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Sibanye-Stillwater has suffered a production disruption at its Rustenburg complex

Sibanye-Stillwater shaft damaged, production put on hold

Sasol is in for a rough fiscal. Source: Sasol

Sasol profit down 34% midway through fiscal year

By Lindsey Schutters 26 Feb 2024

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ESG and employment: Key dispute risks in the EMI sector in 2024

31 Jan 2024

Over 70% of Exxaro employees now vaccinated

Over 70% of Exxaro employees now vaccinated

21 Dec 2021

Source: Supplied

Remote Doctors 4 Africa makes inroads in Botswana

9 Dec 2021

Vaccination is simply the best defence against Covid-19

Vaccination is simply the best defence against Covid-19

Dr Elton Dorkin 6 Dec 2021

Source@Eskom Duvha Power station, approximately 15 km east of Emalahleni in Mpumalanga

The dirty impact of coal on health

4 Nov 2021

Source: ©RIIS Innovate

Reimagining mining for Zero Harm

4 Oct 2021

Source: supplied by agency. Thandi Modise, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Gwede Mantashe, Minister of Mineral Resources, and other VIP delegates visit the Impala mobile vaccination site with Dr Jon Andrews, Implats’ Group Executive for Health and Safety

30,000 vaccinations for Impala

1 Oct 2021

Source: ©GettyImage

Mining companies collaborate to achieve Zero Harm

15 Sep 2021

Jacques Farmer, MD, Prisma

Adapting mandatory training to the digital age is critical to ensuring ongoing mine safety in the pandemic

Jacques Farmer 19 Jul 2021

A mine worker is seen underground in South Deep mine outside Johannesburg, file. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

SA mine deaths rose 33% in the first half 2021

9 Jul 2021

Bridgett Majola and Gavin Noeth

It'll take more than a flick of a switch, but SA's energy future looks promising

Bridgett Majola & Gavin Noeth 7 Jul 2021

Obuasi Mine. Image: AngloGold Ashanti

AngloGold Ashanti suspends Obuasi output, cost guidance after underground collapse

Tanisha Heiberg 27 May 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Addressing post-pandemic challenges in the mining industry

24 May 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Tackling HIV in the mining industry - new guidance from DME

Nivaani Moodley, Kalene Watson & Shane Johnson 13 May 2021

The issue of occupational noise-induced hearing loss is prominent in the mining industry. Shutterstock

Hearing loss is a neglected hazard for miners in South Africa

Nomfundo Moroe 10 May 2021

Jacques Farmer, MD, Prisma Training Solutions

Simulation training can allay Covid-19 hurdles in the mining industry

Jacques Farmer i 18 Mar 2021

ArcelorMittal, Vanderbijlpark. Image:

ArcelorMittal workers confirmed dead after explosion

18 Feb 2021

Koeberg nuclear power station

What is it about nuclear energy that its opponents don't want you to know?

Des Muller 15 Feb 2021

Lizle Louw, partner, Webber Wentzel

Can mining houses compel employees to be vaccinated?

Lizle Louw 9 Feb 2021

New mobile rescue winder tested for deep underground operations

New mobile rescue winder tested for deep underground operations

26 Jan 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2020: Energy & Mining

14 Dec 2020

Firefighters dousing the fire at the Engen oil refinery in Durban, South Africa, in December 2020. GettyImages

Oil refinery blast is one more reason South Africa should take industrial risks seriously

Nontobeko Mtshali 11 Dec 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Human rights should be central to the extractive industry's Covid-19 recovery plans

10 Dec 2020

Image: Anglo American

Amplats rebuilds ACP unit ahead of schedule

8 Dec 2020

A creuseur or digger, descends into a tunnel at the mine in Kawama, Democratic Republic of Congo. Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images

As cobalt demand booms, companies must do more to protect Congolese miners

Dorothee Baumann-Pauly & Serra Cremer Iyi 26 Nov 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Department monitors safety in mines

Department monitors safety in mines

13 Oct 2020

Reprioritising existing occupational health threats in a time of Covid-19

Reprioritising existing occupational health threats in a time of Covid-19

12 Oct 2020

De Beers uses IoT geofencing safety solution on mining vessel

De Beers uses IoT geofencing safety solution on mining vessel

1 Sep 2020

Tebogo Modise, chair, Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy

Committee to look into re-skilling of mine workers

29 Jul 2020

Minimise Covid-19 infection at your organisation with wristbands

Minimise Covid-19 infection at your organisation with wristbands

IDC Band SA 10 Jul 2020

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Over 70% of Exxaro employees now vaccinated

Over 70% of Exxaro employees now vaccinated

21 Dec 2021

Source: Supplied

Remote Doctors 4 Africa makes inroads in Botswana

9 Dec 2021

Vaccination is simply the best defence against Covid-19

Vaccination is simply the best defence against Covid-19

Dr Elton Dorkin 6 Dec 2021

Source@Eskom Duvha Power station, approximately 15 km east of Emalahleni in Mpumalanga

