Dineo Phoshoko | Aug 11, 2021
According to Sharon Mashishi, building resilience as an entrepreneur, requires good support – not just financially, but through training and mentorship as well. Mashishi is the director of Bahlaping Mash Trading, a 100% black, youth and...
Dineo Phoshoko | Aug 10, 2021
Striving for sustainability goals does not come at the expense of productivity or profits. It starts with deriving insights that can be turned into actionable change. The availability of data arms role players with the kind of insights that enable...
Dineo Phoshoko | Aug 6, 2021
ALROSA has developed and published a three-year Action Plan for its comprehensive 2021-2025 Sustainability Programme, aimed at increasing responsibility and transparency across its diamond mining and production operations and reinforcing consumer...
Dineo Phoshoko | Jul 23, 2021
Anglo American has partnered with The Unlimited Child – a purpose-driven partnership set to empower early childhood development. The devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have not spared the Early Childhood Development (ECD) sector, which...
Dineo Phoshoko | Jun 30, 2021
Junior miners are hoping that the brighter mood in South Africa’s mining sector will translate practically into more exploration and development, with government taking an active collaboration role. This optimism underlays the generally positive...
Dineo Phoshoko | Jun 21, 2021
The Department of Mineral Resources & Energy (DMRE) released a statement in which it confirmed that the stones recently discovered at KwaHlathi are not diamonds. Over the past days the area of KwaHlathi just outside Ladysmith has been gripped...
Dineo Phoshoko | Jun 2, 2021
Water use licence applications (WULA) submitted after 01 April 2021 are expected to be processed within 90-days. This follows a 90-day turnaround time implemented by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). This step is to be applauded,...
Dineo Phoshoko | May 24, 2021
As the time approaches rapidly for mining companies to start reporting on the safety and monitoring of their tailing storage facilities (TSF), several proof-of-concept studies are being undertaken that range from physical site monitoring to a range...
Dineo Phoshoko | May 6, 2021
Compliance requirements for the mining industry are becoming more important as Covid-19 continues to shake up industry. By Janine Espin* Planning and preparation are essential in undertaking new or extending old mining projects, regardless of size....
