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The Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP) on Tuesday unveiled the two new rock drill prototypes that are set to enhance drilling operations and reduce the exposure of operators to dangerous conditions. Read More

The core of any business is its people, and how those employees are treated is essential in achieving business objectives that go far beyond profits. Read More

Protest in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province were likely to remain a feature of the coal industry for the foreseeable future, said South32 COO, Mike Fraser. Read More

Companies that take the circular economy seriously by finding creative ways to re-use the same materials will stand the test of time. Read More

What was once a looming dark cloud has now become a full-blown storm as the climate emergency is very much here. With global citizens calling for the recognition of the climate crisis on the International Day of Peace (September 21), and world leaders convening at the UN’s Climate Action Summit two days later with plans to implement the Paris Agreement, it is encouraging to see the start of real action to lessen the emergency. Read More

Ratings agency Moody’s decision to not downgrade South Africa to junk status, yet, affords the country a narrow window to demonstrate concrete implementation of reforms that are already under way, faster, to lift growth and return finances to a more sustainable path, the National Treasury has commented. Read More

The South African government had to make “hard choices” in order to revive the economy and stabilise its national finances, said the Minerals Council South Africa. Read More

The Minerals Council South Africa Monday said that the time had come for the government to make hard choices in order to revive the economy, following credit rating agency Moody's decision to downgrade the country's outlook from "stable" to "negative". Read More

The 2019 Annual Doctoral Conference, held on October 29 and 30, was the National Institute of Humanities and Social Science (NIHSS)’s biggest and boldest instalment yet. Read More

In the context of efforts to have more sustainable and efficient operations and to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses, Anglo American is implementing electromobility for the transport of its workers to and from work in Chile. Read More