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The government's lifting of a moratorium on fracking has raised the stakes for both those for and against the controversial practice which many believe will harm the fragile ... Read more »
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The government has revoked mining company licenses that were awarded between January and May 2013 as most were issued under questionable circumstances, an official has said. Read more »
The regulatory provision seeks to ensure that profits from the minerals used in electronics, mined in central Africa, do not fund armed groups, particularly in DR Congo. Read more »
Deputy police commissioner William Mpembe was questioned at the Farlam Commission of Inquiry on about police plans to manage the Marikana unrest. Police shot dead 34 striking ... Read more »
Preliminary findings of the Tulawaka Gold Mine exploration for gold in the Western Tanzania has shown there are gold resources that have potential to support the eventual ... Read more »
London-listed multinational Tullow Oil which has been exploring oil in the country has announced the discovery of another oil well that further raises the prospects of it joining ... Read more »
The SA Congress of Trade Unions, which is allied to the ruling party, has urged the government and business to implement an accord aimed at bringing stability back into the ... Read more »
The country has received praise from a leading international human rights NGO for taking bold steps in stamping out the presence of illegal miners in the country. Read more »
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