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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

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

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#BestofBiz 2025: Energy & Mining

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President Cyril Ramaphosa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa attend a EU-South Africa summit, ahead of the G20 Summit, which was held from 22 to 23 November 2025 in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Yves Herman

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Aluwani Museisi 11 Nov 2025

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NUM, SACP renew call to stop Eskom’s unbundling plans

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ArcelorMittal purchase halt places 622 Beeshoek mine jobs at risk

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NUM and Eskom kick off wage negotiations

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South Africa’s coal mines are leaking methane – and no one knows how much

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Reginald Letsholo 28 Oct 2025

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BME and Strayos develop AI-enabled solution for mine-to-mill optimisation

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People illegally mine for gold in this forest in north-western Zambia. Photos and videos supplied

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Charles Mafa, James Beluchi and Caleb Likomeno 22 Oct 2025

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Mantashe announces imminent end to shale gas moratorium

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Gemfields' Montepuez ruby mine invaded by illegal miners

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Operational woes and price swings shrink South Africa’s mining output

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G20 South Africa: Govt plans nuclear energy expansion

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Mine matters: Why you need to pay attention to your workforce’s mental well-being

Reinette Lotz 10 Oct 2025

Paul Dunne — Minerals Council South Africa president and Northam CEO — delivered a keynote address at the 2025 Joburg Indaba in Sandton. Image supplied.

#JoburgIndaba: Can mining growth and transformation co-exist in South Africa?

Maroefah Smith 9 Oct 2025

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From prevention to protection - your fire safety solutions in one place

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Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad delivering the keynote address on day one of the Joburg Indaba 2025. Image supplied.

#JoburgIndaba: Anglo American CEO on South Africa's "unsupportive policy for exploration"

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#AEW2025: Breaking the fossil fuel impasse in South Africa's Orange Basin

Maroefah Smith 1 Oct 2025

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ExxonMobil seeks security guarantees for massive Mozambique LNG project

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Achieving zero harm in SA mines: The role of information ecology

Merel van der Lei 29 Sep 2025

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Eskom refutes "flying blind" claims with Koeberg safety confirmation

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About 200 activists marched to the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday to support Wild Coast communities opposing seismic surveys and oil exploration rights granted to Shell and Impact Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee

Activists march against Shell’s oil exploration

Ihsaan Haffejee and Thamsanqa Mbovane 17 Sep 2025

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