Author: webman

30 Nov ESG and compliance in the mining sector

Posted at 08:52h in News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]In general, although the restrictions around Covid-19 resulted in an initial decrease in production, the easing of lockdown rules and the concomitant reopening of mines, resulted in mining production in South African increasing by 21.3 per cent year-on-year...

30 Nov Public procurement bill still a long way off

Posted at 08:52h in News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]There is wide-spread agreement regarding the fact that South Africa desperately needs legislation to ensure public and private sector procurement compliance. Recently, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) reported that between April 2020 and June 2021, government spend amounted...

30 Nov Highlights and analysis from the MTBPS

Posted at 08:51h in News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]In his Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana emphasised that the mounting debt-service costs are a clear signal that the country must stabilise its public finance to redirect spending in favour of economic development. As such,...

30 Nov The lay of the land: Eskom, Embedded generation and renewable energy

Posted at 08:51h in News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Several important developments in the Energy sector this past year will set the scene for 2022. In October 2021, Eskom initiated proceedings in the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg to review the decision by the National Energy Regulator...

07 Sep Your company’s environmental, social and governance performance matters more than you think

Posted at 08:32h in News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Investors today are increasingly obliged to review the performance of the companies they invest in –not just in terms of financial and market performance but in terms of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. These "intangible elements" have...

20 Aug Court decision could increase electricity prices, revenue

Posted at 08:43h in News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] National Energy Regulator of South Africa(Nersa) is appealing a High Court application that State-owned powerutility Eskom brought against Nersa last year, which states that Nersa exceeded its boundaries regarding the determination on tariff adjustments requested by Eskom. Energy sector...

06 Aug Step towards holistic ESG in mining

Posted at 08:39h in News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Regulations concerning environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) globally have made progress in recent years, with legalisation compelling miningcompanies to meet specific ESG targets. However, women-led energy, natural resources and infrastructure law firm LNP Attorneys aims to accelerate the...

14 Jun A New Era of Energy Source – Amendments to Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act

Posted at 15:23h in News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Following an extensive public consultation process and a significant amount of technical work undertaken by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement that Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act will...

14 May Legal services worth the investment

Posted at 15:25h in News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Legal services are often regarded as a grudge purchase; however, it ensures that consulting engineers and mining houses save money in the long term. “When consulting engineers are preparing bids for projects on behalf of mining companies, it becomes...

09 Nov Private-sector investment key amid challenges

Posted at 07:18h in News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]From an economic perspective, the Covid-19 pandemic has not affected countries in Africa, apart from South Africa, as much as countries on other continents. In Africa, political dynamics continue to affect the economy much more than the virus, says...