# PwC South Africa study shows that artificial intelligence and Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies could help revive the country’s struggling mining industry by identifying new mineral deposits and improving productivity. Speaking at the Mine Modernisation Showcase, Smart Mining Associate Director Ian Mackay said the sector faces declining investment, mine closures, illegal mining and ageing infrastructure. […]
# The National Transmission Company South Africa expects to clear all outstanding curtailment claims owed to independent power producers by the end of August. The backlog has fallen to 1.5-billion-rand, down from two-billion-rand in June. CEO Monde Bala says additional resources have been deployed to speed up payments and improve settlement processes. The claims arose […]
# Die Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap is daartoe verbind om oorgrens-transaksies goedkoper en vinniger te maak. Die Angolese kwanza het die tweede betalingseenheid geword om by die elektroniese streeksbetaalstelsel aan te sluit. Hy het 13 jaar lank uitsluitlik die rand gebruik, hoofsaaklik om Suid-Afrika se gevorderde finansiële infrastruktuur te benut. Botswana en Mosambiek sal volgende aansluit. Die […]
# Zimbabwean health and agriculture authorities have renewed warnings against the illegal practice of feeding antiretroviral medicines to chickens to speed up growth. According to Daily Maverick, officials caution that the misuse of ARVs poses serious public health risks and could contribute to anti-microbial resistance. Experts have urged poultry farmers to follow approved farming practices […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Infrastruktuur, Tertuis Simmers, sê die provinsiale regering verander die manier waarop infrastruktuur beplan, befonds en gelewer word deur sterker vennootskappe, meer deursigtigheid en ‘n gedeelde toekomsplan vir langtermyngroei. Die provinsiale regering hou Donderdag sy eerste ministeriële rondetafelgesprek oor infrastruktuur in Kaapstad. Simmers sê die middelpunt van die besprekings is die […]
# The International Trade Administration Commission has recommended increasing customs duties on imported peanut butter from 99-cents-per-kilogram to 25-percent according to value. The move follows an investigation that found rising imports, mainly from India, were hurting local manufacturers. ITAC says domestic production, sales and factory capacity have declined amid rising production costs. The commission has […]
# SASSA-begunstigdes wat steeds die ou gouekaarte gebruik, het tot einde Augustus om oor te skakel na die nuwe Posbank-swartkaarte. Diegene wat nie voor die sperdatum oorskakel nie, sal moontlik vanaf September nie toegang tot hul maatskaplike toelaagbetalings hê nie. SASSA vra begunstigdes om so gou moontlik vervangingspunte te besoek om onderbrekings in uitbetalings te […]
# Union federation Cosatu says the landmark wage agreement between the National Union of Mineworkers and Gold Fields’ South Deep Mine will cushion employees over the next five years. The multi-year agreement includes adjustments made to the housing allowance, medical incapacity benefit, and funeral benefit. Gold Fields has also approved a discretionary, one-off cash incentive […]
# Johnson and Johnson het sowat 92,3-miljard-rand aangebied om dagvaardings te skik in verband met sy babapoeier en ander produkte wat talk-poeier bevat. Dit veroorsaak na bewering ovariumkanker. Die skikking dek ongeveer 76-duisend eise. Die maatskappy sal volgende jaar tot 50,25-miljard-rand betaal en meer in 2028. Die visepresident vir litigasie, Erik Haas, sê hulle glo […]
