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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.

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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

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

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Sanitech calls SA mining to trial its new sanitation prototype

Sanitech calls SA mining to trial its new sanitation prototype

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Eskom grants Samancor and Glencore 29% electricity price cut

Eskom grants Samancor and Glencore 29% electricity price cut

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

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

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Mantashe blames De Beers for Ekapa mud rush "disaster"

Mantashe blames De Beers for Ekapa mud rush "disaster"

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

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Metallic minerals emerge as heroes in South African mining production

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

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

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

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

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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)

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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 )

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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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