by Warren Beech | May 29, 2025 | Mining, News
Introduction Following the publication of the Mine Health and Safety Amendment Bill in October 2024, the last few weeks have been extremely eventful in the mining industry, with the publication of proposed changes to several environmental laws including in relation to...
by Warren Beech | May 21, 2025 | Environmental, News
On 16 May 2025, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (Minister) published the Draft National Dust Control amendment Regulations (Proposed Regulations) in terms of Sections 32, 53(o) as read with Sections 55(3), 56 and 57 of the National...
by Warren Beech | May 21, 2025 | Mining, News
On 20 May 2025, the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (Minister) published the Draft Mineral Resources Bill, 2025 (Draft Bill) for public comment. Interested and affected parties have been invited by the Minister to submit written representations on the...
by Warren Beech | Apr 7, 2025 | Health and Safety, Mining
It was a privilege to be invited by Mr Avhurengwi Nengovhela to speak at Coaltech’s Mine Closure Conference on 4 April 2025. Mine closure has become even more critical within the context of South Africa’s current economy, the impact on the mining sector and its...
by Warren Beech | Mar 10, 2025 | Health and Safety, News
Occupational health and safety in non-mining workplaces has increasingly come under the spotlight due to the types of incidents and accidents that have occurred, and the nature of physical and non-physical impacts being reported by employees, sometimes long after...
