Mining
Marikana workers live in dire conditions three years after Farlam report
Only about one in five Lonmin employees stay in decent housing
By Zoë Postman and Ashraf Hendricks
Photo Essay | 20 March 2018
Informal gold miners raise money to bury their friend
More Ngondi was killed by mine security
Brief | 15 March 2018
Informal gold miner shot dead and eight arrested
Security guards accused of corruption and double-crossing illegal miners
News | 7 March 2018
Mining communities slam government’s “elite deal” with Chamber of Mines
Presidency promises they will be included in future negotiations on mining charter
News | 21 February 2018
Battle over mining rights in remote Eastern Cape villages
Mgungundlovu residents and government to meet in court in April
Feature | 19 February 2018
Mines report progress in preventing deadly silicosis
But very little information on dust monitoring
By Pete Lewis
News | 12 February 2018
The forgotten mining town where rape is “normal”
Women and children bear the brunt of lawlessness at Durban Deep
Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 16 January 2018
Murder and corruption in the mining town the world forgot
Gold buyers in expensive cars extort rock-bottom prices from Durban Deep’s zama zamas, while the police look on
Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 11 January 2018
Silicosis case: we’re close to a settlement, say lawyers for both sides
Gold mines drop their plan to appeal against court ruling
By Pete Lewis
Brief | 10 January 2018