by Dianne Bayley | Apr 5, 2022 | Security and Legal
Mining is the cornerstone of South Africa’s economy, notes Reinhard Burger, Senior Client Partner at Decision Inc. In FY2021 the sector contributed R985.3 billion to the country’s GDP while creating and/or sustaining roughly 2 300 000 direct and indirect jobs. It is...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 28, 2021 | Featured Articles
Mining has played a crucial role in South Africa’s economy for the best part of two centuries. And while it may not play as big a role as it once did, it still contributed R400-billion to GDP in 2020 and employed more than 450 000 people. But if the sector is to...
by Dianne Bayley | May 11, 2020 | Workplace 2020
As South Africa’s mining sector slowly reboots production following one of the strictest lockdowns in the world, mining companies have been tasked with taking all necessary steps to ensure the health and safety of all employees and contractors returning to work....
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 19, 2019 | Sustainability
A convenient and cost-effective option for ageing African mines, some of them 50 to 60 years’ old, is to have their geared units professionally and cost-effectively refurbished by SEW-EURODRIVE (Pty) Ltd. Supplementing its refurbishment capability, the drive...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 14, 2019 | Sustainability
In mineral-rich South Africa, mining is an important part of the GDP employing nearly half a million people, notes Vanessa Tyne, Senior KAM & Team Lead at Axis. Considering that the sector consists of diamonds, gold, platinum, and coal, it is easy to understand...
