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Minerals Council South Africa health head Dr Thuthula Balfour believes that Covid-19 has provided a springboard to drive change within companies – which have had to adapt to a ‘new normal’ by automating certain work processes, while enabling flexible working hours – adding that this adaptation can be geared toward driving inclusivity and gender diversity. Read More

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced mining companies to “fundamentally rethink” the way they operate, says Minerals Council South Africa modernisation and safety senior executive Sietse van der Woude. Read More

Minerals Council South Africa health head Dr Thuthula Balfour explains that the Minerals Council and its members recognised early on that the Eastern Cape would need assistance in addressing Covid-19. It is a mining-affected province, without mines. Read More

Having recognised that fundamental research is critical to supporting the mining industry and others in dealing with the impact of Covid-19, the Minerals Council South Africa’s CEO Zero Harm Forum reallocated research funding to focus on three Covid-19-related areas. Read More

While virologists and risk analysts have been theorising about the effects of a global pandemic for years, few could have imagined the Covid-19 pandemic’s transformative impact on society. Read More

Due to Covid-19, coal could play a role in industrialising economies — if it can become environmentally acceptable Read More

The Minerals Council wants its members to adhere to a programme that ensures respect for human rights and transparent relations Read More

The Minerals Council South Africa, formerly the Chamber of Mines, has hit out at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic reconstruction and recovery plan for not placing enough emphasis on improving the country’s competitiveness. Read More

The Minerals Council South Africa,formerly the Chamber of Mines, has hit out at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic reconstruction and recovery plan for not placing enough emphasis on improving the country’s competitiveness. Read More

THE Minerals Council South Africa was “willing to play its part” by means of a social compact following comments by President Cyril Ramaphosa to rebuild the economy using the mining sector as one of its principal levers. Read More