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June 26
South Africa: Namaqualand Community Raises the Alarm Over Copper Mining in Their Small Town
The Department of Mineral Resources will visit Concordia in July to assess the mine's compliance with dust mitigation and other issues Read more »
June 18
South Africa: Youth Take to Their Bikes to Protest Against Mining Companies
Youth Affected by Mining United in Action cycled the "Toxic Tour" to various mining companies' offices in Johannesburg Read more »
June 11
Eswatini: Mining Is Destroying Crucial Eswatini Nature Reserve
The mine has the king's blessing but no environmental authorisation Read more »
June 06
South Africa: Sibanye-Stillwater Miners Who Staged Underground Protest Resurface in Rustenburg
They staged a sit-in strike over unpaid employee share ownership scheme funds. But the company says they do not qualify yet. Read more »
May 08
South Africa: Coal Mine Accused of Making 'Manifestly Scurrilous' Allegations Against Opponents
A coalition against mining in the Mabola Protected Environment want "scandalous" and "irrelevant" claims struck from court record Read more »
May 01
South Africa: Village Activists Take Marikana Mining Company to Court
Tharisa Mines is trying to gag us, say Oridile Kgatea and Rodney Kotsedi Read more »
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 »
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