Navigating AI, robotics and human skills in SA
Shiksha Benimadho, Accenture Development Partnerships and Talent & Organisation lead for Africa explores the Human+ workforce – a business imperative and strategic choice to remain competitive. […]
No knowledge, no future: the hidden risk facing SA engineering
In engineering, mentorship is more than a tradition – it is the foundation of both professional survival and industry growth. Martin Makhaotse, founder and director at Makhaotse,Narasimulu & Associates (MNA) Consulting, underscores the critical importance [...]
EQ and the journey towards effective leadership
Research has shown there is a direct correlation between emotional intelligence and effectiveness on all levels: professionally, socially and in leadership roles. The journey towards being an effective leader and colleague begins at an individual [...]
A mine is a terrible thing to waste
Supplied by NSDV Law SFs are structures built to store the leftover materials and waste from mining operations, colloquially known as tailings. These facilities are critical components of the mining lifecycle, storing the fine particles [...]
SA Mining Industry: A key revenue contributor and the need for regulatory reform
By Althea Soobyah, partner, head of Tax at Forvis Mazars in South Africa The mining industry in South Africa has consistently been a cornerstone of the nation’s economy, demonstrating robust revenue generation over the past [...]
Mental health in mining: the link between psychological stress and safety
By Arjen de Bruin, Group CEO at OIM Consulting As a country, South Africa struggles with its collective mental health. Zoom in on the mining sector, and you will see South Africa’s mental health ‘pandemic’ [...]
The importance of water equity
By Jonathan Schroder, technical director; Snothando Shezi, associate technologist and Mohamed Abdelmegeed, technical director, at AECOM Water is critical to the mining industry and mines play an important role in supplying potable water to host [...]
Integrated transport: why it matters and how it can be achieved
By Bongani Mthombeni, director of Smart Mobility at Royal HaskoningDHV in South Africa No sector exists in isolation, transportation included. How towns, cities and countries move people, goods and services from place to place impacts [...]
ESG – mines shift from a focus on ‘risk mitigation’ to ‘value creation’
Edited by Sharyn Macnamara Business models within the mining sector have indeed undergone transformation, shifting from a focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ‘risk mitigation’ to ‘value creation,’ said Sabine Anderson, principal mining engineer [...]
Urgent policy reforms required to save mining sector
Edited by Sharyn Macnamara Urgent policy reforms are the only way to save the mining sector, says Old Mutual Investment Group. […]
The 2020’s is the decade of AI – in your business
AI is a bigger revolution than the Internet in the 1990s, writes Tertius Zitzke, CEO of 4Sight. […]
Achieving ‘Net Zero’ in mining: Challenges opportunities and action
Sandrine Pfister – Sustainability Market Leader, Bureau Veritas Africa envisions the year 2050. In the year 2050 – the world has successfully reduced carbon emissions with the contribution of the efforts of mining and metal [...]