SA deploys military to tackle illegal mining
Johannesburg – South Africa is to deploy 3 300 military personnel to tackle illegal mining, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office... Read more
9 Nov, 2023
500+ miners return to surface after underground dispute
Cape Town – More than 500 miners who stayed underground for almost three days in a standoff between rival... Read more
25 Oct, 2023
The Gold One mine saga in detail
Johannesburg – Some of the miners who stayed underground for more than two days in a standoff between rival... Read more
25 Oct, 2023
Latest update | Hundreds of SA miners remain underground in union dispute
Springs – More than 500 miners in South Africa have remained underground for over 36 hours because of a... Read more
24 Oct, 2023
Three killed, 18 feared missing after Zimbabwe gold mine collapse
Harare – Three miners were killed and 18 feared buried after a shaft in an informal Zimbabwean gold mine... Read more
1 Oct, 2023
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
