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Ekapa Minerals’ diamond mine in Kimberly has been placed into business rescue after a court challenge by NUMSA. Photo supplied

Numsa wins bid to block liquidation of diamond mineGreg Dor

Unhelpful government and a lack of brand building see South African mining companies lose out

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The pressures persist, but so does South African mining

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Northam Platinum opened the world's deepest raise-bored PGM shaft at the Zondereinde mine. Image supplied.

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De Beers announces 2-year pause at SA’s largest diamond producer

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Nominations for Mining Elites in Africa 2027 are officially open

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SA’s unemployment rate edges closer to 35% as mining strikes gold

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Power play: Tshepo Mokoka to lead Central Energy Fund as CEO

6 Jul 2026

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Former Anglo American investor head appointed at Sibanye-Stillwater

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Good news for 2,600 jobs as Murray & Roberts mining unit sold for R1.27bn

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Steenkampskraal and Mintek strike rare mixed-rare-earth beneficiation

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Iron ore grip: Manngwe Mining and ArcelorMittal head to Competition Tribunal

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Octahedral, approx. 1.8 carat (6 mm), diamond crystal in kimberlite matrix from Finsch Diamond Mine, South Africa. Image credit: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Eskom, which runs Africa's only operational nuclear power station near Cape Town, is preparing a request for information covering up to 5,200 megawatts of new capacity. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

#AEF2026: Everything is coming up nuclear for South Africa

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Omnia secures fertiliser supply amid Middle East conflict

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

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

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How South African businesses can offset the rising diesel price

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

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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

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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

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