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By Emma Day, Executive Associate at JG Afrika (Pty) Ltd Entrusted with the Pavement Management System for Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire, JG Afrika is helping to maintain the N1/N4 Toll...
In the international mining community, company boards are coming increasingly into the spotlight. The reason? It is well known that those companies that operate with the core principles of good...
Opinion editorial by Lunga Mani, Practice Leader for Sub-Saharan Africa In January, South Africa’s ruling party announced that the country’s immigration laws must be overhauled, as part of a...
By Anton Fester – Sedna Industrial IT Solutions MD Demand for private LTE (pLTE) is being driven by an increasing thirst for secure and efficient edge connectivity to accommodate the growing need...
By Bridgett Majola, Partner: Banking & Finance; Gavin Noeth, Senior Consultant: Infrastructure & Projects; and Pooja Pundit, Candidate Attorney, CMS South Africa In recognition of the global...
By Bernard Mofokeng, Partner: Head of Tax; Nico Alberts, Senior Tax Consultant, CMS South Africa It is shocking that the South African government seems not to regard the now regular power blackouts...
By Shivani Landie, Principal Consultant, FICO Many lenders are at a fork in the road when it comes to devising smart, agile collections strategies that will safeguard their customers and cement...
By Dennis Phillips, National Sales Manager at PFERD-South Africa As metalworking industries develop, so do associated industries and products. One such industry is abrasive manufacturers, and it is...
By Tennille Bell, General Manager: Sales at Programmed Process Outsourcing (PPO) Unpredictable by nature, it can be tricky to anticipate growth or predict the direction a business will take in the...
By Michael Ketz, CEO at ShareForce Share incentive plans are becoming more and more popular among private companies as a means of remunerating employees and improving staff retention. Increasingly,...
By Desiree Hlubi, Brand Manager at Sisi Safety Wear Notorious for workplace accidents and injuries on the job, construction is a risky business. Between working at heights, operating heavy...
By Reinhard Seidel, Africa Client Services, Verder Pumps SA In any industrial setting, the balancing act between cost savings and profitability is a careful one. The mining industry for instance -...
By Johan Potgieter, Cluster Industrial Software lead, and Ettienne van Niekerk, Cluster Water Segment leader at Schneider Electric South Africa’s water and wastewater (WWW) woes are well documented...
By Rasheed Ola Jimoh, Senior Director for West and Central Africa at Commvault Ransomware is a global issue facing almost all organisations whose businesses depend on or leverage information...
By Garyn Rapson, Partner, Nomsa Mbere, Partner, Jaqui Pinto, Senior Associate, Paula-Ann Novotny, Senior Associate & Dalit Anstey, Knowledge Lawyer from Webber Wentzel Due to the nature of mining...
By Mohammed Vachiat, Head of Sales, and Innovation: Konica Minolta South Africa The frenetic pace with which 2023 has started for the vast majority of companies shows that there is a real desire...
By Jacques Barradas, Director at BDO South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a reflective Mining Indaba 2023 speech, that emphasised and outlined the way Government and South Africa’s...
By SRK Consulting MD Andrew van Zyl With the global energy transition gathering pace, it is imperative that African mining keeps up with the rapidly growing demand for commodities – both to...
By Giada Masina, Partner at Webber Wentzel The Exploration Strategy published last year contains some useful proposals to bolster mineral exploration, but also some proposals on security of tenure...
By Hemant Harie, Managing Director at Gabsten Technologies When it comes to managing and maintaining an IT environment rich in data, many businesses engage with a partner to provide a ‘managed...
By Dwibin Thomas, Cluster Automation Leader at Schneider Electric “Focus on fixing the problem, never focus on the blame. Problems are only resolved when solutions are sought,” notes author...
Lance Dickerson, MD at REVOV Everyone is desperate, the president is considering a national state of disaster, we all want the lights on - but at what cost? That’s the question we should all be...
By Rashaad Carrim, Partner, Pooja Dela, Partner & Paula-Ann Novotny, Senior Associate from Webber Wentzel Increasingly, mining companies will have to satisfy lenders that they meet high ESG...
By Sarthak Rohal, VP – IT Services at In2IT Technologies Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not a new concept, but in recent years technological developments around it have begun to dramatically...
By Tennille Bell, General Manager: Sales at Programmed Process Outsourcing (PPO) Unpredictable by nature, it can be tricky to anticipate growth or predict the direction a business will take in the...
By Thabang Byl, Digital Energy Lead at Schneider Electric Business premises is one of the first places companies take stock of when assessing their electricity usage and the optimisation thereof....
By David Hirsch, CEO of TechMarkit As the world shifts away from disposable technology and towards sustainable, eco-friendly options, refurbished cell phones and laptops are increasingly becoming...
By Maureen Phiri, Sales Manager at Oxyon People Solution Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have begun to transform many sectors, and the mining industry is no different. The...
By Yershen Pillay, CHIETA CEO In the next five to ten years, South Africa faces a major skills crisis in the local green hydrogen economy. Thousands of engineers, technicians and green artisans...
By Rashaad Carrim, Partner at Webber Wentzel Fears that South Africa's place on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list was cemented as a consequence of its inadequate controls to counter...
By Chetan Jeeva, Head SA Corporate Lending, Absa CIB While its contribution to GDP may have declined over time, the South African mining and resources sector is a systemically important part of the...
By Bruce Dickinson, Partner at Webber Wentzel Short-term gains can result in a longer-term loss of investment when governments impose too many demands on mining companies
By Godfrey Marema, Plant Manager and Managing Director from Eaton South Africa Turbulent 2022 will live long in the memory for those of us who work in the power utilities sector. Loadshedding...
By Mpho Dipela, Chairman and Shareholder of Legacy Motor Group Between 2021 and 2022, worldwide sales of battery-powered vehicles rose by 108%, totalling a whopping 6.75-million units just last...
By John Jack, CEO of Galetti Corporate Real Estate Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been hailed as the ‘ultimate disruptor’, with companies from all sectors excited about its potential to fully...
By Gary Allemann, MD at Master Data Management A recent post by Alastair Adam on LinkedIn discusses the disastrously high churn rate of data scientists. The post asserts that most data scientists...
By Olebogeng Manhe, Chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation At the COP27 summit held in Egypt, world leaders finally closed a deal to assist developing countries being affected by climate...
By Willie Stander, Agriculture Manager at Bridgestone Southern Africa To grow profitability, farmers increasingly want a true partnership with their equipment suppliers.
By: Bongani Dladla Rapid advances in technology and a qualitative movement towards collaboration and information-sharing will undoubtedly shape the future of the South African construction sector.
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