June 13, 2023
South Africa: SA Mining Output Rises 2.3 Percent Year On Year in April After 14 Consecutive Months of Decline
South African mining production grew at a higher-than-expected rate year on year in April and halted 14 consecutive months of annual decline. Along with the manufacturing data for… Read more »
June 06, 2023
South Africa: South Africa Is Falling Further Behind the Global Mining Exploration Curve
South Africa's junior mining sector, which is crucial for exploration and the industry's future, is still being buried under the mounting slag heap of state failure -- and there is… Read more »
May 28, 2023
South Africa: 'Remove Your Bulldozers,' Judge Orders Tendele Coal Mining Company
Rural residents in KwaZulu-Natal have scored another legal victory against the Johannesburg-based Tendele coal mining company, winning an interim court interdict that compels the… Read more »
May 23, 2023
South Africa: Tendele Coal Mining Sends in the Bulldozers in Rural KZN Before Crucial High Court Interdict Ruling
Residents allege Tendele is acting unlawfully and appears to be breaching the spirit of previous undertakings to hold off on any 'mining or related activities' until a court case… Read more »
May 21, 2023
South Africa: Grain SA CEO - Poorly Regulated Coal Mining Is a Threat to Food Security
South Africa's coal mining sector, much of it opaque and shabbily regulated, is not just an environmental hazard. It is also a serious threat to food security as it mangles… Read more »
February 06, 2023
Africa: Africa Must Not Lose Out On the Massive Global Demand for Critical Minerals, Warns Mineral Security Partnership
African mining nations have been warned not to miss out on the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to benefit from the huge global demand for the critical minerals necessary for a clean… Read more »
September 11, 2022
South Africa: Deaths, Injuries as Mine Dam Wall Collapses
Gwede Mantashe declares a disaster and will cut short his trip to South Sudan. Three people have been confirmed dead and four, including a pregnant woman, are in critical… Read more »
August 15, 2022
South Africa: Ten Years On, the Marikana Truth-Tellers Still Carry the Weight of What They Uncovered
In the direct aftermath of the Marikana massacre, the narrative put out by police was that mine workers were shot by cops in danger acting out of self-defence. This might have… Read more »
South Africa: Families of Slain Marikana Mine Workers Reflect On Decade of 'Betrayal'
As the country prepares to remember that horrific day 10 years ago, the victims' families tell Daily Maverick of their sense of betrayal and justice not served, giving their… Read more »
South Africa: We Must Fight to Ensure That Those Slain At Marikana On 16 August 2012 Did Not Die in Vain
How will our own children remember the Marikana Massacre 10 years after the killing of 34 mineworkers by the police at Lonmin? Read more »
South Africa: Ten Years On - the Possibility of Holding Ramaphosa Personally Liable for the Marikana Tragedy
While South Africa's labour laws are either celebrated or bemoaned as some of the most progressive in the world, even progressive collective bargaining law accepts unquestioningly… 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 »