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Flextra Industry News

mining sector growth
August 05, 2020

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Exploration, cheaper inputs, solid laws and better logistics key to mining sector’s growth

Even before Covid-19 hit South African shores, the mining industry was already in a structural decline and to alter this mining sector growth.

gold demand
July 30, 2020

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Covid-19 takes a toll on first-half gold demand, production

Global gold authority, the World Gold Council (WGC), reports that gold demand fell by 6% year-on-year to 2 076 t in the first half of this year.

offices remain relevant
July 17, 2020

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Offices expected to remain relevant post Covid-19, but will have to evolve

Offices expected to remain relevant post Covid-19, but will have to evolve. The relevance of offices and office-bound working will remain post-Covid-19.

foreign mineworkers
July 09, 2020

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First foreign mineworkers scheduled to cross back into South Africa

The first batch of 1 100 foreign mineworkers is scheduled to cross back into South Africa, returning from Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland.

invest fossil fuels
June 17, 2020

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Organisations say South Africa continues to invest billions in fossil fuels

Organisations say South Africa continues to invest billions in fossil fuels. SA provided R2.2-billion a year in development finance for coal projects

steel import restrictions
June 03, 2020

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EU to revamp steel-import restrictions as virus-hit economy recovers

The EU plans to revamp its steel import restrictions to guard against major market distortions as the economy recovers from the effects of the pandemic.

mining essential service
April 14, 2020

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Canada’s Quebec allows mining to resume as an essential service

The government of Quebec is allowing mines to reopen as essential services from Wednesday, but only if they can comply with strict measures to limit the spread of Covid-19.

March 23, 2020

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Opinion: Government can and should expedite the procurement of emergency power

In this opinion article, Megan Adderley and Melissa Hendrickse of Webber Wentzel argue that, to enable a swift response to closing South Africa’s existing electricity supply deficit of 3 000 MW, it may be legally permissible and necessary for the National Energy Regulator of South Africa to either conduct an expedited public-participation process for granting concurrence to Ministerial determinations, or potentially even dispense with the entire public-participation process.

March 04, 2020

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South Africa surpasses Botswana in attractiveness as a mining investment destination

South Africa last year surpassed Botswana as the most attractive mining investment destination on the African continent, the Fraser Institute’s latest ‘Annual Survey of Mining Companies’ shows.

Guinea topped the list of African countries included in the institute’s Investment Attractiveness Index (IAI), while Tanzania was last in Africa, as well as globally.