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Environmental Law

Draft Bill targets mining directors with personal liability for environmental breaches

Warren Beech and Chantal Murdock 1 hour

Solving underground mining's toughest connectivity challenge with secure private 5G

Mining

Solving underground mining's toughest connectivity challenge with secure private 5G

Issued by IMT (Integrated Mining Technologies) 6 Oct 2026

Source: © SABC The Draft Mineral Resources Development Bill, 2025 (Bill) proposes several noteworthy amendments to the current regulatory framework for mineral resources including addressing tailing dumps and associated issues to avoid disasters such as the Jagersfontein disaster

Energy & Mining

11 MPRDA amendments to take note of

Webber Wentzel partners and consultant 22 May 2025

New guidelines for women safety in mining is a big step forward in the industry's fight against GBVF

Mining

#WomensMonth: South African mining industry takes big step in fight against GBVF

Lindsey Schutters 4 Aug 2024

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Health & Safety

Addressing the dress code: New PPE provision guidelines fit for women in mining

Kate Collier 16 Aug 2023

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Labour Law & Unions

Employee dismissed for wanting to wear heels... Now the shoe is on the other foot

Eugene Phajane, Mpumelelo Nxumalo, Kalene Watson, Kgololego Pooe & Masibulele Mabanga 11 Nov 2022

Lizle Louw, partner, Webber Wentzel

Mining

Can mining houses compel employees to be vaccinated?

Lizle Louw 9 Feb 2021

Department monitors safety in mines

Health & Safety

Department monitors safety in mines

13 Oct 2020

Dr Nombasa Tsengwa, executive head of coal operations, Exxaro.

Mining

Covid-19's positive legacy to mining

Nombasa Tsengwa 9 Jul 2020

Covid-19: Can employees withdraw from the workplace?

Labour Law

Covid-19: Can employees withdraw from the workplace?

Kenneth Coster 29 May 2020

Unpacking the mining employers' guidelines for Covid-19

Health & Safety

Unpacking the mining employers' guidelines for Covid-19

Kate Collier & Tsholofelo Mofokeng 21 May 2020

Workers from Kinross Gold Mine, South Africa. Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma via Getty Images

Mining

Health and safety in the spotlight as South Africa's miners go back to work

Nancy Coulson & Nicola Christofides 7 May 2020

Mining sector ordered to prepare safety standards

Mining

Mining sector ordered to prepare safety standards

4 May 2020

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Mining

Mining sector directive on resuming operations issued

23 Apr 2020

Glencore's Impunzi Colliery

Mining

Minister checks on Covid-19 compliance at mines

2 Apr 2020

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Mining

State of disaster - how applying mining principles to other industries could help mitigate risk

Lili Nupen, Nicole Limberis-Ritchie & Chantal Murdock 23 Mar 2020

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Mining

Mining Round-up - key takeaways on the industry

30 Sep 2019

Mining

New guideline on medico-legal investigations of mine deaths

Kate Collier 20 May 2019

Former Sasol Coal miners claim more than R80 million for coal-related illnesses

Medical Law

Former Sasol Coal miners claim more than R80 million for coal-related illnesses

Ciaran Ryan 25 Apr 2019

Mining minister, Gwede Mantashe. Photo:

Mining

Mantashe weeding out corruption at Mineral Resources

18 Jun 2018

Charter also fails on health & safety details

Mining

Charter also fails on health & safety details

Kate Collier and Jonathan Veeran 19 Jul 2017

Johan Olivier, partner: Webber Wentzel

Mining

The Mining Charter and employment equity

Johan Olivier 12 Jul 2017

Call for easing on mine stoppages

Mining

Call for easing on mine stoppages

Allan Seccombe 18 Aug 2016

Rhys Evans, director: ALCO-Safe

Mining

Reducing risk through substance abuse policies

Rhys Evans 6 May 2016

Mining companies urged to prioritise safety

Mining

Mining companies urged to prioritise safety

27 Jan 2016

[#WomenInBiz] Striking the rock... literally, Q&A with Carol Hunter

Science & Engineering

[#WomenInBiz] Striking the rock... literally, Q&A with Carol Hunter

Nicci Botha 24 Aug 2015

Health and safety instructions must be procedurally compliant

Labour Law

Health and safety instructions must be procedurally compliant

Fiona Leppan and Bryce Bartlett 12 Feb 2015

Safety at platinum mines might be under pressure

Mining

Safety at platinum mines might be under pressure

13 May 2014

Zuma sends condolences to families of Eskom workers

Construction & Engineering

Zuma sends condolences to families of Eskom workers

5 Nov 2013

Mine health, safety bill out for public comment

Energy & Mining

Mine health, safety bill out for public comment

11 Oct 2013

Energy & Mining

Govt committed to thriving mining industry

6 Feb 2013

Govt committed to thriving mining industry

Administration

Govt committed to thriving mining industry

6 Feb 2013

Labour

Compliance with revised Act cannot ignore practical realities

17 Sep 2012

Taxation & Regulation

SA won't implement mining super tax - Shabangu

11 May 2012