Tasneem Bulbulia

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Tasneem Bulbulia

Tasneem Bulbulia is a Creamer Media Senior Contributing Editor Online for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

Committee to call on Lamola, Dirco to provide feedback on efforts to help free two engineers imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea

21st August 2024 The families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, two South African engineers who have been imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea for 558 days, this week attended a session of Parliament to appeal to the International Relations Committee to prioritise efforts to secure the men’s release. Potgieter’s... →

Revised PEA for Oroco’s Mexico project delivers positive results

21st August 2024 TSX-V-listed Oroco Resources has published the results of a revised preliminary economic assessment (PEA) and updated mineral resource estimate for the North zone and South zone of its Santo Tomas Porphyry copper project in Sinaloa state, Mexico. Highlights of the revised PEA include a net... →

Sibanye refinances, upsizes credit facility, concludes R1.8bn gold prepay arrangement

21st August 2024 JSE- and NYSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater has refinanced and upsized its rand revolving credit facility (RCF) from R5.5-billion to R6-billion and has also concluded a R1.8-billion gold prepayment arrangement, which it says strengthens and enhances balance sheet flexibility. The rand RCF was... →

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CEO Neal Froneman

Inaugural symposium explores opportunities, challenges for women in mining

20th August 2024 South Africa’s mining industry has made some strides in improving gender parity; however, more needs to be done to bolster this, including tackling issues such as gender-based violence, speakers highlighted during the first day of the inaugural Women in Mining SA (WiMSA) Symposium, being held... →

Saboa conference unpacks public transport condition, complexities

19th August 2024 Nonprofit industry member organisation the South African Bus Operators Association’s (Saboa) yearly conference, held last week under the theme “Sustainability of the Bus Industry”, entailed a detailed look at the country’s bus, public transport and associated industries, exploring challenges and... →

Built environment must leverage emerging technologies to mitigate climate change impacts

16th August 2024 Climate change is impacting on the built environment and the industry must bolster its efforts to mitigate this, levering the requisite emerging technologies, University of Florida Professor Chimay Anumba said in a keynote address on the first day of the WABER & SuDBE conference, being held this... →

Mahindra SA celebrates 20 000th Pik Up unit as it gears up for next growth phase

15th August 2024 Vehicle manufacturer Mahindra South Africa (SA) is celebrating the milestone of having the 20 000th locally assembled Pik Up “bakkie” rolling off the line, as the company prepares for its next phase of growth in the country and looks to initiate localisation. The company this week hosted a site... →

The Global Pik Up concept vehicle

Home Affairs aiming to clear visa backlog by December – Minister

12th August 2024 Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber is confident that the department will be able to clear the 300 000-plus visa backlog by December, as he looks to tackle key issues facing the entity and position it as an enabler of economic growth. This was highlighted by the new Minister at an engagement... →

Xpatweb MD Marisa Jacobs and Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber

Jubilee starts operations at Roan front-end upgrade project

8th August 2024 Diversified metals producer Jubilee Resources Group has started operations at its Roan upgrade project, in Zambia. The start of the newly-built front-end section of the Roan operation adds additional processing capacity and flexibility to the already operating Roan milling and flotation sections,... →

CEO Leon Coetzer at Project Roan

Orion granted high-priority prospecting rights for South African project

8th August 2024 JSE- and ASX-listed Orion Minerals has been granted two high-priority prospecting rights over the greater Flat Mines Area surrounding the Flat Mines mining right, in the Northern Cape. This marks another major milestone in progressing its Okiep copper project. →

MD Errol Smart

Implats’ earnings fall on nearly R20bn of impairments

7th August 2024 JSE-listed Impala Platinum’s (Implats’) basic earnings for the financial year ended June 30 were negatively impacted on by R19.8-billion of impairments, including the impairment of goodwill, property, plant and equipment and the prepaid royalty at Impala Rustenburg of R16.5-billion as a result of... →

Impala Platinum Rustenburg

Gold Fields, Western Australia’s Ngadju people sign native title agreement

7th August 2024 JSE- and NYSE-listed Gold Fields and the Ngadju Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (NNTAC) have announced the signing of an historic native title agreement. NNTAC is the representative body for the Ngadju people in Western Australia’s Goldfields region. →

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Gold Fields’ St Ives gold mine

Mining industry impacted by challenging environment, but employment prevails

7th August 2024 South Africa’s mining industry underperformed in several areas last year owing to considerable challenges; however, employment defied the poor operating environment and grew, industry organisation the Minerals Council South Africa’s Comprehensive Facts and Figures 2023 book indicates. Minerals... →

Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane

Tertiary, FQM sign exploration due diligence agreement over Zambia project

7th August 2024 Aim-listed Tertiary Minerals’ newly incorporated Zambian subsidiary, Copernicus Minerals, has signed a binding letter of agreement (BLA) with First Quantum Minerals (FQM) on the Mukai copper project, in Zambia. Copernicus is 90%-owned by Tertiary Minerals (Zambia), which is 96%-owned by Tertiary... →

Andrada subsidiary concludes funding agreement with Bank Windhoek

7th August 2024 Aim-listed Andrada Mining’s subsidiary, Uis Tin Mining Company (UTMC), has concluded the N$175-million (about £7.5-million) funding agreements with Bank Windhoek Limited (BWL), as previously announced this year. These facilities replace UTMC’s current banking facilities with immediate effect. →

Andrada CEO Anthony Viljoen

Botswana Diamonds raises £250 000

7th August 2024 Aim-listed Botswana Diamonds has undertaken a placing and subscription with existing and new investors to raise £250 000 through the issue of new ordinary shares. This includes a cash subscription by certain directors. →

Business has role to play in boosting gender parity

7th August 2024 It is imperative for big business to drive diversity in their organisations, speakers in a plenary session emphasised during DLO Energy Resources Group’s African Women in Leadership Summit, held on August 6, in Johannesburg. Speakers stressed that this should be done intentionally and pointed to... →

TNPA christens two newly built launch boats

5th August 2024 Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has christened two new launch boats, built by the Sandock Austral Shipyards (SAS) in Durban, and destined for the Port of Cape Town. This is part of TNPA’s move to fast-track its operational efficiency. →

Transnet National Ports Authority has christened two new launch boats

Top seven startups selected for Irish Tech Challenge

5th August 2024 The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa, in partnership with the University of the Witwatersrand’s (Wits') Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the Technology Innovation Agency and Dogpatch Labs Ireland have announced the selection of seven tech... →

The top seven startups

Scatec sells part of Kalkbult, Linde, Dreunberg plants to Stanlib subsidiary

2nd August 2024 Renewable energy company Scatec on August 2 signed an agreement with Stanlib Infrastructure Fund II subsidiary, Greenstreet 1, to sell part of its ownership in the Kalkbult, Linde and Dreunberg solar power plants, with a total capacity of 190 MW, for a gross consideration of R921-million.... →

Kalkbult solar plant

Joburg Council approves power, water turnaround strategies

2nd August 2024 The Johannesburg City Council this week approved the turnaround strategies for City Power Johannesburg and Johannesburg Water, as it aims to bolster essential municipal services across the city. The strategies will now be submitted to the National Treasury in compliance with regulatory requirements. →

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Joburg Water Diefontein wastewater treatment secondary clarifier

Grid infrastructure holds potential for South Africa if properly leveraged – expert

2nd August 2024 Power and energy expert Vally Padayachee has emphasised the untapped potential and critical importance of optimising the country’s grid system, especially now as it transforms into a high-value smart grid that incorporates smart technologies and serves as a “backup” for renewable-energy power.... →

Vally Padayachee

UK Royal Mint, Perth Mint augment platinum bullion coin collections

2nd August 2024 Last month saw the arrival of the latest addition to the UK Royal Mint’s ten-coin Royal Tudor Beasts Collection, the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) reports. The Royal Tudor Beasts 2024 Tudor Dragon 1 oz platinum bullion coin is the fifth release in the series. →

Canyon Resources appoints Dondo Mogajane as nonexec director

2nd August 2024 ASX-listed Canyon Resources has appointed Dondo Mogajane as a nonexecutive director, effective August 1. Mogajane succeeds David Netherway, who has retired from the board after ten years. →

Dondo Mogajane

Burgeoning renewable-energy industry presents legal considerations for stakeholders

2nd August 2024 With renewable-energy demand set to continue to increase in South Africa in the coming years, industry players must be cognisant of how to manage risks and disputes in projects, and will also have to contend with unprecedented legal consequences that are emerging. This was highlighted by speakers... →

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A&O Shearman Projects counsel director Mongezi Dladla

JSE imposes censure, fine on Eskom for failure to comply with debt listing requirements

2nd August 2024 The JSE has imposed a public censure and a fine of R3-million on State-owned utility Eskom over its failure to comply timeously with stipulations of the debt listings requirements (DLRs). Eskom is listed on the JSE as an issuer of debt securities and, therefore, has a continuing obligation to... →

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The JSE has imposed a public censure and a fine of R3-million on State-owned utility Eskom

Seriti advances Mpumalanga wind energy project amid move to diversified energy company

