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George insists new air-pollution exemptions for eight Eskom coal stations not a ‘blanket reprieve’ 
By: Terence Creamer 31st March 2025 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George has granted Eskom air-pollution exemptions for eight power stations that would... →
Robotic rig uplifts productivity 50%, cuts water 75%, Master Drilling reports
By: Martin Creamer 27th March 2025 A robotic rig deployed at a project last year increased productivity by about 50% and consumed 75% less water than the more conventional rigs... →
Master Drilling pays nigh-R100m dividend, moves needle on South Africa’s mining front
By: Martin Creamer 25th March 2025 Drilling and mechanised rock excavation technology solutions company Master Drilling, which was established in 1986 and listed on the Johannesburg... →
Trump’s trade salvos test nerves of central bankers
By: Bloomberg 17th March 2025 An anxious sense of wait-and-see may emerge from central banks in the coming week, in their first collective assessment of how President Donald... →
‘Exciting’ DRDGOLD projects ‘advancing well’ as 2028 Vision gets big gold price boost
By: Martin Creamer 24th February 2025 Johannesburg- and New York-listed DRDGOLD’s projects under way are “advancing very well” as the gold-from-tailings company’s 2028 Vision gets a... →
MSF pulls out of famine-stricken camp in Sudan's Darfur due to heavy fighting
By: Reuters 24th February 2025 Medical charity MSF has been forced to suspend its activities in a famine-stricken camp in Sudan's North Darfur because of heavy fighting in the... →
Ramokgopa hints that new IRP includes 10-year delay to coal shutdowns 
By: Terence Creamer 21st February 2025 Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has given the strongest indication yet that the next edition of the Integrated Resource... →
Are raising fees similar to interest?
18th February 2025 The tax court, in a reportable judgment handed down on 13 January 2025, considered whether raising fees are finance charges which are similar to... →
