South African News
Pan African taking the wild out of the west as gold recovery uplifts the local community
By: Martin Creamer 4th October 2024 When the Mining Weekly team of three arrived at the initial sod-turning event of Pan African Resources’ gold-from-dumps project just over a year... →
Saps inducts 1 812 newly trained police Constables
By: Thabi Shomolekae 4th October 2024 Deputy Police Minister Polly Boshielo on Friday stressed government’s commitment to ensuring more boots on the ground, the capacitation of police... →
South Africa plans insurance vehicle for infrastructure projects
By: Bloomberg 4th October 2024 South Africa is launching a credit-guarantee facility to boost private sector involvement in the country’s ambitious infrastructure investment... →
Miners worry about South Africa’s lagging transition, looming electricity cost increases
By: Schalk Burger 4th October 2024 South Africa is far behind in its work to transition to a carbon-neutral energy system by 2050, and the significant proposed electricity tariff... →
Political parties decry leniency in former Steinhoff CFO’s sentencing
By: Thabi Shomolekae 4th October 2024 While political parties have welcomed the sentencing of former Steinhoff CFO Andries Benjamin La Grange, they have noted apparent leniency with his... →
South Africa fires up diesel turbines to keep power cuts at bay
By: Bloomberg 4th October 2024 Eskom has been using diesel-fuelled auxiliary turbines extensively to stave off power cuts in South Africa following delays in restoring some... →
Rand Water to embark on 56-hour water supply disruption to divert pipeline
By: Natasha Odendaal 4th October 2024 Rand Water is preparing to implement a 56-hour project next week to divert its G20 pipeline to enable City Power to expand the Mondeor substation... →
Pan African’s masterstroke gold operation gets going under budget, ahead of schedule
By: Martin Creamer 3rd October 2024 The biggest takeaway from the hugely profitable Mogale tailings retreatment (MTR) operation, which was commissioned west of Johannesburg by Pan... →