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Data-centre growth set to trigger massive demand for aluminium and copper

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Omnia secures fertiliser supply amid Middle East conflict

Omnia secures fertiliser supply amid Middle East conflict

Nelson Banya 8 Jun 2026

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Wesizwe Platinum to cut 70% of its workforce at Bakubung mine

4 Jun 2026

Glencore's South African smelter cancels planned job cuts after electricity deal

Glencore's South African smelter cancels planned job cuts after electricity deal

Nelson Banya 1 Jun 2026

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Planned Rand Water maintenance may affect municipalities, industries and mines

28 May 2026

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How South African businesses can offset the rising diesel price

Ricky Luntz 28 May 2026

Werner Duvenhage, alongside International Atomic Energy Agency's Yukiya Amano, at Rossing Uranium Limited in Namibia, which he served from 2013 to 2018. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Werner Duvenhage says sayonara to Rio Tinto after 13 "instrumental" years

27 May 2026

#AfricaMonth: Expertise to unlock mining’s catalytic impact on Africa’s infrastructure

#AfricaMonth: Expertise to unlock mining’s catalytic impact on Africa’s infrastructure

SRK Consulting 26 May 2026

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It’s bleak street in SA mining as rising fuel price starts to take its toll

Maroefah Smith 22 May 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

Favourable outlook for the mining sector in Zambia

Favourable outlook for the mining sector in Zambia

SRK Consulting 19 May 2026

Protesters outside the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s offices in Cape Town in August 2025. Archive photo: Matthew Hirsch

No plan to review SA’s coal exports to Israel, says Parks Tau

Matthew Hirsch 18 May 2026

Gold Fields anticipates a cost spike as Iran war drives up fuel price

7 May 2026

Engineered for the next wave of growth and job creation in the mining sector

Engineered for the next wave of growth and job creation in the mining sector

Edge Growth 6 May 2026

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

5 May 2026

Dear KAP sani2c riders, partners, supporters and friends

Dear KAP sani2c riders, partners, supporters and friends

KAP 29 Apr 2026

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Sars diesel rebate system overhaul paves way for automated fuel monitoring

24 Apr 2026

#EarthDay2026: Environmental, closure risk are key aspects of mining due diligence

#EarthDay2026: Environmental, closure risk are key aspects of mining due diligence

SRK Consulting 22 Apr 2026

Logistics partnerships critical to SA's mining stability, growth

Logistics partnerships critical to SA's mining stability, growth

22 Apr 2026

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Wits scientists design SA's first pollution alert app as Jozi battles coal emissions

20 Apr 2026

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Sibanye-Stillwater and Necsa target next-gen precision cancer therapies with rhodium

17 Apr 2026

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BHP and JSE join forces to boost African mining exploration

16 Apr 2026

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Boosting SA Stem skills: Sasol's 2027 bursary programme open for entry

13 Apr 2026

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Africa to pilot bond aimed at formalising artisanal mining

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 9 Apr 2026

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SA tax collection up 8% last fiscal year, preliminary data shows

Kopano Gumbi 2 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Industry leaders are set to share how they are cutting water demand through reuse and closed-loop systems at Water Security Africa.

Mining and property leaders to unveil scalable solutions to cut water demand

1 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Acting chief economist in the Minerals Council South Africa, Bongani Motsa addressed a stakeholders’ collaboration session in Sandton ahead of the upcoming Northern Cape Investment and Jobs Conference 2026, which will be hosted in Kimberley.

Investors eye Northern Cape as South Africa's next industrial hub

30 Mar 2026

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Mining companies and land rights in South Africa: how environmentalists have used the law to defend communities

Mzingaye Brilliant Xaba 26 Mar 2026

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Rising energy costs pose risks to South Africa's mining exports

25 Mar 2026

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