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Two-legged dinosaur from Zimbabwe is the oldest ever found in Africa
Artistic reconstruction of Mbiresaurus raathi, which has been discovered in Zimbabwe/ Andrey Atuchin
<p>The remains of a new species of plant-eating dinosaur has been unearthed in northern Zimbabwe. It is part of a huge assemblage of fossils from the Late Triassic that could help us understand how the period&rsquo;s climate influenced the dispersal of early ...
Earliest known skull of Homo erectus unearthed by Australian-led team
The Guardian   02 April 2020   South Africa  
Homo erectus cranium outline. The earliest known skull of Homo erectus has been unearthed by an Australian-led team in South Africa. Photograph: Supplied by La Trobe University
<p>The earliest known skull of Homo erectus has been unearthed by an Australian-led team of researchers who have dated the fossil at two million years old, showing the first of our ancestors existed up to 200,000 years earlier than previously thought.<br>The ...
Bodies of 3 trapped miners recovered from gold mine near Orkney
News24   07 December 2019   South Africa  
<p>The bodies of three of the four mineworkers who were trapped in a gold mine near Orkney were recovered by rescue workers on Saturday evening.<br>Village Main Reef (VMR) spokesperson James Duncan said the recoveries at the Tau Lekoa mine were made at around ...
Toxic City: The Cost of Gold Mining in South Africa
Aljazeera   11 February 2019   South Africa   Johannesburg  
<p>In the midst of Johannesburg are mountains of sandy dirt - tall, geometric, and as much a part of the landscape as the city's glittering skyline.<br />Winds stir up dust from the dunes and carry it to nearby homes where it settles on roofs, roads, and areas ...
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Dams feeding City of Cape Town rise to nearly 38% full
Business Day   18 June 2018   South Africa   Cape Town  
Picture: THE SOWETAN
<p>Umbrellas are back in demand in the Western Cape where recent rains have seen average dam levels in the province rise to above 30% for the first time in months.<br />The latest dam statistics released on Monday showed a healthy increase in both Cape Town&rsquo;s ...
South Africa: more than 950 trapped gold miners brought to surface
The Guardian   02 February 2018   South Africa  
The Sibanye gold mineshaft in South Africa, where hundreds of miners are trapped underground following a power outage. Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images
<p>Sibanye-Stillwater mining company said miners stuck up to 1000m below ground after outage caused by a storm.</p> <p>At least 900 gold miners who were trapped in a South African mine for more than 24 hours after a power outage were safely evacuated on Friday ...
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Expect Mine Closures In This Key Gold Mining Nation
OilPrice.com   13 September 2017   South Africa   South Africa  
<p>I wrote yesterday about the collapse of mining in key African gold nation Tanzania. And today, emerging news shows another major gold producer entering crisis.<br />South Africa.<br />The dire warning on South Africa&rsquo;s gold sector came from ratings ...
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Sanral awards R1.63-billion Mtentu megabridge construction contract to Aveng Strabag JV
Engineering News   24 August 2017   South Africa  
<p>The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has awarded the R1.63-billion tender for the construction of the Mtentu megabridge to a joint venture comprising Aveng Grinaker-LTA and European construction firm Strabag.<br>Construction of the bridge, ...
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South African mines dig deep into technology
The National Business   01 January 2017   South Africa   Cape Town  
A miner at the South Deep gold mine south of Johannesburg. Themba Hadebe / AP Photo
<p>CAPE TOWN // Four kilometres under the earth and it is hotter than the burning sands of Abu Dhabi’s Empty Quarter on a summers’ day.<br><br>At the West Driefontein gold mine to the west of Johannesburg, a small crew of men brave heat under a million tonnes ...
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Keller lands major South African contract
The construction index   24 November 2016   South Africa   Africa  
Aerial photography of the area (source: The Construction Index)
<p>Keller Group has won a contract worth over &pound;40m for ground improvement works in Durban, South Africa.</p> <p>It will design and construct the complete ground improvement package for a 350,000m2 site at the old Clairwood racecourse, where warehouses ...
Filed under: Construction News