As the 2024 Mining Indaba entered its second day, the spotlight shifted to a critical issue: mining safety. In a media briefing on safety and health in the mining sector this morning, the Minerals Council South Africa, together with several stakeholders, evolved discussions around ensuring the well-being of miners and preventing tragic incidents.
The Minerals Council of South Africa is looking for a stabilisation in the country’s mining industry ahead of a possible turnaround this but it depends on Eskom and Transnet, two beleaguered state-owned companies.
Minerals Council | Despite unprecedented challenges, the South African mining sector arose as an epitome of strength, hence contributing substantially to the economy and the establishment of the nation’s economy and societal well-being in 2023.
The Minerals Council South Africa today welcomed the appointment of a service provider to design, implement and support a mineral rights system to address one of the major hurdles constraining exploration, mine development and growth of the local mining industry.
The South African mining sector has undergone “transformative change” over the past two decades, moving from a history of legislated gender inequality that barred women from mining jobs, to becoming an industry striving for inclusion and equality, according to mining industry employers’ organisation Minerals Council South Africa's Women in Mining (WiM) Leadership Forum.
During the sixth National Day of Health and Safety in Mining, held in August, industry organisation Minerals Council South Africa emphasised the critical need for safe and healthy working environments in the mining industry.
South Africa’s mining sector welcomed the overhaul of state-owned rail and ports company Transnet’s board announced on Tuesday in which former Anglo American SA executive head, Andile Sangqu, was appointed chair.
The Minerals Council South Africa has welcomed the appointment of nine new members to State-owned Transnet’s board, which is now chaired by former Minerals Council VP Andile Sangqu.
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