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Industrial vehicle production is strengthening South Africa's automotive sector, with Volvo Trucks launching Euro 6 FH Aero assembly in Durban and Tata Africa reaching 12,000 trucks produced in Rosslyn. These developments signal growing alignment with global emissions standards and position the country as a competitive export hub, while heavy vehicle demand remains tied to logistics, construction, mining, and regional trade corridors.

Africa is growing at a rapid pace. Investment opportunities abound. But with every opportunity comes challenges.

The South African Financial Provisioning Regulations, 2014, which will commence on June 18 2021, mean that many mining companies will need to make up for shortfalls created by new calculations for financial provision ...

On Friday, 11 October 2024, GN. 5404 of 2024 was published in Government Gazette No. 51368.

On Friday, 28 July 2023, respective Notices 3739 and 3740 were published in Government Gazette No. 49059, in terms of which the Chief Inspector of Mines for the Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate...

Fasken hosted a panel discussion as part of the Fasken PDAC (Prospecting and Development Association Conference) seminar series at its offices in Toronto, Canada on Tuesday 3 March 2020.

On 10 May 2012, the Minister of Mineral Resources (the Minister) announced in her Parliamentary budget vote speech that the Department of Mineral Resources (the DMR) planned, before the end of June 2012, to commence the first round of the 'auctioning off' of prospecting and mining rights which have lapsed under section 56 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (the MPRDA).

On 30 May 2023, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) confirmed in Ezulwini Mining Company (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and others [2023] ZASCA 80 (30 May 2023)

Technology is not new to the mining industry. Companies old and new have been successfully leveraging technology for quite some time.

recent judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal has raised some interesting questions in relation to the above question – but left them unanswered.

On 11 April 2012 the Constitutional Court handed down the much awaited judgment in the matter of Maccsand (Pty) Ltd v City of Cape Town and Others.

Africa Regulatory ENSight - Issue 9 Of 2019

In August 2020, we reported on the proposed amendments to the 2020 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill and the 2020 Draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill that would have adverse and unintended consequences ...

The Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources ("Minister") has published the long-awaited draft Mineral Resources Development Bill, 2025 ("2025 Bill")...

The Minister of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, has extended the date for existing holders of rights or permits to comply with the Regulations.

The Gauteng Division of the High Court handed down its judgement in the matter between the Minerals Council of South Africa and the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and other respondents...

From solar and wind farms to advanced mining operations, autonomous systems are revolutionising how South Africa manages its energy and resources.