Good reason to be proud on International Children’s Day

Today, on 1 June International Children’s Day, the world takes a long hard look at children’s rights and their well-being. We are grateful for the role so many of our ERGA people play, directly or indirectly, in helping us help children in our areas of operation, our aim being to help them reach their full…

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World Day for Safety and Health

This year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Frontier Mine was commemorated using the local Salinjika drama group to create an awareness campaign “intended to focus international attention on emerging trends in the field of occupational safety and health and on the magnitude of work-related injuries, diseases and fatalities worldwide”. Frontier Mine embraces good…

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Training for Frontier emergency team

Staff at Frontier Mine is always aware of the importance of safety, and as part of their commitment to safety, they ensure that the right measures are in place to achieve ZERO HARM. In this regard, Frontier Mine has identified and trained emergency responders. Seventeen members of the Frontier Emergency Response Team (ERT) have successfully…

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That’s dedication

Chambishi Metals Clinic is dedicated to Chambishi’s employees, their spouses and children. The clinic is an important part of our company’s responsibility to ensure that employees are healthy, happy, engaged and fulfilled in work and in life. This makes our working environment safer, more productive and provides a stronger force for good in the communities…

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Donating computers to St Nicholas

Chambishi Metals is committed to the continuous support of St Nicholas school, and as a result delights in watching the pupils learn and grow to become future leaders. On 19 April, Chambishi Metals donated six computers to St Nicholas, and were warmly welcomed by a guard of honour comprising boys and girls in their school…

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Women must support each other

Celebrating Women at ERG Africa Kera Machola, laboratory manager at Frontier Mine, is married and has two daughters, the youngest of whom is in her third-year of Journalism and Media Studies. Kera’s husband is a veterinary officer and they keep a few cattle and goats for subsistence. She also practices rain-fed small arable farming for…

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Working towards our ZERO HARM vision

The annual International Labour Organisation’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work was on 28 April, bringing to mind the safety of our employees and contractors worldwide. ERGA is committed to the safety of its employees and our safety policies and procedures are put in place to reflect our ZERO HARM vision. Mining will…

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Impressive results when SHERQ is raised a notch

Publication: Logistics News Date: March 2018 SABOT has slashed its lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) from 2.86 percent to 0.57 percent within a year, which is indicative of an impressive SHERQ (Safety, Health, Environment, Risk, Quality) programme. These statistics are even more remarkable when you consider that the company transports hazchem material across dangerous…

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1 May – Celebrating our workers

International Labour Day, also called Workers Day, is celebrated across the world. And so it should be. It matters very little whether the employer runs a grocery store or a mine, our businesses are all only as good as our employees. ERGA is joining hands with the Zambian government in honouring employees at Chambishi Metals…

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ElectriFiciency: Energy Saving Campaign

ERGA has embarked on an ambitious energy saving campaign – “ElectriFiciency”. Coined from the combination of the two concepts at the core of the project, “Electricity and “Efficiency,” ElectriFiciency is a five-year programme which aims to improve energy efficiency by approximately ten percent across all our African assets. This is in line with ERG’s commitment…

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