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October 11, 2024

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How DigiMine is building next generation of tech-savvy, socially aware mining engineers

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How DigiMine is building next generation of tech-savvy, socially aware mining engineers

By: Sabrina JardimAs the global mining industry increasingly adopts technology, such as AI and automation, partnerships between academia and industry are poised to play a pivotal role in ensuring the continuous professional development of mining engineers. South Africa produces 200 to 250 mining engineering... →

First Word

Manganese first-mover deserves major acknowledgment for getting ahead of world

By: Martin CreamerThe advance of Manganese Metal Company in the field of manganese sulphate is remarkable. Here is a company in Mpumalanga beating the West to capture a first-mover slice of the fast-developing battery electric vehicle market. The shareholders are funding the initial R150-million effort to produce... →

News & Insight

Belgian team claims 2024 Sasol Solar Challenge title

By: Irma VenterBelgium’s Innoptus team has secured the 2024 Sasol Solar Challenge title, with the team breaking the daily distance record twice in a row during the competition. The Innoptus team consists of engineering students from KU Leuven. →

Defence industry body CEO calls for PPPs to fund SANDF projects

By: Darren ParkerThe CEO of the South African Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries association, Sandile Ndlovu, has called for the use of public-private partnerships (PPPs) to help fund defence projects in South Africa. Speaking at the African Aerospace and Defence trade show and exhibition, held at Air... →

Don’t conflate Eskom-Sasol bilateral on LNG with ‘national strategy’ needed to avert gas cliff – IGUA-SA

By: Terence CreamerThe Industrial Gas Users Association of Southern Africa (IGUA-SA) has welcomed the attention that South Africa’s impending “gas cliff” is finally enjoying from government through Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. The body is cautioning, however, against conflating the... →

Gauteng Treasury to tackle financial shortfall with accelerated revenue enhancement

By: Natasha OdendaalThe Gauteng Provincial Treasury (GPT) is working to prevent potential bankruptcy, pay down e-toll debt, mitigate an underperforming department, and work within a drastically reduced budget. Discussing the finances of South Africa’s most populous province late last month, Gauteng Finance and... →

Grindrod to acquire remaining stake in Matola Terminal

By: Irma VenterPorts and logistics group Grindrod will acquire the remaining 35% shareholding in Terminal de Carvão da Matola (TCM), at the Maputo port, from Vitol Mauritius for $77-million. The JSE-listed company already holds a 65% interest in the Mozambican operation. →

LNG terminal enviro-impact assessment out on tender

By: Darren ParkerState-owned Transnet subsidiary Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), in collaboration with Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) and the Industrial Development Corporation, has approached the market for an environmental-impact assessment (EIA), encouraging interested parties to submit proposals... →

Next round of NDCs key to tripling renewables – IEA

By: Terence CreamerThe next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) will be a critical test for the implementation of the COP28 pledge, made by nearly 200 countries in the United Arab Emirates last year, of tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency by 2030. This finding is contained in a new... →

Selling Mutlu, stabilising Hesto key as Metair moves towards new strategy

By: Irma VenterSelling the troubled Mutlu battery business in Türkiye and continuing stabilisation efforts at Hesto Harnesses are key in returning Metair to solid ground, says CEO Paul O’Flaherty. Announcing the energy storage and auto component group’s financial results for the six months ended June 30 at the... →

South African defence group unveils trio of vehicles

By: Rebecca CampbellSouth African private-sector defence group Milkor has launched three vehicles at the Africa Aerospace and Defence 2024 exhibition, being held at Air Force Base Waterkloof, in Centurion, just south of Pretoria. These are the Bushcat armoured personnel carrier (APC), the Vanguard mine-resistant... →

Upcoming mini-Budget to include details on Independent Power Transmission pilot project

By: Terence CreamerDetails on the approach South Africa will be taking to piloting Independent Power Transmission (IPT) projects as part of a strategy to accelerate the expansion of its electricity grid will be included in the upcoming Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), a senior official in the office of... →

Vodacom Business teams up with local govts to make South African cities smarter

By: Natasha OdendaalVodacom Business has partnered with local governments to provide technology solutions that help make South African cities smarter as it digitalises critical enterprise sectors. The partnership forms part of a five-year transversal contract with the National Treasury. →

VWA operating normally amid rumours of plant closures at German parent company

By: Irma VenterVolkswagen Group Africa (VWA) says its Kariega assembly plant, in the Eastern Cape, is operating as normal amid possible plant closures and job cuts at its parent company in Germany. In fact, the local company says it expects exceptional production volumes this year. →

Editorial Insight

Growth glue

By: Terence CreamerThe so-called second phase of the partnership launched between government and business to tackle South Africa’s electricity, logistics and crime crises under the Government of National Unity (GNU) has been generally welcomed. For President Cyril Ramaphosa the extension of the partnership, which... →

Mining Weekly News

African Rainbow Minerals crowns grade as king, declares war on reef waste on PGMs front

By: Martin CreamerTwo acronyms were drummed into new mining entrants in the days of yore – GIK and WAR. GIK is short for ‘grade is king’ and at the opposite end of the scale, everyone was urged to declare war on WAR, which is short for ‘waste as reef’. →

Manganese battery opportunity highlighted by US grant to South32’s Hermosa project

By: Martin CreamerThe use of manganese in batteries for battery electric vehicles is being increasingly explored, with density, charge, costs and durability being among the factors that are putting the hard grey metal with which South Africa is well-endowed on a pedestal. The latest highlight of this is the... →

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