Donna Slater

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Donna Slater

Donna Slater is Creamer Media Features Deputy Editor and Chief Photographer for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

De Beers names diamond containing another diamond the ‘Beating Heart’

5th April 2023 Diamond grading and analysis company the De Beers Institute of Diamonds, part of De Beers Group, reports that it has formally named an unusual diamond containing another diamond the “Beating Heart” following analysis at its facilities in Maidenhead, in the UK. The De Beers Institute of Diamonds... →

Marula advances plans with partners to commission Kinusi copper processing plant

5th April 2023 Africa-focused miner and developer Marula Mining is advancing plans to install a copper processing plant at its 75%-owned Kinusi copper project, in Tanzania, with initial design and capital and operating cost works well under way and in line with the company’s strategy to advance the project to... →

South Africa CIO Summit to welcome digital economy leaders

5th April 2023 The International Data Corporation’s (IDC’s) yearly South Africa CIO Summit will take place on May 18 at the Sandton Convention Centre under the theme ‘Enabling the Digital Economy’s Leaders’. The IDC South Africa CIO Summit 2023 will bring together South Africa’s information technology and... →

Akrokeri exploration returns positive results

5th April 2023 Aim-listed gold explorer and producer GoldStone Resources has received assay results from a diamond drilling programme at the Akrokeri underground mine (AUM), in Ghana, confirming the company’s belief that the mineralisation occupies a significant structural corridor that extends to both the... →

Nampak lenders agree to loan extensions

5th April 2023 JSE-listed packaging company Nampak has successfully concluded new terms for its term loan revolving credit facility (RCF) and US private placement (USPP) lenders, extending the repayment of R1.35-billion by March 31 with new debt repayment requirements. As such, the RCF and USPP debt maturity... →

SolarAfrica uses Ford Silverton project as springboard into national solar rollout

4th April 2023 Building on its R170-million investment pledge at the South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) in 2020, solar photovoltaic (PV) energy solutions company SolarAfrica has continued to roll out solar PV projects throughout the country. This year’s SAIC is set to take place on April 13 in Sandton. →

Photo by Creamer Media's Donna Slater
The 13.5 MW solar car port at Ford South Africa's Silverton factory.

Locally developed BozaRide ride-hailing service launched in Gauteng, promises to be different

30th March 2023 Promising to be different, consistently affordable and safer than other ride-hailing platforms operating in South Africa, Sandton-headquartered BozaRide launched in three major metropolitan municipalities in Gauteng on March 29. BozaRide MD Ncamiso Mathebula says the platform – named after a... →

BozaRide MD Ncamiso Mathebula and technical director Flubert Taga.

BMW celebrates 50 years of carmaking in South Africa with the release of new emblem

29th March 2023 BMW South Africa is celebrating its 50 years of manufacturing cars in South Africa with the launch of a newly-designed marketing emblem that is inspired by a work of art crafted by South African traditional Ndebele artist Dr Esther Mahlangu, and a refocusing of attention on improving the local... →

Photo by Creamer Media's Donna Slater
The new Ndelebe art-inspired marketing BMW South Africa emblem and a new X3 being checked as it rolls of the Plant Rosslyn production line on March 28.

Patel highlights challenges faced by South African manufacturers, notes govt efforts

27th March 2023 To boost productivity in South Africa, four key business factors need urgent and significant attention, namely increasing energy security, increasing government spending on infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with local procurement policies and using South Africa’s competitive advantage... →

Photo by Creamer Media's Donna Slater
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel

Pilot tourism-boosting project floated to grow the industry

24th March 2023 A new strategy to reinvigorate tourism in South Africa – the Domestic Tourism Remodelling Model (DTRM) was highlighted at the 2023 Tourism Research Seminar, hosted by the Department of Tourism on March 24 under the theme ‘Advancing tourism growth and development through research: phase of... →

Belgium diamantaire establishes presence in OR Tambo SEZ

23rd March 2023 Belgium-based diamond jeweller Pluczenik has chosen to establish a local division – Pluczenik South Africa – at the OR Tambo Special Economic Zone (SEZ), in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. To commemorate South Africa and Belgium’s readiness to enhance political and economic relations, the OR Tambo SEZ – as... →

Global trade down despite hitting record $32tr, green goods up – Unctad

23rd March 2023 Despite reaching a record $32-trillion in 2022, global trade growth turned negative in the second half of 2022 amid deteriorating economic conditions and rising uncertainties, reports the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad). For the first half of this year, global trade... →

Marula appoints technical consultant, lawyers in preparation for Aim listing

23rd March 2023 Africa-focused miner and developer Marula Mining is preparing to list on the LSE’s Aim and has appointed mining and environmental consultancy MSA Group as the technical consultant for the listing process. MSA Group, which provides services such as exploration, geology, mineral resource and... →

