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miningweekly.com | Marleny Arnoldi
Having set the theme for Africa’s largest mining conference as “stronger together: progress through partnerships”, the organisers of the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 have emphasised how the future of African mining lies in partnerships.
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engineeringnews.co.za | Marleny Arnoldi
Ahead of the South African government and the International Trade Centre hosting the first-ever Global Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Ministerial Meeting in July, Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni said it comes at a time of economic recovery imperatives in South Africa, global trade disruption and increasing sustainability requirements.
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1 week ago | 
engineeringnews.co.za | Marleny Arnoldi
South Africa’s agriculture sector is no novice when it comes to global risk mitigation and adapting export procedures according to market standards, Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa chief economist Wandile Sihlobo has said. During a panel discussion hosted by Creamer Media on May 28, he pointed out how the agriculture sector managed to double in volume produced and value generated since 1994 – a period which had a myriad of global shocks and trade disruption.
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1 week ago | 
miningweekly.com | Marleny Arnoldi
With South Africa’s share of global exploration expenditure in mining having dropped below 1% in recent years, the longevity of this legacy industry in the country depends on encouraging more junior miners to discover and unlock new resources, particularly since deeper and lower-grade resources can be explored using new technology.
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1 week ago | 
engineeringnews.co.za | Marleny Arnoldi
JSE-listed fast-moving consumer goods producer Tiger Brands has declared a 19% higher interim dividend of R4.15 apiece for the six months ended March 31. It also declared an additional special dividend of R1.8-billion, or R12.16 a share, which the company attributes to management’s ability to drive growth and cash generation in what had been a challenging consumer environment.
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1 week ago | 
engineeringnews.co.za | Marleny Arnoldi
Automaker Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has entered the commissioning phase for production of a third model, called Tera, at its Kariega plant, in the Eastern Cape. The company advises that production has returned to normal after four weeks of upgrades to the existing plant to accommodate the new model’s production. The plant halted production from April 14 to May 12 to complete required installations and upgrades to the body shop, paint shop and final assembly areas.
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1 week ago | 
engineeringnews.co.za | Marleny Arnoldi
In a market update on its global trading environment in the year-to-date, JSE-listed foodservice group Bidcorp reports a trading profit growth of 10% year-on-year so far, supported by an almost zero food inflation environment across its basket of offerings. The company’s headline earnings per share have also grown by about 10% year-on-year in the months ended April 30, which surpasses the record headline earnings in the comparative trading period.
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1 week ago | 
engineeringnews.co.za | Marleny Arnoldi
National Treasury has issued a new tender for a structured debt adviser to strengthen and modernise the RSA Retail Bonds programme, inviting qualified and experienced service providers to submit proposals by June 13. The selected adviser will provide expert support in evaluating and recommending a structure design and solution architecture for the RSA Retail Bonds Programme.
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1 week ago | 
miningweekly.com | Marleny Arnoldi
JSE-listed Harmony Gold Mining has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100% ownership of MAC Copper for a total equity value of $1.03-billion, or $12.15 apiece. Harmony announced on May 27 that its subsidiary in Australia will undertake the R18.4-billion acquisition. MAC Copper, which is registered in Jersey and listed on the NYSE, has a 100% interest in the CSA copper mine in the Cobar region of New South Wales, Australia. The site is located about 700 km west-northwest of Sydney.
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1 week ago | 
miningweekly.com | Marleny Arnoldi
Refining services provider Heraeus Precious Metals finds in its latest appraisal publication that China’s platinum jewellery and investment demand is still at the forefront of market fundamentals. Following the London Platinum Week event having been hosted on May 20 and 21, Heraeus notes that among the more prominent themes at the event was the evolution of China’s demand as a leading consumer of platinum.
