It's that time again on a Friday when Update At Noon presents another Update From The Coal-Face with Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.


1. South Africa's Mintek this week shot ahead of the world by using hydrogen to process ferromanganese.


2. Bulgaria this week reached out to South Africa to collaboratively perfect the generation of green hydrogen.

3. Storing hydrogen is the best way to store energy, a top German research company pointed out this week. 


Martin Creamer will be back at the Coal-Face at the same time next Friday.

It's that time again on a Friday when Update At Noon presents another Update From The Coal-Face with Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
 1. South Africa's Mintek this week shot ahead of the world by using hydrogen to process ferromanganese.
 2. Bulgaria this week reached out to South Africa to collaboratively perfect the generation of green hydrogen.
3. Storing hydrogen is the best way to store energy, a top German research company pointed out this week.&nbsp;
 Martin Creamer will be back at the Coal-Face at the same time next Friday.

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The Johannesburg Magistrate's Court is expected to hand down a ruling at 2pm today, on whether video footage showing the murder of Warrick Stock known as DJ Warras may  be acquired. The State has relied on  CCTV footage obtained from a butchery across the Zambezi building where the media personality was gunned down. Victor Majola has been placed at the scene through CCTV footage as he was seen walking and point  out the deceased to the gunmen. Defence lawyer, Dumisani Mabunda says it would be a miscarriage of justice if Majola is not given an opportunity to see the footage. SABC reporter Nontsikelelo Mthabela has more details

The Johannesburg Magistrate's Court is expected to hand down a ruling at 2pm today, on whether video footage showing the murder of Warrick Stock known as DJ Warras may &nbsp;be acquired. The State has relied on &nbsp;CCTV footage obtained from a butchery across the Zambezi building where the media personality was gunned down. Victor Majola has been placed at the scene through CCTV footage as he was seen walking and point &nbsp;out the deceased to the gunmen. Defence lawyer, Dumisani Mabunda says it would be a miscarriage of justice if Majola is not given an opportunity to see the footage. SABC reporter Nontsikelelo Mthabela has more details

Johannesburg Magistrate's Court to decide whether to bring new evidence in the DJ Warras murder case

Head of the Police Crime Intelligence Division, Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo unpacks the work of the Political Killings Task Team. 

Head of the Police Crime Intelligence Division, Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo unpacks the work of the Political Killings Task Team.&nbsp;

Head of the Police Crime Intelligence Division, Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo unpacks the work of the Political Killings Task Team  

The Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements, and Traditional Affairs in Mpumalanga says that, since the start of the summer rainfall season in November, the province has kept all disaster management teams and emergency personnel fully activated across provincial, district, and local municipality levels. The department says it has recorded 19 fatalities related to the heavy rains and flooding. This includes one confirmed drowning of a woman reported last night, bringing the total to 19.Most deaths have been due to drowning. The department says more than a thousand homes have been damaged, with roofs blown off, structures collapsed, and many mud houses completely demolished. Public infrastructure has also been affected. Around 28 schools have reported damage, with some currently inaccessible. The department’s head of communication, Freddy Ngobe, gives a report on the recent rains in Mpumalanga.

 

The Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements, and Traditional Affairs in Mpumalanga&nbsp;says that, since the start of the summer rainfall season in November, the province has kept all disaster management teams and emergency personnel fully activated across provincial, district, and local municipality levels. The department says it has recorded 19 fatalities related to the heavy rains and flooding. This includes one confirmed drowning of a woman reported last night, bringing the total to 19.Most deaths have been due to drowning. The department says more than a thousand homes have been damaged, with roofs blown off, structures collapsed, and many mud houses completely demolished. Public infrastructure has also been affected. Around 28 schools have reported damage, with some currently inaccessible. The department&rsquo;s head of communication, Freddy Ngobe, gives a report on the recent rains in Mpumalanga.
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