To successfully address these challenges, each mining organisation needs to respond in a unified, aligned way.Objectives: This study determined the degree of perceived organisational alignment among managers within South-African-based mining organisations and uncovered the key enablers of organisational alignment.Method: …

In 2015, the South African mining sector sold commodities worth R391.4 billion of which 69% came from exports. Mining accounted for 7.7% of the nation's GDP directly and

cusses the general organisational use of data mining, its enablers, barriers, and success factors, particularly in Africa. This paper covers three di erent studies of data mining in large South African organisations, over a ve year period. In so doing, it tracks the progress of data mining locally, and highlights the important issues prevalent ...

Since then, the mining industry has become hugely important to the country, contributing roughly 219.5 billion South African Rand (roughly 12.8 billion U.S. dollars) …

are the major factors undermining the growth of the South African economy and its mining industry's competitiveness. Although South Africa's total mining reserves remain some of the world's most valuable, with an estimated worth of …

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitisation of the work process in the South African mining industry. The industry is increasingly making use of innovative and cutting-edge technologies to run more efficient operations, to manage risk, to improve health and safety, reduce the cost of maintenance and extraction, as well as …

Economic Significance of the Mining Sector in South Africa Mining industry contribution to the gross domestic product is at 8.4 percent 2020, an increase from 8.3 percent in 2019. In terms of export, the mining industry contributed R767 billion in 2020 relative to R677 billion in 2019. this represented an increase in terms of value and

This study determined the degree of perceived organisational alignment among managers within South African based mining organisations and uncover the key enablers of organisational …

Progress of organisational data mining in South Africa Authors: Mike Hart University of Cape Town Abstract and Figures International audience This paper …

What it is & why it matters. Data mining is the process of finding anomalies, patterns and correlations within large data sets to predict outcomes. Using a broad range of techniques, you can use this information to increase revenues, cut costs, improve customer relationships, reduce risks and more. History. Today's World.

Click here to download SA Mine 2021 The growth in the mining industry confirms the resilient nature of the sector and the opportunities that exists in rebuilding the South African economy. Download previous editions …

Amnesty International and its partner organizations have documented numerous cases of human rights abuses linked to mining operations. In South Africa, victims of the bloody tragedy at Marikana, in which 34 protesters were killed and at least 70 injured by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) during a mining strike …

Abstract. This qualitative study explored diversity management strategies used by South African financial institutions. The sample included 72 employees (33.33% females; 39.08% Indigenous African ...

Progress of organisational data mining in South Africa. Article. Full-text available. Jan 2006; ... into the current practice of data mining in several large South African organisations. The ...

These core skills, or core positions, are essential to an organization, and without them the organization cannot function (South Africa, 2008). Currently, critical skills shortages in South Africa's mining industry are experienced in the occupational categories of engineer and artisan (Oberholzer, 2010; Toni, 2009).

To successfully address these challenges, each mining organisation needs to respond in a unified, aligned way.Objectives: This study determined the degree of perceived organisational alignment among managers within South-African-based mining organisations and uncovered the key enablers of organisational alignment.Method: …

South Africa Economic Outlook Real GDP growth dropped to 2.0% in 2022 from 4.9% in 2021, mainly on account of persistent electricity shortages, flooding in KwaZulu Natal, and constraints in the transport sector, coupled with the global downturn following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Inflation rose to 6.9% in 2022 from 4.5% in 2021, driven by higher …

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Crime in South Africa up in 2022/23 New data released by Statistics South Africa shows that crimes such as housebreaking, home robbery and theft of motor vehicles experienced in the twelve months preceding the interview increased compared to 2021/22. ... Mining, manufacturing, electricity, capacity utilisation : Hlabi Morudu (Chief ...

This study investigates the effects of coal mining on environmental sustainability in South Africa in relation to the moderating role of institutions. To achieve the study's objectives, the fully modified least square (FMOLS), dynamic least squares (DOLS), canonical cointegrating regression (CCR), Bayer-Hanck cointegration and Toda …

The current turbulence in the mining industry in South Africa has its roots in several different factors. First, the fall in global demand for platinum and other minerals due to recession; second, the consequences of the Marikana disaster in destabilising labour relations; and third, the structural character of our mining industry. A great deal has …

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In the third of four detailed industry reports released this month, Stats SA takes a deep dive into the mining industry. The report, which covers the results of a …

Method: Data were collected from 286 managers from a selection of all the major South African mining commodity sectors on their perceptions of the degree of organisational alignment, as well as on ...

South Africa's mining industry is the fifth largest globally in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). The mining sector contributed R356bn or 7.3% to South Africa's GDP and accounted for 25% of the country's total export earnings. Platinum, coal and gold are the three largest mining exports. In 2018, the mining industry contributed R93bn ...

Mining has played a fundamental role in South Africa's economic development, starting with the diamond rush to the Kimberley area in 1870 and the gold …

In South Africa, the Amended Mining Charter outlines the expectations of rights holders to invest in the social reformation of the industry, including new elements, ring-fencing of certain elements and a revised scorecard. The rest of Africa is introducing policy from nationalisation through taxation amendments, all of which require mines

data on employment, working conditions, safety and health, and other aspects of the decent work agenda in both large-scale mining (LSM), and artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), particularly gender statistics. 2. and data disaggregated by . As noted by the World Bank (2019), which has carried out

This paper describes three largely qualitative studies, spread over a five year period, into the current practice of data mining in several large South African organisations. The objective was to gain an understanding through in-depth interviews …