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            <description><![CDATA[Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) and Eskom, which have recently expressed public disagreement over the nature of the unbundling of the State-owned utility, have issued a joint statement in support of creating a Transmission System Operator (TSO) with the grid assets, while committing to engage over differences regarding implementation. The two organisations have been at loggerheads over Eskom’s reticence regarding a government-endorsed reform to create a separate State-owned TSO outside of Eskom, with grid assets valued at some R110-billion.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Northam Platinum is looking to establish the Eland mine as South Africa’s first platinum group metals (PGMs) mine operating solely on renewable energy. In addition, Eland is water positive, and the phasing out of external water sources before the end of the decade would turn it into a green mine, an upbeat Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne emphasised on Friday, 28 August when the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed PGMs and chrome mining company presented a stunning set of financial results and paid record dividends.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <title>Northam Platinum’s operating profit soars 293%, record cash dividend declared</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The operating profit of platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome mining company Northam Platinum increased by more than 293% in its 2026 financial year (FY26), the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company reported on Friday, August 28. Northam’s board has resolved to declare a record final gross cash dividend of 1 000c a share, which amounts in aggregate to a final gross cash dividend of about R4-billion, bringing the total dividend per share for FY26 to 1 700c, representing an aggregate gross cash dividend of R6.8-billion for the year.]]></description>
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            <title>Canyon board committee says shareholders should reject ‘opportunistic’ takeover offer</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An independent board committee of ASX-listed Canyon Resources, including nonexecutive chairperson Mark Hohnen, has recommended that shareholders reject an off-market takeover bid having been made by A2MP Investments.

A2MP currently controls 55.56% of Canyon through associates, however, on July 29 announced a conditional cash takeover offer to acquire all the Canyon shares it does not already own for A$0.05 apiece, which values the company at about A$103-million.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Safety must extend beyond the mine fence, Wits dialogue hears</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The mining industry needs to broaden its approach to health and safety by recognising that the conditions mineworkers experience in their homes and communities have a significant bearing on their safety performance at work. This was the key message delivered at the Wits Mining Institute (WMI) breakfast dialogue Series 2, held in Johannesburg, on August 27, which examined the relationship between community environments and safety outcomes in mining.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Tshiamiso Trust has reported an increase in claims activity for the 2026 financial year as it moves into the latter half of its lifespan, with claim lodgements having increased by 64% year-on-year to 13 337. The trust was established to implement the settlement agreement reached between six mining companies – African Rainbow Minerals, Anglo American South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti, Harmony Gold, Sibanye-Stillwater and Gold Fields – and claimant attorneys in the historic silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) class action.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Renewable energy company Voltalia has commissioned the 148 MW Bolobedu solar power plant, in Limpopo, for mining company Rio Tinto South Africa subsidiary Richards Bay Minerals (RBM). Bolobedu will supply about 300 GWh/y of renewable energy to RBM’s production facilities in KwaZulu-Natal.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASX-listed Jupiter Mines says the Tshipi manganese mine, in South Africa, delivered another strong performance in the financial year ended June 30, with production and sales of 3.5-million tonnes, exceeding the yearly plan. The result was supported by mine planning, stockpile management and coordinated processing, while logistics flexibility helped maintain sales through periods of wet weather and rail disruption.]]></description>
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