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Labour strategies
Mines, state must unravel migrant labour
Strategies to resolve South Africa’s mining milieu will need to include drastic moves towards a settled labour force and a pro-active dismantling of the migrant labour system.
28 Aug 2013
News from Africa
SA firms take part in Mozambique trade fair
Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Elizabeth Thabethe is in Mozambique this week with a delegation of South African business people taking part in the Feira Internacional De Maputo (Facim).
26 Aug 2013
Media release: Uranium project
MDM awarded major contract for AngloGold Ashanti
MDM Engineering Group Limited was awarded the completion and commissioning contract for AngloGold Ashanti's MWS uranium project, South Africa.
23 Aug 2013
Infrastructure Spend
African infrastructure invite for BRICS
South Africa President Jacob Zuma has invited businesses from the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries to partner with Africa in its drive to develop the continent's infrastructure.
21 Aug 2013
The bigger picture
Are current models of contract mining supporting sustainability?
One of the lessons from last year’s violence at Marikana is that the current trend to contract labour in South African mining is not sustainable in its current form.
19 Aug 2013
Politics
Forum to work for peace on SA mines
The government, police and mining stakeholders have launched a mine crime combating forum to tackle continuing unrest and restore calm in South Africa's mining sector.
15 Aug 2013
Efficient logistics in mining
The road to Success
In today's highly competitive mining environment, logistics plays a pivotal role. Customer focus is the prime priority.
11 Aug 2013
Gemfields market update
Healthy production result for the world-class Kagem
Gemfields plc (AIM: GEM) recently presented an operational update for the three month period ending 30 June 2013.
05 Aug 2013
Positive trends emerging from Coega
FAW on track with first major FDI outlay in the Coega IDZ
Prelim results for the Coega Development Corporation (CDC)’s 2012/13 financial year show that the organisation is building on solid growth over the past three years, attracting investment.
01 Aug 2013
New equipment
Pilot Crushtec International to go big at bauma Africa
Pilot Crushtec International is using bauma Africa 2013 as a platform to launch a fleet of new products, the vast majority being new to South African shores.
30 Jul 2013
Imperial Logistics expands technology offerings
Supply chain
Supply chain and logistics group Imperial Logistics is aiming to take a bigger chunk of the business process and technology outsourcing market, with the launch of a new business.
25 Jul 2013
Zuma in Congo for Forbes Africa Forum
Politics
President Jacob Zuma is in the Republic of Congo to attend the Forbes Africa Forum taking place in Brazzaville on Tuesday.
24 Jul 2013 - S.