mining

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

Sudan’s gold rush wreaks havoc on health

Banat – Sudanese mother Awadya Ahmed has long wondered why her youngest child Talab was born blind and unable... Read more

18 Jul, 2022

One dead in attack on Chinese-owned firm in DRC

Bukavu – Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday killed a local employee of a Chinese-owned mining firm in eastern Democratic Republic... Read more

14 Jul, 2022

Guinea junta halts iron ore project

Conakry – Guinea has accused two giant miners of a “lack of willingness” to work with the ruling junta... Read more

5 Jul, 2022

Guinea ramps up pressure on miners with joint venture deadline

Conakry – Guinea’s military ruler Mamady Doumbouya, has given foreign miners two weeks to establish a joint venture project... Read more

21 Jun, 2022

Thousands flee as jihadist attacks resume in Mozambique

Pemba – At least seven people have died in a spate of jihadist-related violence in northern Mozambique, local sources... Read more

15 Jun, 2022

Chad junta chief orders ‘disarmament operation’ after clashes

N’Djamena – The head of Chad’s ruling junta launched an “all-out disarmament operation” in the far north on Saturday, after... Read more

5 Jun, 2022