Reliable and affordable energy, with predictable tariffs, is indispensable. Even so, it is significant that Eskom’s leadership recognises the central role it plays: without this backbone, large-scale manufacturing and job creation cannot exist
The industry has the potential to grow if there is more investment in exploration projects
Having its roots in gold, the diversified mining company has been shielded from the PGM price crash
Efforts to reposition the business to mitigate the downturn ‘do not go far enough’, says the company’s chief executive Craig Miller
In an interview, Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman also refutes the view that South Africa’s biggest mining employer is overextended
The leading coal exporter is not giving up, even as local logistics constraints and falling prices bear down on sales
Speaking during the opening ceremony of the Mining Indaba, the president emphasised that work is underway to unlock investment
The department of mineral resources and energy had hoped to finalise the long-awaited energy plan by May but the call for public comment has been extended
The industry has struggled in the face of energy and logistics constraints, but signs of progress have stirred cautious optimism
Companies are withholding investment – despite the commodity boom’s bounty – in the face of constraints to exports and exploration
After a year of energy market volatility lit a fire under demand for coal, lobbyists of the commodity say it is set to stick around
Chief executive has recently come to blows with the Minerals Council South Africa, which called for her axing in a leaked letter
According to the Minerals Council, logistical constraints induced by the railway’s setbacks have cost mining industry R51 billion in exports
Logistical constraints caused production to fall 6% in 2022, according to the mining industry employer organisation
The industrial action is the latest in a series of economy-hitting upsets for the state logistics company
Given the slow pace of change in mining and other sectors, some analysts have raised concerns that the ruling will cause empowerment efforts to unravel
Minerals Council aims to get 80% of its workforce vaccinated by November
The private sector, labour and government have been thrashing out ways to increase vaccinations and to restart the economy
Additional energy will take demand pressure off Eskom’s strained supply, but the downside will be a reduction in revenue for the power utility
The just transition that is currently being executed is a balance between energy security and climate change, according to one analyst
Despite the depressed economic environment, the mining industry contributed billions of rands to the economy last year, and can continue to do so if it focuses on environmental, social and governance issues