Countries Impala Platinum miners end underground protest Johannesburg – More than 2 000 platinum workers returned to the surface at a South African mine on Wednesday... Read more 21 Dec, 2023
Agribusiness Illegal mining, smuggling threaten Ghana’s cocoa industry Accra – Ghana, the world’s second biggest cocoa producer, faces a growing risk to its harvest – and blow... Read more 20 Dec, 2023
Countries 167 miners resurface as illegal underground protest continues Rustenburg —At least 167 miners have resurfaced from the Impala’s Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine in Rustenburg, although the protest... Read more 20 Dec, 2023
Countries Fears for miners on second day of SA underground protest Rustenburg – Frantic families waited at the surface on Tuesday for news of more than 2 000 platinum miners... Read more 19 Dec, 2023
Countries SA army raids illegal miners as Ramaphosa talks tough on crime Johannesburg – Security forces arrested scores of people in a crackdown on illegal mining on Thursday as President Cyril... Read more 15 Dec, 2023
Countries ‘We didn’t eat anything for 4 days’ – Gold One miners resurface after underground dispute Springs – More than 400 South African gold miners who remained underground for four days amid tensions between unions... Read more 12 Dec, 2023
Countries Gold One miners resurface after underground dispute Springs – Hundreds of South African gold miners who were blockaded underground for more than four days started returning... Read more 11 Dec, 2023
Countries Miner pulled from mudslide after 5 days underground Lusaka – A miner has been pulled out alive from under a mudslide five days after being trapped underground... Read more 7 Dec, 2023
Business African countries lost control to foreign mining companies – the 3 steps that allowed this to happen Ben Radley, University of Bath Within a few years of independence, African governments asserted sovereignty over their metal and... Read more 4 Dec, 2023
Business Eleven dead at Impala Mine after cage with miners plunges Johannesburg – Eleven workers at a South African platinum mine were killed and dozens injured after an elevator bringing... Read more 28 Nov, 2023