WATCH | Tragic collision claims lives of over 20 miners
Johannesburg – At least 20 employees of mining giant De Beers have been killed in a road accident in... Read more
18 Sep, 2023
Zambia’s largest copper mine dodges liquidation
Lusaka – Zambia’s largest copper mine has dodged liquidation and received a cash injection of $1 billion from its... Read more
6 Sep, 2023
Court challenge to 30-year extension of West Coast diamond mining rights
Fishers say they were ignored when the original rights were awarded between 1994 and 1998 By John Yeld GroundUp... Read more
28 Aug, 2023
Catholic Church fights class action against coal mines
Johannesburg – The Catholic Church said on Wednesday it is shepherding a class action against mining companies in South... Read more
17 Aug, 2023
Five bodies believed to be of illegal miners found near abandoned mine shaft
Johannesburg – Five people have been shot dead in South Africa’s Johannesburg in suspected violence between rival illegal mining... Read more
31 Jul, 2023
Piketberg landowners block mining company’s access
Jacqui van der Merwe, biochemist, and husband, Dr Bennie van der Merwe, an equine veterinarian, own a champion stud... Read more
29 Jul, 2023
De Beers’ new SA mine delivers first diamonds
Johannesburg – A $2.2-billion mining tunnel in South Africa has started to produce its first diamonds, mining giant De... Read more
25 Jul, 2023
Diamonds are for now: Botswana inks new deal with De Beers
Gaborone – Botswana has reached an eleventh-hour deal with diamond giant De Beers after months of tense negotiations that... Read more
2 Jul, 2023
Lesotho’s poor economy ‘fuels illegal mining conflict in SA’
Cape Town – Lesotho Minister of Foreign Affairs Lejone Mpotjoane, has acknowledged that his country’s weak economy is a major... Read more
27 Jun, 2023
At least 31 die in abandoned South African gold mine
Johannesburg — At least 31 people, suspected to be illegal miners, are believed to have died last month in... Read more
24 Jun, 2023
