News
SACC awards gala opening speech
20 February 2024
Speech delivered by Wessel Badenhorst at the South African Chamber of Commerce "SACC" annual UK Awards ceremony, on 31 January 2024.
Publications
News
Unearthing the unseen: Underground sit-ins epidemic in South African mining
02 February 2024
Mining has long been the backbone of South Africa’s economy. Alongside agriculture, it is the biggest sector of the economy, employing almost half a million people.But beneath its...
News
Health and safety training: not just a tick box exercise
14 March 2023
Every employer in South Africa has the legal obligation to provide and maintain a safe working environment, as far as is reasonably practicable, which is without risk to the health of...
Media Mention
Wessel Badenhorst: Hogan Lovells' African dream Leadership
16 August 2021
While Hogan Lovells’ new Johannesburg operation may be the firm’s sole office on the continent, the man tasked with propelling the African arm of the global powerhouse forward...
Published Works
How to get foreign direct investment in mining right? Mining Review Africa
02 June 2021
Foreign direct investment in South Africa fell by almost half in 2020, in line with the world-wide downturn caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic, reports the United Nations Conference on...
Published Works
Prolonging mining means technology, economies of scale and infrastructure BusinessDay
11 May 2021
The fourth industrial revolution is about technology preserving the mining sector in a new guise, and upskilling its workers asap.
Published Works
Op-ed: How can South Africa’s sunset industry be extended? Mining Review Africa
16 March 2021
Mining is a sunset industry. No matter how deep we dig or far we go, minerals are finite, and their extraction becomes more challenging every year.
News
COVID-19 SA – AMCU Judgment and the effect on all mines
07 May 2020
On 1 May 2020, the Labour Court handed down a highly anticipated order in the application instituted by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) against the Minister of...
