March 26
South Africa: Mining Company Linked to Zimbabwean President Is Destroying Famous Landmarks
Chenxi Investments has been fined but continues stripping vegetation and polluting rivers Read more »
March 24
South Africa: On Hollow Ground - Zimbabwean Mining Town On the Brink of Collapse
The ground underneath Shurugwi is riddled with tunnels Read more »
February 13
South Africa: Activists Accuse Anglo of Going Awol
But the company has dismissed the claim that it is leaving South Africa as disinformation Read more »
February 04
Lesotho: Lesotho Soldiers Arrested for Selling Firearms to Zama Zamas
The two accused were arrested with guns they could not prove were in their possession lawfully Read more »
January 28
South Africa: Family Demands Answers After Teen Drowns in Mining Pit
It is unclear who owns the land where the accident occurred. Police have called for assistance. Read more »
November 10, 2025
South Africa: Families Camp At Lily Mine for Six Years Waiting for Bodies of Their Loved Ones
Three miners remain buried 70 metres underground after a collapse at the Barberton mine in 2016 Read more »
October 21, 2025
Lesotho: Hundreds of Jobs At Stake At Lesotho Diamond Mine
25% state-owned Kao Mine could shut down "within weeks" Read more »
September 08, 2025
South Africa: The Zambian Minister, the Mysterious Businesswoman and Illegal Mining
"There is a new mining order that is coming. Embrace it, but what is illegal, do not tolerate it," says minister Read more »
September 04, 2025
South Africa: Compensation for Sick Miners - Only 30% of Claimants Paid Out By Tshiamiso Trust
Most claims do not meet the medical criteria, AGM told Read more »
August 18, 2025
Zambia: Child Miners Risk Death in Zambia's Copper Pits
Police rescued 38 children from Sensele Mine in July Read more »
August 04, 2025
South Africa: Huge Admin Costs Threaten Fund for Sick Miners
People who fought for miners with TB or silicosis to be compensated have raised the alarm, but mining companies defend the process Read more »
July 28, 2025
Lesotho: Hundreds of Lesotho Diamond Mining Jobs to Be Axed Following U.S. Tariff Threats
Between 250 and 300 permanent and contracted workers at Letšeng Diamonds are expected to lose their jobs Read more »
July 20, 2025
South Africa: Limpopo Villagers Say Bokoni Mine Has Disrupted Their Lives
Monametse residents blame the mine for cutting them off from access to river water, grazing land and plants essential for traditional ceremonies. Read more »
July 14, 2025
South Africa: Dozens of Families Face Eviction From Abandoned Sibanye-Stillwater Mining Village
Families, among them former mine workers, occupied houses in Waterpan Village seven years ago. The company wants them out. Read more »