18 September
South Africa is reportedly seeking to rejuvenate its mining industry to help counter the economic fallout resulting from coronavirus-related lockdowns that had been imposed to curb the spread of the disease. According to Bloomberg, the mining sector once formed the “bedrock” of Africa’s most-industrialised economy. In order to rebuild investor confidence, the South African government has now identified mining revival as a major part of an economic recovery plan agreed by the government and labour representatives.
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The director of environmental management firm I-CAT, Lourens Jansen van Rensburg, said that the company intended to launch a new dust suppression system earlier this year but there were many delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Jansen van Rensburg added that the outbreak gave rise to stringent health and safety measures at mines, placing more importance on the need for dust management. I-CAT provides a wide range of dust suppression solutions designed for various mining operations.
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