Lindsay Shand, partner and principal environmental geologist at SRK Consulting. Supplied by SRK Consulting By Sharyn Macnamara Lindsay Shand (LS), partner at SRK Consulting in South Africa, recently unpacked the ICMM Water Stewardship [...]
In NairobI, Kenya, on 5 March 2025, it was reported that a new global report analysing sex discrimination in laws reveals that while some commendable gains have been achieved in strengthening legal protection for women [...]
The Ecobank Group has expanded a gender-financing offer to facilitate access to financing for Africa’s women entrepreneurs. Individual entrepreneurs – including those in the formal and informal sectors – can now fully benefit from these [...]
A choice between dignity and education remains a harsh reality for so many, as highlighted by the South African Journal of Child Health. An estimated 7 million girls in South Africa are forced to miss [...]
By Taegan Devar, industrial psychologist and MD of PeopleSmart. In an article published in the Business Times on 20 October 2024 Chief Director of Mines, David Msiza, is quoted as saying, “While things have improved [...]
Contributed by UK DBT, edited by Sharyn Macnamara Chim Chalemera (CC), the new regional director, southern Africa and country director, South Africa for the UK’s Department for Business & Trade (DBT), shares the objectives of [...]
As the sun sets on South Africa’s historic elections, women in SA mining are calling for more speedy change to move the mining sector forward, especially regarding the issues around gender equality through appointment and [...]
