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As calls grow for urgent action on electricity self-generation in the wake of the recent devastating power cuts, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday that his government was fast-tracking applications that would allow industry and businesses to produce and use its own power. Read More

Roger Baxter, the lanky CEO of the Minerals Council, is an optimistic kind of guy. He stoutly believes, for instance, that South Africa’s economic recovery can be found in the revitalisation of its mining sector. But even he is finding it hard to keep the faith sometimes. Read More

A statement from the Minerals Council calls for urgent interventions to enable greater private electricity generation for own use. Read More

The Minerals Council has joined the City of Cape Town in requesting the government to lift the requirement that institutions buy electricity exclusively from Eskom, reflecting a growing feeling that Eskom will not solve its issues in the near term. Read More

The South African mining industry has 1.67 gigawatts of projects waiting for government permission to build as Eskom struggles to keep the country supplied with electricity. Read More

South Africa’s mining industry has called on Government for a mindset overhaul in respect of the country’s electricity supply, saying that load-shedding was tantamount to an industrial policy decision to “downscale the … sector”. Read More

Several mining companies in South Africa have had to temporarily shut down domestic operations after receiving requests by Eskom to reduce their load on the national power system. Read More

Roger Baxter, the CEO of the Minerals Council, is an optimistic kind of guy. He stoutly believes, for instance, that South Africa’s economic recovery can be found in the revitalisation of its mining sector. Read More

SA's mining companies shut their underground mining operations and processing plants on Monday night because of unprecedented power cuts by monopoly electricity supplier Eskom. Read More

The South African mining sector’s safety record took a blow on December 6 after four mineworkers lost their lives after becoming trapped by a rockfall at Tau Lekoa, the North West province mine owned by Village Main Reef (VMR). Read More