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Mining

South Africa could go platinum, says Northam Platinum CEO

Nelson Banya 4 hours

Image source: Amirul Syaidi –

Corporate & Commercial Law

"It's commercially sensitive" is no longer enough to block PAIA requests

Ryan Tucker 2 days

Local manufacturing showcased at Electra Mining Africa

Mining

Local manufacturing showcased at Electra Mining Africa

Issued by Electra Mining Africa 26 Aug 2026

Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (Sidssa) 2026.

Economy

#Sidssa2026: Infrastructure South Africa accelerates R600m project preparation drive

26 Aug 2026

A drone view shows solar panels in front of a mine as South Africa’s mining firms accelerate investment in renewable energy projects to diversify power supply, reduce costs and meet decarbonisation targets after decades of reliance on state utility Eskom, at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine, southwest of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Anglo American, Sibanye look to renewables to drop Eskom reliance

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Nelson Banya 26 Aug 2026

Dust-A-Side puts its haul road treatments up against molasses

Mining

Dust-A-Side puts its haul road treatments up against molasses

Issued by Dust-A-Side 25 Aug 2026

Government-business partnership shifts focus to growth

Logistics & Transport

Government-business partnership shifts focus to growth

21 Aug 2026

Ekapa Minerals’ diamond mine in Kimberly has been placed into business rescue after a court challenge by NUMSA. Photo supplied

Mining

Numsa wins bid to block liquidation of diamond mine

Greg Dor 11 Aug 2026

New automation innovations on show at Electra Mining Africa 2026

Mining

New automation innovations on show at Electra Mining Africa 2026

Issued by Electra Mining Africa 5 Aug 2026

South Africa's economic heartland

Marketing

South Africa's economic heartland

Nick Efstathiou, Issued by OFM Radio 5 Aug 2026

Albert Mthembu stands near a former neighbour’s home, which was knocked down to prevent its use after the residents moved away, in Magog, KwaZulu-Natal. Image credit: Reuters/Rogan Ward

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

SA’s push for cleaner energy comes at a cost for its farmers

4 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

The missing measure of sustainability: Listening to communities before counting success

Higher Education

The missing measure of sustainability: Listening to communities before counting success

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 21 Jul 2026

Dust-A-Side highlights winter dust control for mining operations in 2026

Mining

Dust-A-Side highlights winter dust control for mining operations in 2026

Issued by Top Click Media 20 Jul 2026

Wouter Jordaan, partner and principal environmental scientist at SRK Consulting – and also a director of SRK Consulting Congo

Mining

Decarbonisation is key to DRC mining as carbon tax looms

Issued by SRK Consulting 17 Jul 2026

A De Beers store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

De Beers announces 2-year pause at SA’s largest diamond producer

16 Jul 2026

Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Construction & Engineering

Good news for 2,600 jobs as Murray & Roberts mining unit sold for R1.27bn

29 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Economy

What is behind South Africa's anti-immigrant protests?

Tim Cocks 29 Jun 2026

Octahedral, approx. 1.8 carat (6 mm), diamond crystal in kimberlite matrix from Finsch Diamond Mine, South Africa. Image credit: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

Diamonds aren’t forever at Petra’s Finsch and Cullinan mines

19 Jun 2026

Eskom, which runs Africa's only operational nuclear power station near Cape Town, is preparing a request for information covering up to 5,200 megawatts of new capacity. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Nuclear Power

#AEF2026: Everything is coming up nuclear for South Africa

18 Jun 2026

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga, in South Africa. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil from coal. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

SA’s fuel supply and the Iran war: data black holes and low strategic stock put the country at risk

Rod Crompton and Bruce Douglas Young 3 Jun 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Planned Rand Water maintenance may affect municipalities, industries and mines

28 May 2026

Werner Duvenhage, alongside International Atomic Energy Agency's Yukiya Amano, at Rossing Uranium Limited in Namibia, which he served from 2013 to 2018. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

Werner Duvenhage says sayonara to Rio Tinto after 13 "instrumental" years

27 May 2026

#AfricaMonth: Expertise to unlock mining’s catalytic impact on Africa’s infrastructure

