Dineo Phoshoko | Sep 27, 2021
According to the Minerals Council South Africa, the mining workplace vaccination programme reached a major milestone, where more than 200 000 employees and contractors were either fully or partially vaccinated. This major industry initiative has...
Dineo Phoshoko | Sep 23, 2021
Gold Fields’ South Deep Gold Mine has announced that 90.3% of its workforce have to date received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, while 75.5% have been fully vaccinated as part of the mine’s Covid-19 VacciNation programme. Dr Khutso Setati,...
Dineo Phoshoko | Jul 26, 2021
Sibanye-Stillwater has made significant progress with the roll out of its COVID-19 vaccination programme – despite disruptions which affected Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. In accordance with the South African Department of Health (DOH) guidelines and...
Dineo Phoshoko | Jul 9, 2021
The Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) recently commemorated the National Day of Health and Safety in Mining 2021, an event that underpins and supports the Khumbul’ekhaya Health & Safety Strategy. This year’s event is centred on a theme of...
Dineo Phoshoko | Jul 5, 2021
The Khoemacau Copper Silver Project recently produced its first copper silver concentrate from the Boseto processing plant in Botswana. This milestone was achieved safely, within schedule and the overall project remains within 3% of the original...
Dineo Phoshoko | Jun 29, 2021
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa would move to Adjusted Alert Level 4 from 28 June 2021. The announcement is in response to the third Covid-19 wave currently facing the country. Meanwhile, the Minerals Council South Africa...
Dineo Phoshoko | Jun 24, 2021
African concerts, sporting events, and even oil and gas events are beginning to take shape in 2021 after a significant period of inactivity due to COVID-19 restrictions. African cities including Cape Town in South Africa and Dakar in Senegal have...
Dineo Phoshoko | Jun 7, 2021
As South Africa heads for an inevitable Covid-19 third wave, the Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) and labour unions have urged employees to vaccinate as soon as they have the opportunity to do so. The Minerals Council and labour unions, the...
Dineo Phoshoko | May 17, 2021
The Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) has urged employees over the age of 60 to register for phase 2 of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out due to start on Monday 17 May 2021. The Council has also appealed to all employees to assist their family...
