38 News & Press Releases found
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African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa announces new brand and vision: Enlit Africa, after 20 years
African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa, for some two decades the flagship power, energy and water event on the continent, has unveiled its new name, identity and vision, Enlit Africa, during the opening session of the digital edition of the ...
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Nigeria Mining Week to proceed digitally in October and reconvene in 2021
According to Nigeria’s Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite, “because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is safer to reschedule the Nigeria Mining Week proceedings for 2020, as we prioritize the safety of ...
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Water and energy sector talks at Virtual African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa
“A shift in resources allocation towards the health sector to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic is going to starve other sectors like the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector of much needed financing,” says Paul Yillia, ...
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Clarion Events Africa reschedules African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa to November
Following the South African Government’s announcement of a national state of disaster and subsequent ban on public gatherings of over 100 people, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Clarion Events Africa (formerly Spintelligent) is ...
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The future of trade publications: the ability to adapt and add value
Clarion Events Africa’s trade publications are not only surviving, but thriving, because we have managed to reinvent the medium by embracing digital and key event partnerships to have a 360⁰ live visibility and accessibility.” This ...
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Siemens and partner to develop microgrids for mining companies
Siemens and German renewable energy developer juwi have entered into a strategic technology partnership to focus on microgrids in the mining industry. The signed agreement between the two companies aim to roll-out and continually develop the ...
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One step at a time: IRP 2019
The IRP 2019 is the latest addition to the array of legal instruments South Africa has adopted to transition to a low carbon economy and as part of its commitment to adapt to and mitigate against climate change under the international climate change ...
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South Africa reveals its blueprint for its energy future
The South African cabinet has approved IRP 2019 that plots the path for the nation’s generation technology mix to assuage the current energy crisis in the country. Minister of Minerals Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe has ...
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Ethiopia: Open for business
The mining sector in Ethiopia is on the brink of evolutionary growth and progress as the country’s first modern gold mine – KEFI Minerals’ Tulu Kapi moves into development in October. Ethiopian Mines and Petroleum minister HE. ...
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Spintelligent announces rebrand to Clarion Events
Spintelligent has been operating across the African continent for more than 18 years, delivering market leading live events including African Utility Week, POWERGEN Africa, DRC Mining Week, Future Energy Nigeria and African media titles ESI Africa ...
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Maamba Collieries in Zambia sets record straight on load-shedding
Maamba Collieries in Zambia needs ZESCO to clear outstanding debts owed to the company so it can maintain efficient operations at its 300 MW coal-fired power plant. Due to a continued shortfall in monthly payments of its power bills by ZESCO, ...
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Australia urged not to miss investment boat in Africa
Australia has been urged to rapidly take up investment opportunities in Africa beyond mining as trade war impacts see China snaring the lion’s share of growth across the dark continent at the expense of the United States particularly. The ...
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Mali Lithium investigates downstream processing at Goulamina
ASX-listed Mali Lithium is to conduct a scoping study into the downstream processing of its Goulamina project in Mali. Mali – Mali Lithium has commissioned global engineering firm Hatch to assist with a scoping study ...
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Golden Star Resources to close Toronto office
NYSE/TSX Golden Star plans to close its Toronto office by April 30, 2020 and that its executive team will be in London, England. André van Niekerk, Executive Vice President and CFO, has decided not to accept the offer to move to London ...
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Eskom gloves up for legal bout with Deloitte over financial misconduct
Eskom has issued court papers and filed an affidavit against Deloitte Consulting for the setting aside of awards of contracts and recovery of funds amounting to R207 million, relating to improperly awarded work during 2016. The affidavit further ...
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Data disruption: the key to ethical battery supply chains in ASM
A new data study by RCS Global Group`s Better Mining team has delivered the first ever comprehensive picture of the state of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in cobalt, copper, and the key conflict minerals of gold, tin, tantalum, and ...
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Avesoro announces insider bid and abridgment of deposit period
Avesoro Resources says Avesoro Jersey has formally commenced an insider bid to acquire all shares of Avesoro Resources at a price of £1.00 per share. A special committee of the board of directors of the company has, on behalf of the ...
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Spot price of palladium reaches an all-time high
Palladium has reached another all-time high of US$1,781 an ounce. Recent increases in the price of palladium, nickel, rhodium and gold have resulted in the weighted price of the ‘basket’ of metals contained in the ore at the Platreef ...
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Prospect Resources one regulatory approval away from acquisition
Prospect Resources has provided an update on the acquisition of an additional interest in the Arcadia Lithium Mine - Zimbabwe. On 11 June 2019, shareholders approved the acquisition of an additional 17% interest in the Arcadia Lithium Mine, subject ...
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Electricity supply in Zimbabwe improves for miners
Caledonia Mining has announced that the electricity supply situation at the Blanket Mine in Zimbabwe has improved substantially in late August and September. This is thanks largely to a timely and coordinated response from the ...