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#MiningIndaba: Minerals Council says Trump funding freeze won’t affect mine HIV treatment

Health & Safety

#MiningIndaba: Minerals Council says Trump funding freeze won’t affect mine HIV treatment

Lindsey Schutters 5 Feb 2025

Fishers in Port Nolloth are opposing TotalEnergies’ bid to explore for gas and oil off the West Coast. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Court bid to block TotalEnergies gas project off West Coast

7 Nov 2024

Fuel price adjustments are a mixed bag for April

Energy

Fuel price adjustments are a mixed bag for April

Lindsey Schutters 1 Apr 2024

Source: Isabella Mendes/Pexels

Fuel & Energy

Fuel prices drop as crude oil plunges, gas gets more expensive

Lindsey Schutters 2 Jan 2024

Image source: Mariana Ianovska –

Zondo Commission

Eskom pre-payments to Tegeta enabled by willing agents

Valencia Talane 13 May 2022

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Health & Safety

Tackling HIV in the mining industry - new guidance from DME

Nivaani Moodley, Kalene Watson & Shane Johnson 13 May 2021

The issue of occupational noise-induced hearing loss is prominent in the mining industry. Shutterstock

Health & Safety

Hearing loss is a neglected hazard for miners in South Africa

Nomfundo Moroe 10 May 2021

Information on mining applications should be public, Xolobeni activists tell court

Environmental Law

Information on mining applications should be public, Xolobeni activists tell court

Zoë Postman 11 Feb 2020

Public comment sought on draft petroleum bill

Fuel & Energy

Public comment sought on draft petroleum bill

30 Dec 2019

The Department of Mineral Resources has given the go-ahead for Italian group Eni to conduct drilling off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal. Photo: Eni (fair use)

Coal, Oil & Gas

Controversial KZN drilling project gets go-ahead

13 Sep 2019

$What Appeal Court's fracking judgment means$

Environmental Law

What Appeal Court's fracking judgment means

Wilmien Wicomb 15 Aug 2019

Mining in Mpumalanga. Archive photo: Mpumalanga Tourism & Parks Agency

Mining

Billions in mining royalties intended for the poor squandered, stolen or diverted

Ciaran Ryan 2 Jul 2019

Lonmin case shows how hard it is to hold mines to account

Labour Law

Lonmin case shows how hard it is to hold mines to account

Wilmien Wicomb 26 Apr 2019

The impact of mining on agricultural land

Agriculture

The impact of mining on agricultural land

11 Apr 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Mining

Mining records a drop in occupational fatalities

1 Mar 2019

Chinese, black and white labourers in a South African gold mine probably taken between 1904 to 1910. Source: Carptenter/Library of Congress via pingnews (public domain)

Mining

Stats SA's confusing mining employment statistics

GroundUp staff 27 Feb 2019

Mining

Will the Mining Charter create unrealistic community expectations?

Janine Espin 26 Feb 2019

DMR releases video on Mining Charter

Mining

DMR releases video on Mining Charter

30 Jan 2019

Damage caused to the coastline by Tormin mining operations. Photo: GroundUp

Mining

Why is Mantashe so hell bent on mining at Xolobeni?

Nicci Botha 18 Jan 2019

Photo: Global Justice Ecology

Mining

Bench Marks warns minister not to poll Xolobeni community on mining

11 Jan 2019

Why South African community's win against mining company matters

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why South African community's win against mining company matters

Sonwabile Mnwana 14 Dec 2018

A gold tailings dam under construction in South Africa. Author supplied

Mining

South Africa needs to refresh how it manages by-products from mining

5 Dec 2018

More sea cliffs collapse at West Coast mine

Environment & Natural Resources

More sea cliffs collapse at West Coast mine

John Yeld 4 Dec 2018

Study to assess illegal mining in Johannesburg

Mining

Study to assess illegal mining in Johannesburg

27 Nov 2018

Xolobeni community members celebrated at the North Gauteng High Court after Judge Annali Basson ruled that the Department of Mineral Resources has to obtain consent from mining communities before granting a mining right to a company. Photo:Zoe Postman

Mining

Government and companies must obtain "full and informed" consent from communities before granting mining rights, says judge

Zoe Postman 23 Nov 2018

Lonmin says it is a victim of vexatious litigation

Legal

Lonmin says it is a victim of vexatious litigation

Ciaran Ryan 29 Oct 2018

Human rights lawyer charged for pointing his finger at policeman

Criminal Law

Human rights lawyer charged for pointing his finger at policeman

Kim Reynolds 16 Oct 2018

Mining

Mining Charter: Just the catalyst to revive the industry

Danette Breitenbach 8 Oct 2018

No place to hide: Miners need to be proactive on green laws

Mining

No place to hide: Miners need to be proactive on green laws

14 Sep 2018

Contract mining: The good, the bad and the ugly

Mining

Contract mining: The good, the bad and the ugly

Norman Keel 11 Sep 2018

Gwede Mantashe, mineral resources minister

Mining

Dodgy DMR office closes its doors

4 Sep 2018

Finding solutions for policy uncertainty

Mining

Finding solutions for policy uncertainty

Jonathan Veeran & Bruce Dickinson 29 Aug 2018

Ndavhe Mareda, Makole Group chairman

Mining

Mining Charter will create policy certainty and real black empowerment

Ndavhe Mareda 10 Jul 2018

Mineral Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe. Photo:

Mining

Minister extends Mining Charter deadline

9 Jul 2018

More clarity needed on draft Mining Charter

Mining

More clarity needed on draft Mining Charter

3 Jul 2018

DMR restricts new licence applications

Mining

DMR restricts new licence applications

2 Jul 2018

Image by Fifty, CC BY-SA 4.0,

Mining

High number of Sibanye-Stillwater mine fatalities concerns DMR

28 Jun 2018

Mining companies in South Africa are legally obligated to set aside money to rehabilitate the environment when their mines cease operating. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Environment & Natural Resources

Full Disclosure: Are mining companies repairing the damage they cause?

John Yeld 22 Jun 2018

Mark Wanless, principal geologist and partner at SRK Consulting

Mining

Junior miners still being sidelined

21 Jun 2018

Mining Charter 2.0: The good, the bad and the ugly

Mining

Mining Charter 2.0: The good, the bad and the ugly

Bert Lopes 20 Jun 2018

Mining minister, Gwede Mantashe. Photo:

Mining

Mantashe weeding out corruption at Mineral Resources

18 Jun 2018

New Mining Charter open for comment

Mining

New Mining Charter open for comment

18 Jun 2018

Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources, Godfrey Oliphant. Photo: Wynand van der Merwe

Mining

#juniorindaba: Junior players are vital to future of the mining industry

11 Jun 2018

Photo: Zoë Postman

Mining

Community consent is not needed for mining rights, says lawyer

Zoë Postman 30 Apr 2018

Department to appeal Mining Charter judgment

Legislation & Regulation

Department to appeal Mining Charter judgment

24 Apr 2018

Soria Hay, head of corporate finance, Bravura

Mining

'Once empowered always empowered' victory may be a hollow one

9 Apr 2018

Fracking: A delicate balancing act

Science & Engineering

Fracking: A delicate balancing act

Justine Sweet 29 Jan 2018

Mining industry hopes the new broom will sweep it clean

Mining

Mining industry hopes the new broom will sweep it clean

Jonathan Veeran 25 Jan 2018

Trends

#BizTrends2018: SA mining's financial situation is improving despite challenges

Michal Kotzé 8 Jan 2018

Mining

Women's voice drowned in Mining Charter feud

Dr Martin Kaggwa 13 Nov 2017