Mining
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
Western Cape opposes national government’s mining rights approval
Department of Mineral Resources approved Australian company’s application to do mineral prospecting on northern bank of Olifants River estuary
By John Yeld
News | 3 July 2018
Are mining companies repairing the damage they cause?
Centre for Environmental Rights report says slack financial reporting standards make it difficult to tell
By John Yeld
News | 20 June 2018
18-year-old informal miner mourns his dead friend
It’s hard to go underground, but life must go on, says Tawanda
Feature | 14 June 2018
Meet Adriaan du Toit, the “independent” geologist who trolls environmentalists and Cyril Ramaphosa
Du Toit’s work helped an Australian company get prospecting rights on the West Coast
By John Yeld
News | 8 June 2018
The right to protest is being violated in small mining towns
Municipalities, mine management and police collude to prevent protests
By Bongani Xezwi and Nosipho Ntshangase
Opinion | 7 June 2018