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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

Cars queue at a Shell petrol station in Johannesburg after the government announced it would reduce its fuel levy for a month to stop fuel prices from rising even further, 31 March 2026. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa’s rising petrol price is more pressing than supply, says minister

2 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

Manufacturing built repeatable production systems decades ago; the same discipline can help mines respond more consistently to operational and market pressures (Image source: © 123rf )

Mining

Manufacturing's production systems the answer to SA mining production?

Johan Coetzee 25 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

Source: Supplied. Acting chief economist in the Minerals Council South Africa, Bongani Motsa addressed a stakeholders’ collaboration session in Sandton ahead of the upcoming Northern Cape Investment and Jobs Conference 2026, which will be hosted in Kimberley.

Economy

Investors eye Northern Cape as South Africa's next industrial hub

30 Mar 2026

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Markets & Investment

South Africa's gold producers stay in the shallows as prices surge

Nelson Banya 24 Mar 2026

South African manganese miners eye Transnet partnership for new export terminal

Mining

South African manganese miners eye Transnet partnership for new export terminal

6 Mar 2026

Mantashe blames De Beers for Ekapa mud rush "disaster"

Health & Safety

Mantashe blames De Beers for Ekapa mud rush "disaster"

20 Feb 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: Placing safety at the core of SA's mining boom

Health & Safety

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

Merel van der Lei 16 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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Energy

Govt eases energy anti-trust laws to give companies fighting chance

8 Jan 2026

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)

Mining

#MiningMatters contributes R5bn to training and upliftment of skills

19 Dec 2025

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

3 ways South African social investors can capitalise on G20

Leanne Emery-Hunter, Motshegwa More and Matebe Chisiza 15 Dec 2025

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Energy

Electricity woes push Glencore, Merafe to begin layoffs

2 Dec 2025

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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

South Africa’s mining input cost index stays at “historic lows”

6 Oct 2025

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Health & Safety

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

Merel van der Lei 29 Sep 2025

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Mining

Demand from Asia propels South African mining growth

12 Sep 2025

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Mining

Revamping the Mineral Resources Bill: A path to investment growth?

18 Aug 2025

Mining

Grim prospects: Mining’s outlook for 2025 remains weak, unpromising

13 Aug 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

What socio-economic impact is the mining sector delivering?

23 Jul 2025

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Mining

Mining production sees 3.7% boost in May 2025

16 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

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Mining

SAPS busts over 200 suspects for illegal mining-related offences

20 Jun 2025

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Mining

Mining production records 0.6% increase in April

13 Jun 2025

Mining

Gwede Mantashe amends hotly contested BEE clauses in draft MRDP bill

13 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Amongst the sectors that contracted in Q1 2025, mining performed the worst in the first quarter

Markets & Investment

Mining performance contracts in Q1 2025

4 Jun 2025

The urgent need for collaboration across the continent as the world accelerates its transition to clean energy is reflected in this year’s African Mining Indaba’s (MI26) 2026 theme, Stronger together: Progress through partnerships (Image supplied)

Mining

Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 theme calls for partnerships

30 May 2025

Source: © miningmx Paul Dunne has been appointed president of The Minerals Council South Africa

Mining

The Minerals Council president: "Mining must succeed for South Africa to succeed"

29 May 2025

Source: © 123rf The Mineral Resources Development Bill (MRD) does not reflect inputs from the Minerals Council South Africa

Mining

Minerals Council South Africa inputs not reflected in MRD Bill

28 May 2025

Source: © 123rf The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has released the Mineral Resources Development Bill and the Critical Minerals Strategy

Mining

Mineral Resources Development Bill and the Critical Minerals Strategy released

21 May 2025