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Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe waiting to address the delegates at the Investing in African Mining Indaba at the Cape Town International Convention Centre . Date: February 03, 2020.Picture: ESA ALEXANDER
AFRICAN MINING INDABA

Mining companies can generate own electricity – Mantashe

By LISA STEYN The theme of the 26th Investing in African Mining Indaba is “optimising growth and investment in the digitised mining economy”, but on Monday, as the conference started, the words on everyone’s lips were load-shedding. As…

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HANDS OFF: Xolobeni where the proposed titanium mine was meant to be builtPicture: FILE/LULAMILE FENI
HIGH COURT

Xolobeni ruling restores people’s power

In November 2018, last year, the High Court of South Africa made a landmark decision in the ongoing struggle between the Xolobeni community on the Wild Coast and the department of mineral resources. The court ruled that the department…

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GUPTAS

Guptas selling Tegeta mining interests

Gupta-owned Oakbay Investments announced on Wednesday that it was selling its mining business Tegeta Exploration and Resources to Swiss-based Charles King SA for R2.97 billion. “The sale is part of Oakbay’s commitment to preserve jobs‚…

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