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Solar installations slow in South Africa after blackouts ease
Published: 12 Jun 24
Repairs to South Africa’s coal-fired stations that have helped the State power utility avoid debilitating blackouts for three months straight is giving solar installers an unintended break. Until March, Eskom had inflicted power cuts for as many as 12 hours a day due to unreliable units prone to breakdowns. The outages have crimped the economy and inconvenienced residents who have burned candles, bought batteries and — for those who can afford it — put up solar panels. But the power is back, for now. And after 77 consecutive days and counting of stable supply from Eskom, demand for such installations from the suburbs to small businesses has cooled, according to De Wet Taljaard, a technical specialist for solar energy at the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association. “Based on anecdotal evidence and if you look at the stats that are available, it does appear as if there has been a significant drop in the capacity that has been installed recently,” he said. Average monthly capacity additions from February to April this year dropped to 26 megawatts from 97 megawatts during the same period in 2023, Taljaard said, citing Eskom data.
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Forget copper and gold as steelmaking manganese outperforms
Published: 12 Jun 24
Manganese, an essential steel-making ingredient, has outstripped copper, gold and many other commodities this year after a cyclone halted exports from the world’s second-largest mine in March.
Prices of 44% grade manganese ore have almost doubled since the start of the year, beating gains of 15% in copper, 12% in gold and almost 30% in tin.
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Glencore to back Indonesia nickel miner Ceria Nugraha before IPO
Published: 12 Jun 24
Indonesian nickel miner PT Ceria Nugraha Indotama is set to get backing from Glencore Plc to build a battery metal plant ahead of an initial public offering planned for next year.
Glencore is in talks to take a 10% stake in the company through a pre-IPO fund-raise, and will assist in financing its high pressure acid leach plant, Ceria Nugraha CEO Derian Sakmiwata said in an interview on Wednesday. The world’s biggest commodities trader will also sign an offtake agreement to buy electric vehicle battery ingredients from the Indonesian firm, he said.
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Transnet claims World Bank container port index contains ‘factual errors’
Published: 12 Jun 24
South Africa’s Transnet claims the World Bank’s 2023 Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) – in which South Africa’s ports rank dismally overall and the Port of Cape Town came in at the bottom of the 405 ports listed – contains “factual errors” that it had no opportunity to contest or correct. In a statement, Transnet reports it has already met with World Bank representatives to raise its concerns about both the data, derived from Automatic Identification System and liner shipping data, and the methodology employed to compile the index.
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Western Australia resolves mining imbroglio threatening licences
Published: 12 Jun 24
Western Australia’s government has approved draft legislation that will ensure the security of mining licenses and permits in the state, a major producer of iron-ore.
The legislation, to be passed retrospectively, will resolve a High Court of Australia ruling in 2017 that theoretically almost annulled nearly all the mining permits in Western Australia because companies may not have submitted all the relevant plans at the time of application.
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CDE suggests new administration should shrink, streamline Cabinet
Published: 12 Jun 24
A significant reduction in the number of Cabinet Ministers and a fundamental overhaul of the Presidency are important steps towards fixing South Africa’s weak State, says policy research organisation Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) executive director Ann Bernstein. Smaller Cabinets tend to be more agile, more collegial and more accountable, she adds, noting that Cabinet processes would be greatly strengthened by a far more rigorous process of priority-setting, so that government focuses on doing fewer things well.
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PPC to report higher full-year earnings as Zimbabwe operations improve
Published: 12 Jun 24
JSE-listed cement company PPC has informed shareholders that it expects to report increases in its earnings per share (EPS) and headline earnings per share (HEPS) of at least 20% year-on-year for the financial year ended March 31. The company on June 12 attributed the expected increases in EPS and HEPS to a strong performance by PPC Zimbabwe in the financial year under review, compared with a poorer performance in the 2023 financial year on the back of an extended kiln shutdown.
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Mawson to acquire Southern Cross Gold in merger
Published: 12 Jun 24
Exploration and development company Mawson Gold has announced a nonbinding term sheet with Southern Cross Gold (SXG), outlining its intent to acquire all the ordinary shares of the Australian company that it does not own. Following the acquisition, which will be implemented through an Australian scheme of arrangement, Mawson will rebrand as Southern Cross Gold Ltd (New Southern Cross).
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GMIN’s TZ mine on the brink of gold production
Published: 12 Jun 24
TSX-listed G Mining Ventures (GMIN) has announced progress in the commissioning of its Tocantinzinho (TZ) gold project, in Brazil.
With the project engineered to produce about 175 000 oz/y of gold over a 10.5-year mine life, the company says it is on schedule and within budget to begin commercial production in the second half of 2024.
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Telkom expects improved FY24 results
Published: 12 Jun 24
JSE-listed Telkom on Wednesday said it expects a triple-digit increase in its basic earnings per share (BEPS) and headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the year ended March 31, 2024. This is attributed to a stronger operational performance driven by continued demand for next-generation technologies, the revenues of which increased 7% to comprise almost 80% of total group revenue, along with cost-optimisation initiatives.
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