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End of coal in South Africa: what 100,000 workers will need when their jobs go
23rd October 2024 South Africa’s move to renewable energy means that the coal industry will be phased out over the coming decades. This transition away from a... →
Recycle like there’s no tomorrow, big screen at Oppenheimer event urges attendees 
By: Martin Creamer 9th October 2024 Recycle like there’s no tomorrow were the urging words flashed across the large screen at the thirteenth Oppenheimer Research Conference, where... →
$860m ilmenite beneficiation project enters bulk earthworks phase at Richards Bay IDZ 
By: Martin Creamer 8th October 2024 The bulk earthworks phase of the Nyanza Light Metals plant to advance ilmenite up the value curve as titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment has begun at... →
Construction begins on Cape Town solar PV plant, battery storage tender released
By: Irma Venter 8th October 2024 The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has started construction on a R200-million, 7 MW solar PV plant, located in Atlantis, with the first electricity to be... →
Contract route saves gold project R300m, local tech takes tanks out of critical path
By: Martin Creamer 7th October 2024 The contract route chosen to recover gold from the mine dumps of the West Rand’s Mogale City reduced the project cost by R300-million. In addition,... →
Eskom Holdings Soc LTD v Babcock Ntuthuko Engineering (Pty) Ltd (A2023/099598) [2024] ZAGPJHC 990
4th October 2024 Click here to read the judgment on Saflii [1] This is an appeal against the judgment of Makume J (“the court a quo”) brought with leave of... →
Ramokgopa confident he can head off Eskom’s ‘untenable’ tariff hike with policy adjustments
By: Darren Parker 1st October 2024 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is confident that State-owned utility Eskom’s proposed tariff increase for direct... →
Blyvoor gold mine expects to ramp up to 80 000 oz in three years – Aurous
By: Martin Creamer 30th September 2024 Blyvoor gold mine on Johannesburg’s West Rand has sold 16% more gold to the end of August, Aurous Gold stated in a mid-year release on Monday. Gold... →
