State Miscellaneous

Tenders arising from a range public sector sectors

State Miscellaneous

Tenders arising from a range public sector sectors

State Miscellaneous

Tenders arising from a range public sector sectors

Richard Southey – bulwark against monopolisation

Histories relating the early decades of diamond mining in South Africa have tended to focus on the most powerful, wealthiest and influential characters that shaped the development of the industry.

Shabangu delays Xolobeni decision by one month to April 25

A decision on whether or not heavy mineral mining would proceed at Xolobeni on the Wild Coast was further delayed as the Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu failed to meet a previously stipulated decision deadline of March 25. The Amadiba...

More hearings on Xolobeni mine scheduled for Feb

A second task team would be established to hear oral presentations by parties affected by the proposed heavy minerals mine in Xolobeni, which is located on the South African Wild Coast. The hearings would be held at the Department of Mineral...

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Tender work arising from state contracts

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Tender work arising from state contracts

Xolobeni task team completes report, but process being questioned

The task team established to advise the Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu on the proposed heavy minerals mine at Xolobeni on South Africa's Wild Coast has submitted its report and recommendations to the Director General and a final...

Eureka – South Africa has diamonds!

The year 1866 marked a phenomenal turning point in the history of South Africa for it was in that year the first diamond, the famous 21¼ carat Eureka Diamond, was discovered in the vicinity of the Orange River.

Cape Town’s copper mania and the quest for immediate, extraordinary wealth

South Africa’s historiography has given much eminence to diamonds and gold and the way in which these precious commodities influenced the South African economy over the last 140 years.

Xolobeni appeal hearings cancelled

The hearings involving interested parties appealing a decision to grant Transworld Energy Minerals (TEM) a licence to mine heavy minerals from the dunes near Xolobeni on the Wild Coast, scheduled to take place this week, were cancelled. The...