Miningmx – South Africa’s Carbon Tax would cost the country’s minerals sector R5.5bn a year in its second phase of implementation, said the Minerals Council South Africa which has called again on the government to shelve the levy.
The BEE Chamber – Mining houses and other industrial sectors heavily invested in coal and carbon-heavy activities are pushing back against the carbon tax. But, if you crunch the numbers, low-carbon investments make good business sense.
Daily News – Uncomfortably high number ofworkplace deaths to come under scrutiny at conference.
Business Day – The government is looking to unroll administered electricity prices for key parts of the economy, including mining, manufacturing and furnaces smelting minerals, Gwede Mantashe, mineral resources and energy minister, has said.
Engineering news – OSHAfrica’s inaugural Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Conference – triennial conferences that will be held across the African continent – is a Pan-African, collaborative endeavour that is aimed at bringing together stakeholders from South Africa, the rest of Africa and beyond to discuss the challenges in OHS on the continent.
The Citizen – Policy certainty is critical, ‘in particular … in the mining sector’, Minerals Council South Africa chief executive Roger Baxter said.
Miningmx – The Minerals Council South Africa acknowledged rating agency Moody’s decision not to de-rate South Africa, but said it was critical the country’s government took steps to reform the economy, using the upcoming interim budget statement as a platform.
Daily Maverick – South Africa’s mining industry is ringing alarm bells over the incoming carbon tax. Like so much on the policy front here, concerns centre on uncertainty. And unlike other sectors, the mining industry cannot pass on the anticipated costs to its customers. It has to take them on the chin with a direct hit to the bottom line.
Business Day – Various sectors of the economy, including the motor, mining and tobacco industries, voiced their concerns in parliament on Tuesday over a raft of proposed tax changes by the National Treasury.
Mining Weekly – The mining remains an important component of the South African economy, says the Minerals Council South Africa.
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