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February 08
South Africa: Communities Demand More Benefits From Mines in Their Towns
About 200 people attended a summit hosted by Mining Affected Communities United in Action in Pretoria Read more »
December 06, 2023
South Africa: Criminals Terrorise Old Gold Mining Area
Four years after notorious gang leader was shot by police, Roodepoort families still live in fear Read more »
November 24, 2023
South Africa: Gold Mining in the Overberg - Fears Relieved for Now
Mining company has not met the first deadline for an Environmental Impact Assessment Read more »
November 22, 2023
South Africa: Aussie Mining Company 'SLAPP Suit' Partly Settled Out of Court
Six South African defendants have reached an agreement with Mineral Commodities Ltd Read more »
November 15, 2023
South Africa: Shack Dwellers Want Sand Mining Halted
They say the sand is damaging their shacks. The City of Cape Town says the affected households will only be relocated in 2024 Read more »
November 01, 2023
South Africa: AMCU Vs NUM - Workers to Vote At 'Hostage' Mine
Gold One will organise ballot of miners Read more »
October 26, 2023
South Africa: Sand Mining Company Appeals Against Refusal of Water Licence in Philippi
A campaign to preserve the horticultural area says the silica mine will impact food security and the Cape Flats Aquifer Read more »
October 25, 2023
South Africa: Police Open Kidnapping Case As Miners Return to the Surface
Police open kidnapping case after events at Gold One mine Read more »
October 24, 2023
South Africa: Hostage Drama - Tension Mounts At Mine As Police Mobilise
AMCU claims that miners are voluntarily protesting underground at Gold One but there are definitely people being held hostage Read more »
September 19, 2023
South Africa: Mining Department Refuses West Coast Prospecting Bid
Government turned down Limpopo-based Nekwana Trading Enterprise's application because of shortcomings in basic impact assessment Read more »
September 18, 2023
South Africa: Copper Boom Sparks Conflict Between Mine and Residents of Small Town
We visited Concordia, where 29 people were arrested for protesting against a mine Read more »
September 15, 2023
Southern Africa: Silicosis - The Astonishing Story of the Driller From Lesotho
Family receives R340,000 payout after death of miner who suffered from silicosis Read more »
September 14, 2023
South Africa: Silicosis - Diagnosing the Disease Beyond the Grave
Q(h)ubeka Trust finds way to pay out widow of miner in spite of lack of medical records Read more »
September 13, 2023
South Africa: Silicosis - 68-Year-Old Mineworker Gets Compensation Payout Months Before He Dies
Q(h)ubeka Trust winds up after paying out R420-million in compensation following court settlement with employers Read more »
September 01, 2023
South Africa: 11th-Hour Out-of-Court Settlement Reached On West Coast Diamond Mining
A major legal battle over the extension of 30-year mining rights has been averted Read more »
August 28, 2023
South Africa: Court Challenge to 30-Year Extension of West Coast Diamond Mining Rights #AfricaClimateCrisis
Fishers say they were ignored when the original rights were awarded between 1994 and 1998 Read more »
August 08, 2023
South Africa: Lack of Mining Jobs Spurs Protest in Kagiso
Pan African Resources says it will not give in to the "equivalent of a construction mafia" Read more »
July 28, 2023
South Africa: Piketberg Landowners Block Mining Company's Access
New salvo fired in decades-old opencast tungsten mine proposal Read more »
July 04, 2023
South Africa: Mining Companies Eye the Last Unspoilt Strip of the Western Cape's West Coast #AfricaClimateCrisis
Concerns over cumulative impact of new prospecting Read more »
May 30, 2023
South Africa: Standoff Between Shack Dwellers and Sand Mining Company in Khayelitsha
Mining operations halted after families living in shacks near the site complain about sand filling their homes Read more »
May 22, 2023
South Africa: Bulldozers Clear Way for Mine in Lower Zambezi National Park
Tourism body warned that this would threaten species and actually lose money for the Zambian economy Read more »
February 01, 2023
South Africa: Environmental Activists Revise Pleas in 'SLAPP Case' Brought By Australian Miners #AfricaClimateCrisis
Marathon legal battle against R14.25-million defamation case continues Read more »
January 20, 2023
South Africa: Dust, Flying Rocks, Deafening Noise - Blasting Is a Nightmare for People Living Near Mines
Here's what government can do about it Read more »
December 20, 2022
South Africa: 'If They Are Coming to Drill Oil, Who Can Guarantee There Will Be Fish Left in 15 Years Time?' #AfricaClimateCrisis
West Coast fishers respond to TotalEnergies' plans to drill for oil and gas Read more »
November 14, 2022
South Africa: ConCourt Hands Critics of Australian Mine Partial Victory - but Defamation Battle Is Not Over
It is up to Parliament to develop more comprehensive SLAPP suit defence, says court Read more »
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