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South Africa needs more power generation to overcome the supply gap and underpin economic growth, and investments by private companies, including mining houses, are essential to close that gap. Read More

The Minerals Council South Africa opposes the latest tariff increase application by electricity supplier Eskom, which is starting to control its operational and managerial costs, but is caught between the reciprocal consequences of a lack of generation capacity and the need for damaging and unaffordable tariff increases. Read More

Eskom says the 20.5% tariff increase is necessary because it still needs to raise R6.5 billion for diesel to power the backup generators. Read More

The council said consecutive tariff increases of about 26%, 20% and 9% over three years were simply unsustainable not only for the mining industry but the country as well. Read More

Large industrial electricity users and the Minerals Council raised the alarm on Friday that Eskom’s plant is likely to deteriorate even further over the next year, due to its plan to increase the load factor on plants to keep the lights on. Read More

SOUTH Africa’s mining sector called for the urgent prosecution of those identified in a report made public on Tuesday by the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in order to restore the country’s investment standing. Read More

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Minerals Council South Africa on Thursday endorsed the recommendations of the first report of the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. Read More

The Minerals Council of South Africa has welcome steps announced by Eskom and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to open up 36,000 ha of land in Mpumalanga to companies looking to build renewable energy projects as well as to expedite access to the Eskom grid. Read More

Fatalities have declined every year since 2017, but mines inspector David Msiza is concerned about numbers reaching a plateau Read More

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy together with leaders from Minerals Council South Africa and organised labour held a MineSafe Conference on November 25 to discuss measures to drive a sustainable improvement in mine health and safety. Read More