Mining

#AfricaMonth: Expertise to unlock mining’s catalytic impact on Africa’s infrastructure

Issued by SRK Consulting 26 May 2026

Fuel pump nozzles for gasoline at a TotalEnergies gas station in Paris, France. Image credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier

Coal, Oil & Gas

Iran war is exposing South Africa’s dependency on diesel: what went wrong

Lisette IJssel de Schepper 25 May 2026

ABC Q1 2026 Magazines | Custom mags continued buoyancy lifts print growth

Magazines

ABC Q1 2026 Magazines | Custom mags continued buoyancy lifts print growth

Danette Breitenbach 21 May 2026

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

Mining

South Africa to pump R2.86bn into mineral and petroleum sector

20 May 2026

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

The R2.8bn private investment unlocking SA’s struggling rail logistics sector

8 May 2026

Mining

Gold Fields anticipates a cost spike as Iran war drives up fuel price

7 May 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Sars diesel rebate system overhaul paves way for automated fuel monitoring

24 Apr 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

As SA diesel prices skyrocket, solar and storage emerge as heroes

Nigel Sun 21 Apr 2026

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Climate Change

Wits scientists design SA's first pollution alert app as Jozi battles coal emissions

20 Apr 2026

South African opposition politician Julius Malema, leader of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) looks on after he was granted leave to appeal a five-year prison sentence by a magistrate's court,in KuGompo City, South Africa, 16 April 2026. Reuters/Esa Alexander

Criminal Law

Malema sentenced to 5 years with leave to appeal

Johnnie Isaac 17 Apr 2026

National government puts its weight behind Northern Cape economic growth plans

Financial Services

National government puts its weight behind Northern Cape economic growth plans

Issued by ITP Communications 15 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Africa to pilot bond aimed at formalising artisanal mining

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 9 Apr 2026

The Kendal Power Station, a coal-fired station of Eskom in Mpumalanga. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Energy

SA court orders Eskom to disclose R70bn coal and diesel contracts – why the ruling matters

Felix Dube 9 Apr 2026

Image credit: The Green Connection

Mining

Mining companies and land rights in South Africa: how environmentalists have used the law to defend communities

Mzingaye Brilliant Xaba 26 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

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

Nelson Banya 24 Mar 2026

Hamilton Moswathupa, Kumba Iron Ore specialist hydrogeologist at the Sishen mine's eastern storm water management dam. Image supplied.

Mining

How Anglo American's Kumba Iron Ore is tackling water scarcity with technology

24 Mar 2026

Data and mining partners Saroj Chiba and David Nel at iqbusiness look at the disjuncture between what’s possible in mining in Africa, and what actually takes place on the ground (Image source: © 123rf )

Mining

Mining in Africa | 4 ways to the intelligent mine

Saroj Chiba and David Nel 20 Mar 2026

Gold Fields' Damang gold mine lease is up for grabs

Gold

Gold Fields' Damang gold mine lease is up for grabs

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 18 Mar 2026

#WaterWeek: How water balances help mines plan better and cut risk

Sustainability

#WaterWeek: How water balances help mines plan better and cut risk

Issued by SRK Consulting 17 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trafigura to help Venezuela's Minerven develop a responsible gold-sourcing programme

Polina Devitt 17 Mar 2026

AI demand drives ruthenium prices to new highs

Mining

AI demand drives ruthenium prices to new highs

Anushree Mukherjee 16 Mar 2026

The impact of fuel price shocks on South Africa's economy and paths to security

Transport

The impact of fuel price shocks on South Africa's economy and paths to security

Gavin Kelly 16 Mar 2026

Pollution is killing Gauteng’s fresh water sources

Food, Water & Energy Security

Pollution is killing Gauteng’s fresh water sources

Seth Thorne 12 Mar 2026

South Africa’s power utility Eskom tried to block a gold mine from going solar – but lost in court

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South Africa’s power utility Eskom tried to block a gold mine from going solar – but lost in court

Angela van der Berg 10 Mar 2026