Dineo Phoshoko | Mar 5, 2021
Africa’s first-ever continent-wide sustainability summit has been launched by Smart Procurement, in response to the increasing importance of sustainability in businesses across diverse industries and the key role played by procurement professionals...
Dineo Phoshoko | Mar 3, 2021
Coal ash from power stations and steam generators continues to accumulate across the country. As a result, the South African Coal Ash Association (SACAA) has called for private and public sectors to explore ways of incorporating coal ash into their...
Dineo Phoshoko | Feb 26, 2021
South Africa’s government recently published directions on how public participation can safely be achieved during environmental authorisation (EA) processes. This is an important step as the country adapts to living with the risk of Covid-19...
Dineo Phoshoko | Dec 17, 2020
Employee health and safety contributes significantly towards sustainability in the mining industry. It is for this reason that Exxaro Resources hosts the Sustainability Summit annually to communicate and discuss health and safety issues with...
Dineo Phoshoko | Dec 15, 2020
Exxaro Resources’ Belfast Coal mine recently completed a R1.5 million training programme that benefitted over 60 unemployed youth from Emakhazeni Local Municipality. The programme mainly targeted young black women from host farming communities as...
Dineo Phoshoko | Dec 3, 2020
BME received the Sustained High-Performance Award from the chemical sector for its safety performance. The accolade was part of the Responsible Care Awards run annually by the Chemical & Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA) – held this...
Dineo Phoshoko | Nov 26, 2020
Climate change is exacerbating many of the risks that mines already face in their daily operations, and needs to be factored into planning decisions right from the pre-feasibility stage of projects. Water management, for example, is becoming more...
Dineo Phoshoko | Nov 23, 2020
Mining companies in South Africa will have to adapt their operating models to ensure safety and sustainability as they work to recover from the impact of COVID-19, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Mining sites in South...
Dineo Phoshoko | Nov 19, 2020
According to Earthlife Africa Johannesburg is the most radioactive city on the planet due to gold mining heritage. Uranium was considered merely a waste product by the late 1800s and haphazardly discarded without any recovery. Abandoned mines were...
