Mining
SLAPP in the face for Australian mining company
“Victory for activism and free speech” as judge rules in favour of SA lawyers, activists and social worker
By John Yeld
Law | 10 February 2021
Environmentalists lose bid to close Somkhele coal mine
Judge said applicants had not produced evidence to support their claims
Law | 9 February 2021
Community and mining company clash over vanadium-rich land
Residents of Mononono village in North West take on Ikwezi Vanadium
Feature | 28 January 2021
Trial will shed light on Wild Coast violence
Community is split, even within families, on whether mining should be allowed to take place
By Fred Kockott
News | 22 January 2021
Informal miners claim police demand bribes
Miners in Benoni say police confiscate their gold unless they pay
News | 15 December 2020
Diamond divers warn of damage to seabed from West Coast mining dams
Sea is so dark with sediment “we can’t even dive with lights”
By John Yeld
News | 9 December 2020
West Coast mining magnate fails to keep criminal trial secret
Australian court has lifted an interim order barring publication of details of trial of Tormin mines’ Mark Caruso
By John Yeld
News | 16 November 2020
Court challenge to West Coast beach mining
Environmentalists concerned over massive expansion into critical biodiversity areas
By John Yeld
News | 12 November 2020
Slain mining activist to be buried on Friday
Community divided over challenge to expansion of mine adjacent to the popular Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park
By Fred Kockott and Matthew Hattingh
News | 29 October 2020