South Africa moves to procure 5GW of renewables, …

The South African government has released three requests for proposals (RFPs) for new electricity generation and storage capacity, including 5 000 MW of new wind and solar, 2 000 MW of gas-to ...Web

How to create Shared Value in mining organisations | Khubana | South

Locally, policymakers, communities and climate activists pressure the mining industry to transform South Africa's economy to provide a fair and sustainable distribution of wealth amongst South Africans and safeguard the environment (Cooper & Harvey, 2018). Hence, mining organisations must develop business strategies that …Web

Sable's rich seam of bribes | Article | Africa Confidential

A mining company sought to open doors throughout West Africa with bribes, a huge leak of internal emails shows. Senior politicians in the governments of Guinea and Liberia took bribes from the publicly quoted British company Sable Mining Africa Limited to facilitate access to valuable mining concessions, a leak of internal company emails and ...Web

Mining Case Law Review Fact Sheets: Finalised Cases

8 March 2015. The fact sheets below relate to cases with final judgements or rulings (reported and unreported) selected to form part of the Mining and Environment Litigation Review. Where relevant, we've also referred you to the CER Virtual Environmental Law Library. ANGLO OPERATIONS LTD V SANDHURST ESTATES (PTY) LTD 2006 (1) SA …Web

Contributors to Fatigue of Mine Workers in the South African Gold …

1. Introduction. The South African mining industry (SAMI) is a significant contributor to the economy of the country but faces sustainability, occupational health, and safety challenges, .The SAMI is traditionally labor intensive and takes place in difficult conditions, .In addition, the SAMI has residual problems faced by mine workers, relating …Web

President Ramaphosa deploys army to tackle illegal mining

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 9 (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the deployment of 3,300 army personnel to help combat illegal mining activities, Ramaphosa's office said ...Web

Mining security solutions | Integrity Control Systems

Both under and above ground, mines need security seals for low-risk cost-sensitive items like safety equipment, (fire extinguishers and first aid boxes), right through to the protection of controlled high-security …Web

Understanding Mining Rights in South Africa

Obtaining mining rights in South Africa involves several key requirements, including: Mineral Resource and Reserve Assessment. Mining rights applicants must …Web

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Minerals and Mining Policy of South Africa: Green Paper

South Africa's mining industry is supported by an extensive and diversified resource base, and has since its inception been a cornerstone of South Africa's economy. ... Non-confidential information that could promote the beneficiation of South Africa's minerals held by Government departments and parastatal research organisations will be ...Web

Bring on the transparent mining cadastre, Minister …

South Africa desperately needs a proper mining cadastre, a public portal about geological data and mining jurisdictions. Without it, investors and conservationists are right to remain sceptical.Web

Financial Crime

The high crime rate present in South Africa constitutes a serious threat to the society, the people and the economy of this country, consuming approximately 19% of the countries' GDP. According to the FATF Mutual Evaluation of South Africa 2021 (hereinafter FATF report 2021), more than half of all the reported crimes in South Africa are ...Web

Mining industry in South Africa

Industrial scale mining in South Africa began in the 1850's with the establishment of the first copper mine. Then, in 1867, diamonds were discovered in …Web

Mining in protected, sensitive and strategic areas – Centre for

Mining and prospecting rights are routinely granted in respect of environmentally and hydrologically significant areas in South Africa. It is therefore imperative that protection is given to those areas where no prospecting or mining should ever take place.Web

Chinese Investment in Africa: A Reexamination of the Zambian …

The acquisition of 85 percent of the Luanshya and Chambishi mines, along with the Chinese Jinchuan Mining Group's "51 percent majority share in Zambia's only nickel mine," further deepened China's profit control over Zambia's economy. Furthermore, China's 2006 creation of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) formalized ...Web

You can no longer send these types of WhatsApp messages in South Africa

You can no longer send these types of WhatsApp messages in South Africa. Ryan Brothwell. · 1 Mar 2022. President Cyril Ramaphosa has assented to the Films and Publications Amendment Act with the ...Web

South Africa: Mining ruling affects black empowerment …

South African mining companies say the 21 September High Court ruling curtailing ministerial powers on mine ownership with boost national investment. South Africa used to be at the global forefront in …Web

SA Mine 2023 (15th edition)

As of 30 June 2023, there are seven iron ore mines operated by three different companies. The total reserve for these mines equates to 696.48Mt. At current production rates, this translates roughly into 13 years left of …Web

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SA Mine 2023 | Press release

