https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/864.html South Africa news 15 Health & Safety news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/864.html en-us Fri, 08 May 2026 11:56:45 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-israelus-iran-war-is-hitting-south-africa-hard-our-oil-dependency-is-why-625471a Single mother of three and domestic worker Angel Mbatsha now pays R16 more per day for transport since Israel and the United States launched their war on Iran on 28 February. She pays R106 a day, 25% of her wage, to take three taxis from her home in Nyanga to her work in Glencairn, 38km away. 1-267921 Fri, 08 May 2026 09:49:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Safety South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/easigas-adds-qr-code-seals-to-gas-cylinders-so-buyers-can-spot-illegal-refills-403629a Easigas has introduced a breakthrough smart tamper-evident seal with unique QR code technology, marking a significant advancement in gas safety. 1-267845 Wed, 06 May 2026 11:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Safety South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/fatalities-at-kloof-8-trigger-sibanye-stillwater-probe-and-shaft-shutdown-281357a Sibanye-Stillwater is investigating two employee deaths during a routine shaft inspection at Kloof 8 in Gauteng. Kloof is an intermediate to ultra-deep level gold mine, situated in the West Wits Line of the Witwatersrand Basin, near the towns of Randfontein and Westonaria. 1-267790 Tue, 05 May 2026 11:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Safety South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/totalenergies-in-court-over-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling-844983a Small-scale fishers and environmental organisations are challenging authorisations granted to TotalEnergies to drill oil and gas exploration wells off the West Coast between Port Nolloth and Saldanha Bay. The applicants argue that TotalEnergies’s environmental impact assessment is flawed. They say it did not consider potential long-term impacts of production or the detrimental socio-economic impact on small-scale fishers. Fishers are already experiencing fish stock declines and changes in migration habits. The respondents argue that exploration and production rights are separate under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act. 1-266719 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Safety South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africa-eyes-domestic-production-to-counter-global-oil-shocks-177616a The government is continually engaging with stakeholders in the petroleum sector on fuel supply stability and security of fuel supply, as global disruptions continue. This, according to the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, who delivered a keynote address at the fifth Southern Africa Oil and Gas Conference, which kicked off in Cape Town. 1-266518 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Safety South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sanitech-calls-sa-mining-to-trial-its-new-sanitation-prototype-400189a Portable sanitation company Sanitech has invited South African mining companies to participate in field testing and collaborative development of its new sanitation prototype. 1-266305 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Safety South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/eskom-grants-samancor-and-glencore-29-electricity-price-cut-622931a Eskom announced a further 29% reduction in electricity prices for two distressed ferrochrome firms in a bid to avert thousands of job losses. 1-266051 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:59:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Safety South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/how-genai-is-reinventing-mine-maintenance-in-south-africa-951174a The next frontier in mine maintenance in South Africa is generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). By linking people, equipment, parts, and real-time data, maintenance turns autonomous, enabling quicker and more precise decisions at mining sites. 1-265844 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Safety South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/mantashe-blames-de-beers-for-ekapa-mud-rush-disaster-840093a The Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, believes the mud rush disaster at the diamond mine in Kimberley — where five miners are still missing — is a liability Ekapa inherited from De Beers, the mine's previous owner. The minister conducted an inspection visit at the mine earlier today. 1-265829 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Safety South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/minerals-council-steps-in-to-help-find-miners-trapped-in-mud-rush-at-ekapa-840953a The Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) has sent a team to the Ekapa diamond mine in Kimberley following a mud-rush incident that has left five mineworkers trapped. 1-265759 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Safety South Africa