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Schalk Burger is Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

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Consortium to build 100 MW solar PV plant at Amplats mine

22nd October 2021 JSE-listed platinum-group metals (PGMs) miner Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has selected the Pele Green Energy – EDF Renewables South Africa consortium as the preferred supplier to build a 100 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at its Mogalakwena mine, in Limpopo. Pele Green Energy develops,... →

South African energy sector the most carbon intensive of G20 nations

18th October 2021 South Africa’s energy sector has the highest carbon-intensity of the Group of 20 (G20) nations owing to its heavy reliance on coal, according to the latest assessment by Climate Transparency International. In 2020, three-quarters (74%) of South Africa’s total primary energy supply was derived... →

Experts extol virtues of immersive training in mining sector

15th October 2021 A range of immersive and educational technology experts have said that immersive training, enabled by virtual and augmented reality and digital education technologies, can deepen learning retention, improve engagement with learning materials, improve safety awareness and responses, and improve... →

WEF launches digital toolbox to decarbonise cities

15th October 2021 Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) has announced that its CEO and manufacturing executive director, Andreas Engling, will retire on May 1 next year. Engling has been with Mercedes-Benz since 1987, and with MBSA since 2017. →

Feasibility study finds hydrogen corridor could add up to $8.8bn to South Africa's GDP by 2050

8th October 2021 A study of the characteristics, current commercial activity and potential benefits of transitioning various economic activities along the Limpopo to Johannesburg to Durban corridor to use green hydrogen has concluded that domestic demand is critical to accelerate the development and impact of the... →

Britishvolt joins Fair Cobalt Alliance

8th October 2021 UK battery cell technologies company Britishvolt has joined the Fair Cobalt Alliance (FCA), which is committed to developing responsible and fair artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) cobalt supply in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The FCA is a multistakeholder action platform that... →

Businesses calling for trade policy that will help them slash emissions – WEF study

8th October 2021 For businesses to reach their emissions targets, the global trading system needs to adapt and businesses are calling for that change, the World Economic Forum (WEF) states in its 'Delivering a Climate Trade Agenda' industry insights report. Action on trade is necessary for businesses to unlock... →

Pele Green-EDF SA consortium to build 100 MW solar PV plant at Mogalakwena

6th October 2021 JSE-listed platinum-group metals (PGMs) miner Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has selected the Pele Green Energy – EDF Renewables South Africa consortium as the preferred supplier to build a 100 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at its Mogalakwena mine, in Limpopo. Pele Green Energy develops,... →

Fit-for-purpose design of digital training important to address specific needs

1st October 2021 There is no single digital education solution that can address all the needs of an industry, and fit-for-purpose designed training solutions are important to facilitate training that effectively develops particular skills or meets a particular business or industry need. Rekindle Learning founder... →

Skills, industry support key to modernising Customs

1st October 2021 The customs modernisation programme of the South African Revenue Service (Sars), announced on September 1, requires the upskilling of customs officials, as well as the support of and collaboration with industries, businesses and the whole of government to shape a customs and trade ecosystem that... →

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