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 | Sep 20, 2021
Harmony Gold has concluded a three-year wage agreement with trade unions AMCU, NUMSA and the Coalition (comprising the NUM, UASA and Solidarity). “This historic wage agreement reflects the strong partnership between Harmony and organised labour,...
Dineo Phoshoko | Sep 17, 2021
With mining seeing a more sustained improvement in many Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, fortune will favour those miners and supply partners with experience on the ground. By Ralf Hennecke* It has been an encouraging few...
Dineo Phoshoko | Sep 15, 2021
ABB recently unveiled its new South African Digital Solutions Centre, which aims to help companies across industries to overcome their most pressing technology and digitalisation challenges. The centre, at ABB’s Longmeadow facility in Johannesburg,...
Dineo Phoshoko | Sep 13, 2021
Kropz Plc announced that an appeal by the West Coast Environmental Protection Association (WCEPA) against the Integrated Water Use Licence (iWUL) for Kropz’s Elandsfontein Project has been dismissed by the Water Tribunal. “While we await the Water...
Dineo Phoshoko | Sep 9, 2021
The 2022 edition of Investing in African Mining Indaba, originally scheduled for 7-10 February 2022 will now take place 9-12 May 2022 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Cape Town, South Africa. Mining Indaba organisers...
Dineo Phoshoko | Sep 6, 2021
Women’s month ended off on a high note when KBC Health & Safety in partnership with Mining News hosted a webinar focused on ‘The advancement of women in mining’ on Tuesday 31 August 2021. Currently in South Africa, women account for 12% of the...
Dineo Phoshoko | Aug 31, 2021
Mining News attended an excavator training programme for six women from mining communities. The training programme was hosted by Sany Southern Africa in partnership with Zijin Mining and Nkwe Platinum. During the week-long programme, the women...