Manufacturer confidence declines to near global financial crisis levels, Absa survey shows

23rd March 2023 A manufacturing survey undertaken by financial services company Absa finds that confidence levels in the manufacturing sector dropped by nine points to 17 in the first quarter – the lowest since the Covid-19 hard lockdown and similar to that experienced during the 2007/8 global financial crisis.... →

Significant funding required to positively undertake Just Energy Transition – report

23rd March 2023 The second of three reports looking into South Africa’s energy transition, released by the African Climate Foundation (ACF) this week, finds that significant amounts of funding will be required to promote positive social outcomes and to prevent a deterioration in poverty and unemployment that a... →

Partnership formed to boost solar panel, integrated inverter stockholding

22nd March 2023 A partnership to make solar panels and integrated renewable energy systems in South Africa more readily available was launched on March 22 between Magneto Renewable Energy (MRE), Chinese tier one solar panel manufacturer Longi and electrical systems supplier Lubanzi Inala. Located in Midrand,... →

Photo by Creamer Media's Donna Slater
Magneto Renewable Energy's inverter, battery and water heating products.

Rainbow upgrades Phalaborwa resource estimate, progresses pilot plant build

20th March 2023 London-based Rainbow Rare Earths has increased the mineral resource estimate of its Phalaborwa rare earths project, in Limpopo, to a measured and indicated 30.4-million tonnes at 0.44% total rare earth oxide (TREO), with the high-value, permanent magnet elements neodymium and praseodymium... →

Mintek highlights its role in developing mineral processing technology

20th March 2023 Mining analytical services company Mintek has highlighted its commitment to partner with the mining industry in developing and expanding new and existing technologies that can solve the industry’s mineral processing challenges. Along with more than 21 African countries and several mining... →

Proposed Trillium-Pacton merger to ‘change the map’ of the Red Lake district

20th March 2023 Canadian explorer Trillium Gold Mines and Pacton Gold have a merger that will create a company that manages 15 projects, covering 1 260 km2 in the prolific Red Lake mining district of northern Ontario. The companies state that their combined property holdings will be bigger than major gold... →

Global crisis forcing Africa to ‘grow up’, develop localised solutions – panel

20th March 2023 Despite the Covid-19 pandemic creating a “perfect storm” for African countries with rising interest rates and an increase in the risk of sovereign default, the continent’s leadership generally has “shown up” and delivered localised solutions to problems, says Standard Bank East Africa regional CE... →

Tiger Brands rethinks product innovation with launch of head office-based Sensorium

17th March 2023 Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) producer Tiger Brands has launched a new multipurpose centre – the Sensorium, which is designed and intended to foster a culture of innovation in the business and the way its employees approach product development and marketing. Based at the Tiger Brands head... →

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The Sensorium's open-plan and central-based development kitchen

Business resilience the reason South Africa’s economy ‘not collapsing completely – Jammine

17th March 2023 Despite South Africa’s economy being “not a great environment” currently, economic consultancy Econometrix director and chief economist Dr Azar Jammine said South African business has shown typical resilience, ensuring “things are not collapsing completely”. Speaking at the yearly post-Budget... →

Econometrix director and chief economist Dr Azar Jammine.

Ongoing Ewoyaa exploration adds significantly to mineral resource estimate

15th March 2023 Exploration work at Aim- and ASX-listed Africa-focussed lithium explorer and developer Atlantic Lithium’s Ewoyaa lithium project, in Ghana, has added a significant volume to the project’s mineral resource estimate, upgrading it to 35.3-million tonnes at a grade of 1.25% lithium oxide. This... →

Millennial Potash to start drilling previously explored Gabon prospect

15th March 2023 TSX-V-listed potash explorer Millennial Potash reports that all the drill holes at its previously explored Millennial Potash project in Gabon have intersected potash mineralisation, thereby leading the company to be optimistic about the project's potential. “It is a well-known potash basin,”... →

Two Exxaro board members to retire by rotation

15th March 2023 Diversified energy company Exxaro Resources reports that independent nonexecutive directors Vuyisa Nkonyeni and Lenamile Mophatlane will retire by rotation, with effect from May 18. Nkonyeni will retire from his role as chairperson and member of the audit and investment committees, while... →

SAWEA launches campaign to highlight sector’s significant employment role

13th March 2023 The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has launched a campaign to highlight the role that the wind energy industry plays as an employer as South Africa’s Energy Action Plan gains momentum to deliver new power generation and steer the country’s accelerated energy transition. “We are... →

130 MW power plant in Senegal fully commissioned

13th March 2023 Energy sector solutions provider Wärtsilä reports that a 130 MW power plant it built in Malicounda, in western Senegal, is now fully operational and officially inaugurated by Senegal President Macky Sall. The Flexicycle power plant is operated by energy company Matelec, which also undertook the... →

The Flexicycle 130 MW Wärtsilä power plant in Malicounda, in western Senegal.