2nd August 2024 Seriti Green, a Seriti Resources subsidiary, is progressing the country’s first majority black-owned wind farm, the Ummbila Emoyeni project in Mpumalanga, which would also mark the province’s pioneer wind energy facility. This was highlighted by the group during an unveiling of the project to... →

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Construction of phase one of Emoyeni is underway

South Africa’s largest wheeling project to supply renewable electricity to Tronox Mineral Sands operations

2nd August 2024 Vertically-integrated renewable-energy solutions provider the Sola Group has celebrated the official commissioning of South Africa’s largest operational wheeling project, which will add 256 MW of renewables capacity to the national grid to power mineral sands miner Tronox Mineral Sands’... →

Selemela solar park

Tanzania agrees to $90m settlement in dispute with Indiana Resources

31st July 2024 Tanzania has agreed to pay $90-million in settlement of an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) dispute with ASX-listed Indiana Resources. The dispute was the subject of arbitration at the ICSID, which is a division of the World Bank. →

Built environment must leverage emerging technologies to mitigate climate change impacts

31st July 2024 Climate change is impacting on the built environment and the industry must bolster its efforts to mitigate this, levering the requisite emerging technologies, University of Florida Professor Chimay Anumba said in a keynote address on the first day of the WABER & SuDBE conference, being held this... →

Lotus, Malawi government sign mine development agreement for Kayelekera

31st July 2024 ASX-listed Lotus Resources has signed a mine development agreement (MDA) with the Malawi government for the Kayelekera uranium mine. The company describes this as a major milestone in the mine’s redevelopment. →

Endeavour progresses strategic objectives, as production remains on track to meet guidance

31st July 2024 London and Toronto-listed Endeavour Mining continued to make progress against its strategic objectives for the first half of this year, achieving first gold at both its growth projects. Not only will this improve the geographic diversification and quality of the company’s portfolio, but it will... →

The Sabodala-Massawa BIOX Expansion project

CBE engagement underscores importance of collaboration to address issues in built environment sector

29th July 2024 Government entity the Council for the Built Environment’s (CBE’s) Built Environment National Stakeholder Engagement, held last week in Pretoria under the theme ‘Past, Present, Future Mirror’, outlined issues facing the sector, and called for collaboration and other initiatives to address these,... →

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson delivers his speech virtually

Transportation focus shifting to people-centred approach

26th July 2024 There is an increased focus on the role of transportation in society and how it can be used to improve peoples’ quality of life, rather than focusing only on building and maintaining systems. This was outlined by Transportation Research Board (TRB) executive director Victoria Sheehan during a... →

Legal stakeholders respond to Climate Change Bill being signed into law

25th July 2024 Legal stakeholders have welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signing of the Climate Change Bill into law on July 23, and have also highlighted areas of focus. The Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA) says the signing of the Bill is a step in the right... →

JRA taking action to rectify delays on Lilian Ngoyi street rehabilitation project

25th July 2024 The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) says it is taking swift action to rectify the issues that have delayed the rehabilitation of Lilian Ngoyi street (formerly Bree street) in the Johannesburg central business district. The public has expressed concern about the delays in preparing the road and... →

The public has expressed concern about the delays in preparing the road and other infrastructure damaged in a July 2023 gas explosion

DPWI calls for reform of EPWP as unemployment rate remains high

25th July 2024 Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson says ongoing protest action by hundreds of former Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) employees in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, shows that the programme needs to be reformed to provide a sustainable pathway to permanent employment. “The... →

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson

MC Mining secures A$1m loan facility

25th July 2024 Coal miner MC Mining has entered into a A$1-million ($700 000) loan facility with Eagle Canyon International Group Holding. ECIGH is controlled by MC Mining interim MD and CEO Christine He. →

Numsa signs above-inflation wage agreement with Gautrain

25th July 2024 Labour union the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has welcomed the signing of an above-inflation wage agreement with the Bombela Operating Company, which operates the Gautrain. The agreement is for one year – from July 1 this year to June 30, 2025. →

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Numsa has signed a wage agreement with the BOC, which operates the Gautrain

Tharisa signs long-term PPA for wheeled power

25th July 2024 JSE- and LSE-listed Tharisa has entered into a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for the procurement of wheeled renewable energy for the Tharisa mine, situated on the western limb of the Bushveld Complex, in South Africa. The 15-year PPA will see Etana Energy meet up to 44% of the Tharisa... →

Tharisa mine

Environment Minister, stakeholders welcome signing of Climate Change Act

24th July 2024 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Dion George and trade union UASA have welcomed the Climate Change Bill’s assent into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa on July 23. “The President’s signing of the Bill into law marks a significant milestone in our nation's commitment to... →

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