The South African economy has historically, to a large extent, been dependent on the mining sector. For the first six months of 2023, South African Revenue Service export data shows that the value of mined material exports amounted to R575bn. This equates to around 58% of total exports made by South Africa to its trading partners.Web

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Illegal mining on the rise

In the spotlight. Illegal mining is on the rise in South Africa and presents challenges that need to be addressed from a range of perspectives. It takes place both at abandoned mines and at operating mines, with illegal …Web

Mining security solutions | Integrity Control Systems

Mining in South Africa has been the main driving force behind the history & development of Africa's most advanced & richest economy. Failure to embrace simple security sealing solutions to contain security breach, loss and damage is more often than not more costly to a mining operation than the cost of the implemented solution.Web

Mineral resources and energy | South African Government

The large-scale gold mines operating in South Africa include the record setting TauTona Gold Mine, which extends 3,9 km underground. TauTona means "great lion" in Setswana. Coal. South Africa's coal resources are contained in the Ecca deposits, a stratum of the Karoo Supergroup, and date from the Permian period between 280 and 250 Ma.Web

Living conditions of mine workers from eight mines in South Africa

1. Introduction. The workforce of the South African mining industry (SAMI) was traditionally housed in single- mining compounds or hostels from the late 1800s (Marais & Venter, Citation 2006; Republic of South Africa, Citation 2009b).Migrant labourers were employed in the mining industry, and African men had to leave their …Web

South Africa by Madelein Kleyn, Joanne van Harmelen

Abstract. A trade secret is protectable when it (1) relates to and is capable of application in trade or industry; (2) has the necessary quality of secrecy or confidence, is not in the public domain and is known only to a restricted number of persons; and (3) has economic value to the proprietor (e.g., potential/actual usefulness to a rival and skill and …Web

Africa Intelligence: exclusive news on Africa

The mining tycoon, reassured by the change of government, has made new acquisitions and hopes to gain access to the railway linking the Nimba mining area to the port of Buchanan. ... South Africa Dire Tladi, first South African judge on ICJ Angola Elisabete Dias dos Santos, AKA Betty the egg queen Zambia Mfekiyi Makayi, a miner with an eye …Web

The Mining Charter of 2018: Is the once empowered, always

Chamber of Mines of South Africa v. Minister of Mineral Resources and Another [2018] 2 All SA 391 (GP) ... Unsolicited emails and other information sent to Dentons will not be considered confidential, may be disclosed to others, may not receive a response, and do not create a lawyer-client relationship. If you are not already a client of ...Web

Illegal coal mining, greenwashing present challenges to

Illegal coal mining will create complexity around South Africa 's efforts to get to net-zero, says Beech Veltman CEO Warren Beech. Beech Veltman is a law firm with a team specialising in the ...Web

SA Mine 2022 | Press release

A cleaner, greener mining sector. When considering the volume of CO 2 emitted in South Africa annually, the mining sector is a major contributor to these emissions albeit almost negligible in the global context. In 2021, up to 81.4% of South Africa's electricity was generated from coal, and considering that up to 60% of the …Web

Technology ready to create SA's mines of the future

Three major trends – electrification, digitalisation, and automation – offer South Africa's mining industry the opportunity to increase safety and productivity, and shape 'the mine of the ...Web

Illicit miners scrape for diamonds on abandoned mines

3 Feb 2017. Namaqualand, South Africa – For more than 80 years, large mines operated across Namaqualand, a remote, rocky expanse of land high up South Africa's west coast. Today, most of these ...Web

South Africa's local, community engagement trumps Australia's

The South African mining industry is years ahead of its international peers when it comes to local and community engagement, Australia-listed Jupiter Mines, which …Web

The Slow Decline of South Africa's Mines: A Dying Industry or …

With several years invested in mining, South Africa is bringing this industry into the new year with conflict and concerning statistics. Many eyes are on this region as a leading supplier of gold, platinum, coal, and other prominent resources; however, companies relying on these mines are starting to turn to other regions as South Africa appears to …Web

South Africa: Mining ruling affects black empowerment …

In South Africa, the High Court curbs ministerial powers on mine ownership to enforce black empowerment targets as companies pledge to boost investment. South African mining companies say the 21 …Web

Current Issue | Africa Confidential | Reporting Africa since 1960

30th November 2023. African, Asian and Latin American states have won a vote on tax reform at the UN – it could boost revenues and help them catch stolen cash. Ahead of the annual meeting of the UN General Assembly, African states were focusing on the need to claw back the billions of dollars lost in illicit financial flows (IFFs) as their ...Web