 | | Miners should use the lag between the opening of surface mines and the delivery of products wisely, by preparing smart stockpiles, internal roadway systems and traffic separation measures to deal quickly and safely with the tide when markets reopen...read |
|  | NANCY COULSON & NICOLA CHRISTOFIDES South Africa was put under strict social and economic lockdown on 26 March. By the end of April the government announced that it was easing some of the restrictions. This included allowing certain key sectors to begin operations once again. One of them was mining...read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY CLARION EVENTS "A shift in resources allocation towards the health sector to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic is going to starve other sectors like the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector of much-needed financing," says Paul Yillia, award-winning water sector expert... Read |
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 | The national lockdown has had some positive spin offs for Eskom in that the lower demand has given the power utility the breathing space to carry out short-term opportunity maintenance at some of its facilities, and also reduced the chances of load shedding this winter... Read |
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 | Anglo American is planning to divest itself of its thermal coal mining operations in South Africa in the next three years, amid mounting pressure from stakeholders to move away from fossil fuels... Read |
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 | JOHN YELD Appeals against plans for a huge new wind farm on the West Coast have been dismissed by Environment Minister Barbara Creecy, paving the way for the addition of up to 140MW of renewable energy into the national grid... Read |
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 | As South Africa enters another week of the national lockdown the world and business as we know it, is changing dramatically... Read |
 | SHAHEEN MEHTAR, LUCILLE BLUMBERG, MARC MENDELSON Many countries, including South Africa and Nigeria in Africa, are moving to make it mandatory to wear non-medical cloth masks when people are outside their homes... Read |
 | The global digital evolution has just been put into overdrive by Covid-19 as locked-down nations are forced to accelerate the shift online, driving a massive spike in data needs... Read |
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 | A study conducted by Mastercard shows that South Africans are moving to contactless payments for everyday purchases, seeking touch-free payment experiences... Read |
 | 81% of South Africans said they were either uncertain or pessimistic about the country's economic recovery after Covid-19, compared to 72% in March... Read |
 | NICCI BOTHA While people can handle change, uncertainty can seriously drive up stress and anxiety levels, especially around the world of work... Read |
 | Findings from the Covid-19 National Small Business Survey highlights the continued plight of small businesses coming out of Level-5 lockdown... Read |
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