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A still image from a video shows coloured synthetic diamonds on display at De Beers’ International Institute of Diamond Grading and Research in Maidenhead. Image credit: Reuters/Reuters TV

Mining

From De Beers to Petra, govt task team to ease SA’s diamond woes

2 days

Workers are seen underground at a mine near Pretoria. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Markets & Investment

100,000 new jobs by 2035: Mining sector aims to add R65bn to SA’s GDP

Maroefah Smith 8 Oct 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

Further fuel price hikes could strain SA’s job market, warns economist

1 Oct 2026

Mining

Word on the WhatsApp group: SA mining must tackle misinformation

Merel van der Lei 29 Sep 2026

Drone view of oil tanker Helga berthed at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Image credit: Reuters/Mohammed Aty/File Photo

Mining

High, unstable fuel prices weigh heavily on SA mining performance

8 Sep 2026

A police officer interacts with security personnel at the gate of a disused mine near Rustenburg, North West province. South African police said 14 illegal miners were killed and scores of others injured at the disused mine. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy

South Africa digs deep: Anti-illegal mining operation prospers

26 Aug 2026

A woman walks near a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump on a building in Tehran, Iran. Image credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Mining

SA mining under the gun as US-Israeli attack on Iran piles on the pressure

18 Aug 2026

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. Image credit: Reuters/Stringer/File Photo

Mining

The pressures persist, but so does South African mining

7 Aug 2026

Health & Safety

No safety in numbers: Implats holds lion’s share of SA mine fatalities in 2026

29 Jul 2026

Two loaders work outside the ore processing and recovery plant at De Beers' Snap Lake Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

Pressure makes (no) diamonds: SA mining production takes a dip

22 Jul 2026

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Mining

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

8 Jul 2026

Workers are seen underground at a mine near Pretoria. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Mining

South African mining production and sales are back, baby!

15 Jun 2026

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Energy

Could the industrial-driven decline in electricity consumption spell trouble for Eskom?

9 Jun 2026

Oil containers at the Port of Fujairah, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. Image credit: Reuters/Amr Alfiky/File Photo

Mining

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

Maroefah Smith 22 May 2026

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Health & Safety

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

5 May 2026

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

Health & Safety

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

18 Feb 2026

Metallic minerals emerge as heroes in South African mining production

Mining

Metallic minerals emerge as heroes in South African mining production

18 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: New deal to accelerate critical minerals beneficiation

Markets & Investment

#MiningIndaba: New deal to accelerate critical minerals beneficiation

12 Feb 2026

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

Health & Safety

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

Alastair Bovim 11 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: Mantashe calls for African unity amid geopolitical tensions

Mining

#MiningIndaba: Mantashe calls for African unity amid geopolitical tensions

9 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: SA's mining future hinges on investment — MCSA

Mining

#MiningIndaba: SA's mining future hinges on investment — MCSA

9 Feb 2026

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Mining

South African mining production drops for first time in 6 months

23 Jan 2026

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Mining

PGMs, gold, coal, and more push South Africa's 1.2% mining growth

18 Nov 2025

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Mining

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

15 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.

Mining

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

Maroefah Smith 9 Oct 2025

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Mining

Mining records 1.1% increase in MCI cost index for May

31 Jul 2025

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Mining

Govt's proposed chrome export tax threatens jobs

7 Jul 2025

Mining

Mining industry mourns Barry Davison

25 Jun 2025

Mining

Gwede Mantashe amends hotly contested BEE clauses in draft MRDP bill

13 Jun 2025

Source: © World Finance The Minerals Council of SA, responding to the Budget Speech delivered on 12 March, says the full potential of mining needs to be unlocked to prevent additional tax rises in coming years

Mining

#Budget2025: Unlocking mining's full potential could reshape South Africa's economy

13 Mar 2025

Hospital Groups

Michelle Seroke joins Mediclinic Southern Africa as chief human resources officer

6 Nov 2024

How 4IR technologies could enhance ESG performance among SA's mining companies

Sustainability

How 4IR technologies could enhance ESG performance among SA's mining companies

Sindy Peters 25 Apr 2023

Why outdoor media owners should be thinking about their content strategy

OOH

Why outdoor media owners should be thinking about their content strategy

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 28 Sep 2022

Need for speed: Tractor Outdoor partners with MCSA to return missing children to their homes

OOH

Need for speed: Tractor Outdoor partners with MCSA to return missing children to their homes

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 7 Jun 2022

Landowner consent requirement withdrawn for mining-related EA applications

Mining

Landowner consent requirement withdrawn for mining-related EA applications

Garyn Rapson and Tendai Bonga 11 Mar 2022

Over 70% of Exxaro employees now vaccinated

Health & Safety

Over 70% of Exxaro employees now vaccinated

21 Dec 2021

Exxaro helps fight GBV with R3,5m contribution to GBVF Response Fund

CSI & Philanthropy

Exxaro helps fight GBV with R3,5m contribution to GBVF Response Fund

3 Aug 2021

Shaping relevance in media coverage

Media

Shaping relevance in media coverage

12 Apr 2021

Mining

Mines can turn energy liabilities into assets

7 Dec 2020

Breaking down the gender barriers in mining

Mining

Breaking down the gender barriers in mining

Tebogo Leepile 11 Aug 2020

#FairnessFirst: Taking action beyond #16DaysofActivism

Fairness First

#FairnessFirst: Taking action beyond #16DaysofActivism

Leigh Andrews 2 Dec 2019

Mining remains a people-centric industry. Image: Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

MCSA response: Mining industry focused on more than just technology

29 Jul 2019

Anglo American's Mokalakwena Mine

Mining

Technology is only one part of what mining needs

Terence Corrigan 24 Jul 2019

Gareth Hawkey, Group CEO at redPanda Software

Software

Software skills development programme endorsed by Premier

7 Jun 2019

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Mining

How much does Eskom need to fail before mines are forced to close?

Katherine Brown 24 Apr 2019

#16Survivors for #16DaysOfActivism campaign launched

ESG

#16Survivors for #16DaysOfActivism campaign launched

28 Nov 2018

Tru-Cape's Buks Nel and Henk Griessel with the ancient apple tree on Table Mountain

Agriculture

Ancient apple tree found on Table Mountain may be SA's oldest

25 Apr 2017

HASA pleads case for private medical schools

Healthcare

HASA pleads case for private medical schools

21 Sep 2016