Benjamin Mwangombe, MSF project coordinator, explains what is lead poisoning, its effect, as well as the project Safer mining, the work of prevention … Go to resource »
WoMin and its partners - Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) in Zimbabwe, Justiçia Ambiental (JA) in Mozambique, and Network Movement … Go to resource »
Major jewelry companies are improving their sourcing of gold and diamonds, but most cannot assure consumers that their jewelry is untainted by human … Go to resource »
Gold, together with tobacco, has long been Zimbabwe's most lucrative source of income and foreign currency. And so, it came as no surprise when in … Go to resource »
This 88-page report, 'We Have to Be Worried': The Impact of Lead Contamination on Children's Rights in Kabwe, Zambia, examines the effects of lead … Go to resource »
Community activists in mining areas face harassment, intimidation, and violence, the Centre for Environmental Rights, groundWork, Earthjustice, and … Go to resource »
Impala Platinum says it will cut 13-thousand jobs over the next two years. This comes as the local platinum industry grapples with rising costs and … Go to resource »
A search is underway for a missing miner at the Sibanye-Stillwater mine's Ikamva shaft, west of Johannesburg, after four other miners died yesterday … Go to resource »
Police have launched a high-level investigation after six people died when a bus was set alight by two unknown suspects at Driekop outside Burgersfort … Go to resource »
Jewelry and watch companies need to do more to ensure that their supply chains are free of human rights abuse, ahead of Valentine's Day. In addition, … Go to resource »
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