Marikana massacre: What happened on the day
Johannesburg – It starts with a tense standoff that will end up in slaughter. Hundreds of police officers watch... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
‘I was told I couldn’t see him, because he was too badly hurt’ – 10 years on, SA awaits justice for slain striking miners
Marikana – A decade after her 30-year-old brother was killed when South African police opened fire on miners striking... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
Marikana tragedy: South Africa finalising claims as anniversary looms
Johannesburg – Outstanding claims of compensation from the massacre of 34 workers at a South African platinum mine a... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
WATCH | Zama zamas assaulted, shacks torched in fresh attacks against illegal miners in South Africa
Mohlakeng – South Africans angered by crimes blamed on illegal miners carried out a fresh protest on Monday and... Read more
9 Aug, 2022
Families of trapped Mexican miners pray for miracle
Agujita – Dozens of rescuers battled on Thursday to free 10 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in... Read more
5 Aug, 2022
US firm denies Malawi accusations of unpaid mining taxes
Lilongwe – US company Columbia Gem House has denied accusations from Malawi that it owes more than $300 billion... Read more
5 Aug, 2022
Thousands raid informal miners after South Africa mass rape
Kagiso – Thousands of angry South African protesters Thursday hunted down miners without permits, sealing makeshift shafts and burning... Read more
4 Aug, 2022
Artisanal gold mining in South Africa is out of control. Mistakes that got it here
Tracy-Lynn Field, University of the Witwatersrand Illegal and unregulated artisanal gold mining on the Witwatersrand Basin, located south of... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
Malawi claims $300bn in mining taxes from US company
Lilongwe – Malawi is claiming over $300 billion from United States company Columbia Gem House for unpaid taxes on... Read more
30 Jul, 2022
Johannesburg transport project digs into wounds of the past
Johannesburg – Off Johannesburg’s main highway, surrounded by skyscrapers, heavy machinery has unearthed one of the city’s original wounds... Read more
19 Jul, 2022
