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Rubber boots believed to belong to illegal miners lay near a shaft entrance at a disused mine in Marikana, Rustenburg, North West province. South African police said that 14 illegal miners had died and scores of others were injured at the mine. Image credit: Reuters/Siyabonga Sishi

Deaths of 14 illegal miners at private company’s site lead to investigation

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No safety in numbers: Implats holds lion’s share of SA mine fatalities in 2026

29 Jul 2026

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Bushtec Bushtec unifies brand to deliver advanced lifecycle camps for the global mining sector

17 Aug 2026

IMT (Integrated Mining Technologies)New brand and strategic investment position IMT to help shape the future of mining across Africa

14 Aug 2026

From silos to shared solutions: Rethinking supply chain resilience in Africa

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12 Aug 2026

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20 Jul 2026

Wouter Jordaan, partner and principal environmental scientist at SRK Consulting – and also a director of SRK Consulting Congo

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17 Jul 2026

Air Products showcases Pinetown facility to stakeholders and celebrates service delivery in the KZN

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16 Jul 2026

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22 Jun 2026

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New push to deliver R10bn in unpaid benefits to ex-mineworkers

20 Jul 2026

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Eskom assures SA that there was no radiation leak at Koeberg

20 Jul 2026

Hill in siliciclastic strata (mud or siltstones capped by solid sandstone) of Teekloof or Abrahamskraal formation (Beaufort Group) of the main Karoo Basin. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

SA shale gas exploration on shaky ground as UCT study uncovers earthquake risk

7 Jul 2026

On Monday, fishers and environmental activists picketed outside the Cape High Court on the first day of a case against the government granting environmental authorisation for seismic surveys off the West Coast. Photo: Liezl Human.

Fishers in court to stop West Coast oil search

Liezl Human 2 Jun 2026

Based in Cape Town, the Astron Energy Refinery, formerly the Chevron Oil Refinery, is the third-largest crude oil refinery in South Africa. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

South Africa to pump R2.86bn into mineral and petroleum sector

20 May 2026

The CSIR’s 2024 power generation statistics found that the power Eskom sells to South Africans is more than three times as expensive, on average, as what new wind and solar can deliver (R1.95 per kWh vs 50-60 cents per kWh). Above: Eskom’s Lethabo power station in the Free State. Photo: Simisa Bearbeitung (Auschnitt, Farben): Pechristener via

The Israel/US-Iran war is hitting South Africa hard – our oil dependency is why

Jo-Anne Smetherham and Yanga Malotana 8 May 2026

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Easigas adds QR-code seals to gas cylinders so buyers can spot illegal refills

6 May 2026

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Fatalities at Kloof 8 trigger Sibanye-Stillwater probe and shaft shutdown

5 May 2026

Small-scale fishers from the West Coast picketed outside the Cape High Court on Monday. Photo: Liezl Human

TotalEnergies in court over offshore oil and gas drilling

Liezl Human 24 Mar 2026

South Africa eyes domestic production to counter global oil shocks

South Africa eyes domestic production to counter global oil shocks

17 Mar 2026

Sanitech calls SA mining to trial its new sanitation prototype

Sanitech calls SA mining to trial its new sanitation prototype

13 Mar 2026

Eskom grants Samancor and Glencore 29% electricity price cut

Eskom grants Samancor and Glencore 29% electricity price cut

27 Feb 2026

Akash Singh, Platinion principal IT architect at BCG Johannesburg. Image supplied.

#MiningIndaba: How GenAI is reinventing mine maintenance in South Africa

Maroefah Smith 23 Feb 2026

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Mantashe blames De Beers for Ekapa mud rush "disaster"

20 Feb 2026

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Minerals Council steps in to help find miners trapped in mud-rush at Ekapa

18 Feb 2026

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Metallic minerals emerge as heroes in South African mining production

18 Feb 2026

Reflecting its support of SA Rugby, Engen's new trailers carry Springbok branding. Image supplied.

Engen adds 30 new low-emission Springbok-branded trucks to its fleet

18 Feb 2026

Merel van der Lei, CEO of Wyzetalk. Image supplied.

#MiningIndaba: Placing safety at the core of SA's mining boom

Merel van der Lei 16 Feb 2026

Itumeleng Mashilane, from the mining town of Carltonville, performed a short theatre piece showing the impact that mining companies have had on his community. He was part of about 100 people who protested outside Anglo American in Johannesburg on Thursday. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee

Activists accuse Anglo of going AWOL

Ihsaan Haffejee 13 Feb 2026

The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM), introduced in 2020 following the Brumadinho disaster, set a new global benchmark. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

#MiningIndaba: The urgent call for digital tools in tailings oversight

Alastair Bovim 11 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Insight Terra's Alastair Bovim: The clean energy transition runs on minerals, and Africa must lead

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Alastair Bovim 3 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Sedna's Anton Fester: The digital evolution of safety across Africa’s critical industries

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Anton Fester 16 Jan 2026

Last year mining companies contributed more than R5bn to generally lift skill levels and to secure jobs both within the industry and in the future when mining has ceased (Image source: © Alliance for Responsible Mining)

#MiningMatters contributes R5bn to training and upliftment of skills

19 Dec 2025

In Q3 2025, while many industries experienced employment declines, mining added 2,000 jobs (y-o-y), bringing its workforce to 474,000. (Image source: ©World Finance )

Mining sector a rare source of resilience in Q3 2025

18 Dec 2025

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Apple faces new lawsuit over Congo conflict minerals

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis 27 Nov 2025

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Implats to embrace tech to reduce fatalities at Rustenburg mine

25 Nov 2025

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