Mining
Court drama as state tries to force through coal mining plan
Last minute bid to change boundaries of Mpumalanga protected area
By John Yeld
News | 17 October 2018
Human rights lawyer charged for pointing his finger at policeman
Richard Spoor charged under apartheid era Transkei penal code
By Kim Reynolds
Brief | 15 October 2018
Court challenge to coal mine
Case is significant for future of South Africa’s protected areas
By John Yeld
News | 15 October 2018
Mantashe: I didn’t give the go-ahead on Xolobeni
Minister distances himself from claims made by Australian company on controversial Eastern Cape mine
By Kim Reynolds
News | 26 September 2018
Damage to West Coast beaches from mining can be kept to “acceptable” levels, say consultants
Australian company tries again to get approval for huge expansion project
By John Yeld
News | 25 September 2018
Gwede Mantashe to meet Xolobeni residents opposed to mining
But residents sceptical of his intentions
News | 21 September 2018
Workers commemorate Marikana in Cape Town and Johannesburg
Ex-miners say they are owed benefits
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Zoë Postman
News | 17 August 2018
Coal mine opponents targeted on social media
“Powerful interests use violence and threats to cut off those defending human rights”
By John Yeld
Feature | 24 July 2018
Independence of environmental consultant under the spotlight
Conservationist argues that Adriaan du Toit did not meet statutory requirements for independence
By John Yeld
News | 13 July 2018