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Research explores health and wellness in advancing mine safety
8+ hour, 16+ min ago (356+ words) According to Dr Ramesh Dhoorgapersadh, there is growing recognition that employee health and wellness are critical components of effective risk management and long-term safety performance in high-risk working environments. He shared this during his presentation at the 2026 SAFEX International Congress…...
African Mining celebrates founder Rory Macnamara on his 80th birthday
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (205+ words) Few individuals have contributed as much to South Africa's mining and industrial media landscape as Rory Macnamara, who celebrates his 80th birthday today. Founder of IMD, Rory Macnamara, turns 80 today A happiest birthday to the founder of IMD, Rory Macnamara As…...
MCSA's Day of Learning strengthens mine safety and emergency response
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (242+ words) The Minerals Council South Africa recently hosted a Missing Persons Locator Systems Day of Learning Workshop, bringing together organised labour, mining companies, regulators, technology providers and safety experts to strengthen mine safety and emergency response capabilities. The workshop focused on…...
Why skills development should drive corporate growth in SA
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (524+ words) By Anton Visser, Group COO at SA Business School Skills development should never be reduced to a paperwork exercise or a narrow compliance obligation. Yes, it has a place on the B-BBEE scorecard. Yes, it contributes points. But if that…...
Ramaphosa tours RBM's operations during visit
1+ week, 2+ day ago (261+ words) Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) recently hosted president Cyril Ramaphosa as the mineral sands producer celebrated its 50th anniversary. According to the company, this marked the first time Ramaphosa has visited its operations. President Cyril Ramaphosa and RBM managing director Werner Duvenhage…...
Two killed in underground incident at Sibanye's Kloof 8
2+ week, 2+ day ago (144+ words) Two employees have died following an incident at Sibanye-Stillwater's Kloof 8 shaft, the company stated on 4 May 2026. The family and colleagues of the deceased are receiving counselling, and the family is to be provided with support. The board and management of…...
SMART MINES BOOST SAFETY
3+ week, 3+ day ago (467+ words) As safety regulations continue to evolve in South Africa, the effective implementation of safety technologies depends not only on the equipment itself but on how these systems are integrated into mine-wide risk management strategies. The company highlights that current safety…...
Changing energy dependence to energy resilience in the South African context
4+ week, 1+ day ago (378+ words) The Eskom tariff increase is changing the way industrial and commercial sectors perceive dependency. While the 8. 76% is substantial and comes at a time of relatively weak growth and tight margins, it creates an opportunity for companies to change their structural…...
#Earth Day2026: Environmental, closure risks central to mining due diligence
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (899+ words) As the mining industry faces more pressure to operate responsibly, good planning and proper risk checks are more important than ever. Mining projects can be affected by environmental and social challenges that are not always clear at the beginning. From…...
Stronger enforcement and collaboration signal shift in South Africa's civil engineering sector
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (575+ words) Encouragingly, collaboration between public and private sector stakeholders in South Africa's civil engineering industry is strengthening " underpinned by a firmer stance on accountability across the construction value chain. Lindie Fourie, Operations manager at BCCEI. All images supplied by the Bargaining…...