Township rental financier finalises first funding vehicle, attracts R125m in first year

13th March 2023 Impact-driven property finance company TUHF21 has finalised its first funding vehicle aimed at financing rental properties in townships – the uMaStandi Fund – which has attracted R125-million in funding from new sources in its first year of operations. uMaStandi provides financing in townships –... →

Namibian High Court sets aside Mining Ministry’s decision not to renew Haib licence

13th March 2023 The High Court of Namibia has rendered its judgment in a court case brought by copper explorer and developer Deep-South Resources to renew its license to explore the Haib copper project, consequently reviewing the case and setting aside the decision of the Ministry of Mines and Energy of Namibia... →

NUM backs Mantashe on pro-coal stance

10th March 2023 Labour union the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has expressed its support for Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe’s pro-coal stance, alleging “coercion” efforts to move away from the carbon-intensive fuel are driven by an “anti-fossil fuel agenda”. As he has done on... →

Southern Palladium buoyed by positive exploration results

10th March 2023 Positive results have emanated from exploration work at JSE- and ASX-listed platinum group metals (PGMs) project developer Southern Palladium’s Bengwenyama project, in South Africa’s Bushveld Complex, MD Johan Odendaal says. Having accessed the PGM-bearing Merensky Reef, assay results from... →

Encouraging results emerge from Rodruin metallurgical testwork

10th March 2023 Exploration samples from TSX-V-listed gold explorer Aton Resources’ Egypt-based Rodruin advanced exploration project have returned “very encouraging” results, reports interim CEO Tonno Vahk. These metallurgical testwork results from the Rodruin oxides follow an initial scoping level testwork... →

Bushveld Electrolyte Company on track for first production

10th March 2023 Integrated primary vanadium producer and energy storage solutions provider Bushveld Minerals reports that its South African vanadium electrolyte factory – Bushveld Electrolyte Company (Belco) – is on track for completion before the end of the first half of the year. The Belco plant is currently... →

Thungela expects to report more than 100% increase in earnings for 2022

9th March 2023 JSE-listed thermal coal exporter Thungela Resources expects its earnings a share for the year ended December 31 to have increased by between 105% and 111% year-on-year to between R125 and R129. Headline earnings a share are expected to have increased by between 95% and 100% year-on-year, to... →

Coal drives up Exxaro’s full-year earnings

9th March 2023 JSE-listed diversified energy company Exxaro Resources expects its headline earnings a share for the year ended December 31 to have increased bu between 20% and 34% year-on-year, to between R56.20 and R62.75 – primarily owing to the good performance of its coal business, which was driven by... →

De Beers sells $495m of rough diamonds in second sales cycle of 2023

8th March 2023 Anglo American's diamond mining business De Beers provisionally sold $495-million worth of rough diamonds through its global sightholder sales and auctions in its second sales cycle of 2023 – from February 20 to March 7. Although the latest figure remains subject to adjustment based on final... →

De Beers CEO Al Cook

African-made renewable energy products could benefit continent – SAIEE

7th March 2023 Although Africa is going through an “unavoidable” energy transition, South African Institute of Electrical Engineers president Prince Moyo believes the continent can “leapfrog” the trajectory of Western nations if it finds ways of making renewable energy components on the continent. Speaking at... →

Nampak cancels adjourned general meeting as financing discussions continue

6th March 2023 JSE-listed diversified packaging manufacturer Nampak has cancelled its previously adjourned general meeting, which it planned to hold on March 8. During an extraordinary virtual general meeting of shareholders on January 18, the company motioned to adjourn the general meeting until 09:00 on... →

Kavango mobilises specialists after unearthing significant gold mineralisation at Ditau

6th March 2023 Botswana-focused base and precious metals explorer Kavango Resources has commissioned professor and former Department of Geology at Brandon University in Canada chairperson Dr Hamid Mumin to undertake a review of the mineral exploration potential of its Ditau project, as well as sent a senior... →

Field equipment of Kavango COO Brett Grist, who was dispatched to Ditau in Botswana at the last minute to supervise and confirm the gold discovery.

Poseidon progressing Black Swan restart with 20% of assays returned

6th March 2023 ASX-listed Poseidon Nickel is progressing with its efforts to restart the Black Swan project with 20% of assays returned of a 11 000 m in-pit drill programme that aims to increase the mining inventory to extend the mine life and enhance start-up feed schedule. The company also notes that it has... →

Revised terms for Dawn HPAL+ project lifts nameplate capacity, lowers capex guarantee -Nickel Industries

6th March 2023 Australia-based Nickel Industries on Monday unveiled plans for a 67 000 t/y high-pressure acid leach (HPAL) project, in Indonesia, that would cost no more than $2.3-billion to bring to nameplate capacity. The ASX-listed company announced revised terms for the Dawn HPAL+ project. which forms... →

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