The dirty impact of coal on health

4 Nov 2021

Source: ©RIIS Innovate

Reimagining mining for Zero Harm

4 Oct 2021

Source: supplied by agency. Thandi Modise, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Gwede Mantashe, Minister of Mineral Resources, and other VIP delegates visit the Impala mobile vaccination site with Dr Jon Andrews, Implats’ Group Executive for Health and Safety

30,000 vaccinations for Impala

1 Oct 2021

Source: ©GettyImage

Mining companies collaborate to achieve Zero Harm

15 Sep 2021

Jacques Farmer, MD, Prisma

Adapting mandatory training to the digital age is critical to ensuring ongoing mine safety in the pandemic

Jacques Farmer 19 Jul 2021

A mine worker is seen underground in South Deep mine outside Johannesburg, file. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

SA mine deaths rose 33% in the first half 2021

9 Jul 2021

Bridgett Majola and Gavin Noeth

It'll take more than a flick of a switch, but SA's energy future looks promising

Bridgett Majola & Gavin Noeth 7 Jul 2021

Obuasi Mine. Image: AngloGold Ashanti

AngloGold Ashanti suspends Obuasi output, cost guidance after underground collapse

Tanisha Heiberg 27 May 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Addressing post-pandemic challenges in the mining industry

24 May 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Tackling HIV in the mining industry - new guidance from DME

Nivaani Moodley, Kalene Watson & Shane Johnson 13 May 2021

The issue of occupational noise-induced hearing loss is prominent in the mining industry. Shutterstock

Hearing loss is a neglected hazard for miners in South Africa

Nomfundo Moroe 10 May 2021

Jacques Farmer, MD, Prisma Training Solutions

Simulation training can allay Covid-19 hurdles in the mining industry

Jacques Farmer i 18 Mar 2021

ArcelorMittal, Vanderbijlpark. Image:

ArcelorMittal workers confirmed dead after explosion

18 Feb 2021

Koeberg nuclear power station

What is it about nuclear energy that its opponents don't want you to know?

Des Muller 15 Feb 2021

Lizle Louw, partner, Webber Wentzel

Can mining houses compel employees to be vaccinated?

Lizle Louw 9 Feb 2021

New mobile rescue winder tested for deep underground operations

New mobile rescue winder tested for deep underground operations

26 Jan 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2020: Energy & Mining

14 Dec 2020

Firefighters dousing the fire at the Engen oil refinery in Durban, South Africa, in December 2020. GettyImages

Oil refinery blast is one more reason South Africa should take industrial risks seriously

Nontobeko Mtshali 11 Dec 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Human rights should be central to the extractive industry's Covid-19 recovery plans

10 Dec 2020

Image: Anglo American

Amplats rebuilds ACP unit ahead of schedule

8 Dec 2020

A creuseur or digger, descends into a tunnel at the mine in Kawama, Democratic Republic of Congo. Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images

As cobalt demand booms, companies must do more to protect Congolese miners

Dorothee Baumann-Pauly & Serra Cremer Iyi 26 Nov 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Department monitors safety in mines

Department monitors safety in mines

13 Oct 2020

Reprioritising existing occupational health threats in a time of Covid-19

Reprioritising existing occupational health threats in a time of Covid-19

12 Oct 2020

De Beers uses IoT geofencing safety solution on mining vessel

De Beers uses IoT geofencing safety solution on mining vessel

1 Sep 2020

Tebogo Modise, chair, Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy

Committee to look into re-skilling of mine workers

29 Jul 2020

Dr Thuthula Balfour

Research to understand Covid-19's effect on the mining industry

10 Jul 2020

Minimise Covid-19 infection at your organisation with wristbands

Minimise Covid-19 infection at your organisation with wristbands

IDC Band SA 10 Jul 2020

Arjen de Bruin, managing director, OIM Consulting

Supervisors critical to making up lost mining production

26 Jun 2020

#ACACaresCovid19: The economics of advertising - ACA invests in futures

#ACACaresCovid19: The economics of advertising - ACA invests in futures

15 Jun 2020

Minerals Council takes issue with Covid-19 claims

Minerals Council takes issue with Covid-19 claims

9 Jun 2020

Mines potential hotspots in North West province

Mines potential hotspots in North West province

4 Jun 2020

Kangnas Wind Farm

Mitigating Covid-19 risks in constructing wind farms

3 Jun 2020

The Mpact hard hat face shield: protecting your workforce

The Mpact hard hat face shield: protecting your workforce

Mpact 3 Jun 2020

Image: Sibanye-Stillwater

65 Covid-19 cases at Sibanye-Stillwater operations

29 May 2020

Mpact expands face shield range - adults, kids, hardhat shields and respiratory masks

Mpact expands face shield range - adults, kids, hardhat shields and respiratory masks

Mpact 29 May 2020

Covid-19: Can employees withdraw from the workplace?

Covid-19: Can employees withdraw from the workplace?

Kenneth Coster 29 May 2020

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