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, 17 Apr 2026 16:53:38 +0200 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 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/engen-adds-30-new-low-emission-springbok-branded-trucks-to-its-fleet-517630a As part of its fleet lifecycle management programme, Engen has added 30 new lower-emission trucks to its national fleet in South Africa. 1-265746 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Safety South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/metallic-minerals-emerge-as-heroes-in-south-african-mining-production-062145a In 2025, South African mining production could only manage a marginal increase of 0.1%. While traditional revenue anchors such as platinum group metals (PGMs), gold, and coal contributed to the drop, bulk commodities and metallic minerals emerged as the heroes driving growth. 1-265707 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Safety South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/placing-safety-at-the-core-of-sa-mining-boom-395808a South African mining recorded an all-time low number of fatalities in 2025. Despite this, Japie Fullard, Glencore Ferroalloys CEO and chair of the Minerals Council CEO Zero Harm Forum, believes that Zero Harm is possible. Merel van der Lei, CEO of Wyzetalk, emphasises that the sector's credibility hangs in the balance of preserving its human-centric progress and a new era of industrialisation. 1-265553 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:51:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Health & Safety South Africa