Mining
Man burns to death as police swoop on informal miners
Daggafontein community furious with authorities for “violent” response of authorities to work that fuels their local economy
News | 31 August 2024
Glencore urged to stop selling coal to Israel
Unions and civic organisations gather at mining company’s head office
News | 22 August 2024
Stop new mining on West Coast, say fishers
“We depend on the ocean”
By Liezl Human
News | 16 August 2024
Namaqualand community raises the alarm over copper mining in their small town
The Department of Mineral Resources will visit Concordia in July to assess the mine’s compliance with dust mitigation and other issues
By Liezl Human
News | 26 June 2024
Youth take to their bikes to protest against mining companies
Youth Affected by Mining United in Action cycled the “Toxic Tour” to various mining companies’ offices in Johannesburg
Brief | 18 June 2024
Mining is destroying crucial Eswatini nature reserve
The mine has the king’s blessing but no environmental authorisation
By Cebelihle Mbuyisa and Dane Armstrong
Feature | 11 June 2024
Sibanye-Stillwater miners who staged underground protest resurface in Rustenburg
They staged a sit-in strike over unpaid employee share ownership scheme funds. But the company says they do not qualify yet.
Brief | 6 June 2024
Environmental activists win against Shell in appeal court
Shell still has one more shot at seismic exploration authorisation
Law | 3 June 2024