July 24, 2022
South Africa: Mine Workers Have Seen Significant Wage Growth Since Marikana, but Social Burdens Undermine Gains
So, wage growth in the mining sector almost doubled the rate of inflation between 2001 and 2020. In 2001, the average earnings per employee per year stood at R59,874. By 2020, that… Read more »
July 03, 2022
South Africa: Fear, Loathing and Extortion On the Eastern Limb of Platinum Belt
Government failure, unemployment, tribal chiefs and opportunists make up a hornets' nest. Read more »
June 30, 2022
South Africa: Coal Mining Onslaught On Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park Is Tantamount to Ecocide
What is happening with coal mining in northern KwaZulu-Natal in a Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Area is a war on water and our climate resilience. Read more »
June 27, 2022
South Africa: Implats Secures Five-Year Wage Deal With AMCU - Numsa Member Murdered in Rustenburg
Impala Platinum (Implats) has secured a five-year wage deal with the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu). This is the latest sign of improving labour relations… Read more »
June 12, 2022
South Africa: Sibanye Gold Strike Finally Ends, Eyes Turn to PGM Wage Talks
The strike at Sibanye-Stillwater's gold operations finally ended after a marathon round of talks that extended late into the night on 10 June. Attention now turns to wage talks at… Read more »
June 09, 2022
South Africa: Mining and Manufacturing Production Crash in April
After a buoyant first quarter that saw the economy expand faster than expected and the current account surplus widen, a spate of data strongly suggests that the party came crashing… Read more »
June 08, 2022
South Africa: Sibanye Wage Talks Hit a Snag As Haggling Still Persists After Broad Agreement to End Strike
The strike at the gold operations of Sibanye-Stillwater by members of the National Union of Mineworkers and the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union is still not over.… Read more »
June 07, 2022
South Africa: Electrician Killed in Shootout Involving 150 Zamas At Moth-Balled Sibanye Gold Mine
An electrician and Sibanye-Stillwater employee was shot and killed on Monday night in a shootout between Zama Zamas and mine security at the company's moth-balled Cooke shafts near… Read more »
May 18, 2022
South Africa: Illegal Miners Started Mpumalanga Coal Mine Fire Weeks Ago - It's Still Burning Today
This is what it looks like when unregulated, illegal mining meets governance failure - a fire in a coal mine that has been burning for weeks, leaving nearby communities choking in… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Africa: Zambia Leaves South Africa Choking in Its Dust At the 2022 Mining Indaba
Investors are buying President Hakainde Hichelema's narrative of 'New Dawn' change, but remain sceptical about South Africa's vague promises to break bureaucratic logjams in its… Read more »
May 10, 2022
South Africa: Ramaphosa Makes a Fresh Pledge to Cut Red Tape for Mining Sector
President Cyril Ramaphosa once again made a commitment to cut red tape at the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town. But the sector still faces tape galore and is seeing… Read more »
June 25, 2019
South Africa: Obscure Company Targets Coal Mining Project On Kruger Park Doorstep
A little-known company called Manzolwandle Investments wants to start coal mining operations on the doorstep of the Kruger Park's southern border, near Komatipoort. It has already… Read more »