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The Labour Court has ruled that nine employees fired for picketing were in fact practising wedding songs. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law

Worker “picket” may have been a wedding rehearsal, says court

Tania Broughton 2 days

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Occupational Health & Safety

New push to deliver R10bn in unpaid benefits to ex-mineworkers

20 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

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Mining

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

8 Jul 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

Craft beer startup Tolokazi Beer joins female founder funding programme

Funding

Craft beer startup Tolokazi Beer joins female founder funding programme

18 Jun 2026

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Health & Safety

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

5 May 2026

Energy

Update: Eskom says all unions onboard with 7% wage increase

17 Apr 2026

Mass layoffs loom for Samancor as Eskom's price cut fails to save jobs

Mining

Mass layoffs loom for Samancor as Eskom's price cut fails to save jobs

12 Mar 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

2 major South African unions reject Eskom's 6% wage increase offer

Energy

2 major South African unions reject Eskom's 6% wage increase offer

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 18 Feb 2026

Eskom brings 5.5% increase offer to wage talks

Energy

Eskom brings 5.5% increase offer to wage talks

30 Jan 2026

Locals walk past electricity pylons in Soweto, South Africa, 3 July 2022. Image: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy

South African unions reject Eskom’s wage increase offer

1 Dec 2025

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Energy

NUM, SACP renew call to stop Eskom’s unbundling plans

10 Nov 2025

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Energy

NUM and Eskom kick off wage negotiations

5 Nov 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa’s coal mines are leaking methane – and no one knows how much

Jennifer Lee Broadhurst, Brett Cohen and Jesse Burton 29 Oct 2025

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Health & Safety

Mine matters: Why you need to pay attention to your workforce’s mental well-being

Reinette Lotz 10 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

The superwomen behind mining healthcare

Healthcare

The superwomen behind mining healthcare

Issued by Platinum Health 4 Sep 2025

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Health & Safety

Ex-miners urged to register for social benefits programme

14 Jul 2025

Primedia CEO pays tribute to Issie Kirsh

Radio & Audio

Primedia CEO pays tribute to Issie Kirsh

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 20 May 2025

Medical Aid

Umvuzo Health turns 21:Sets benchmarks in South Africa's medical schemes

25 Apr 2025

#WorldTBDay: Minerals Council SA launches multiple language Ex-Mineworkers Occupational Lung Disease Guide

Health & Safety

#WorldTBDay: Minerals Council SA launches multiple language Ex-Mineworkers Occupational Lung Disease Guide

24 Mar 2025

Mining

MIC CEO Mary Bomela steps down after 15 years of growth

3 Mar 2025

#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

2024 was record low for mining fatalities

Mining

2024 was record low for mining fatalities

Lindsey Schutters 24 Jan 2025

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Labour Law

Are employers' responsibilities to act against GBV limited to the workplace?

Keshni Naicker, Amandla Makhongwana, and Angel Phakathi 25 Nov 2024

Singularity Summit 2024 gears up with bold plans

Events & Conferencing

Singularity Summit 2024 gears up with bold plans

Issued by Mann Made 3 Oct 2024

Leadership heavyweights announced for Singularity South Africa Summit 2024

CSI & Philanthropy

Leadership heavyweights announced for Singularity South Africa Summit 2024

Issued by Mann Made 5 Sep 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Zero tolerance for pandemic of fraudulent medical certificates

JJ van der Walt 20 May 2024

Lily Mine was the scene of a 2016 disaster where three miners were trapped underground in a container after a ground collapse.

Mining

Vantage Goldfields to resume operations at Lily and Barbrook mines

16 May 2024

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater to cut 4,000 jobs in underperforming gold business

Nelson Banya 12 Apr 2024

Royal Bafokeng Platinum Mine. Source: Implats

Mining

Implats resolves underground protest peacefully

Lindsey Schutters 21 Dec 2023

Underground at Impala Bafokeng. Source: Impala Platinum

Mining

Implats: ‘Illegal underground protest is not only endangering lives but also livelihoods’

Lindsey Schutters 20 Dec 2023

A ballot over union membership is to be held at Gold One mine in Springs where hundreds of miners were held underground last week. Archive photo: Shaun Smillie | GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Amcu vs Num: Workers to vote at "hostage" mine

Shaun Smillie 2 Nov 2023

Rural reinvention: Inspiring stories of innovation by entrepreneurs in Mpumalanga

SMEs

Rural reinvention: Inspiring stories of innovation by entrepreneurs in Mpumalanga

Monwabisi Mhlophe 31 Oct 2023

Public Health

Anglo American, coal producers to be slapped with class action over miners' lung diseases

26 Oct 2023

Mineral Council calls for end to Gold One 'hostage situation'

Mining

Mineral Council calls for end to Gold One 'hostage situation'

Lindsey Schutters 25 Oct 2023

Haul trucks are seen at Kumba Iron Ore, the world's largest iron ore mines in Khathu, Northern Cape. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Mining

Anglo American cutting head office jobs in several countries

Felix Njini and Nelson Banya 4 Oct 2023

One of the two new rail-mounted stacker reclaimers which scoop up and transfer coal into and out of the yard is seen at Africa's largest coal export facility, the Richards Bay Coal Terminal, 2018. Source: Reuters/Tanisha Heiberg

Construction & Engineering

Thungela says coal terminal workers' strike not impacting exports

Nelson Banya 2 Oct 2023

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Employee Wellness

TEBA and Old Mutual Will partner to address financial inclusion among miners

14 Sep 2023

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Mining

Harmony Gold reports two deaths after safest year on record

Nelson Banya 7 Sep 2023

Mining is a tough industry for women. Source: Dominik Vanyi/Unsplash

Mining

#WomensMonth: How Kholo Letsie survives life at a mine

Lindsey Schutters 31 Aug 2023

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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

Can employees be fired for refusing to work overtime?

Jacques van Wyk and Michiel Heyns 7 Jul 2023

Unions reject Eskom's latest wage increase offer

Energy

Unions reject Eskom's latest wage increase offer

Bhargav Acharya 26 May 2023

#Newsmaker: New TooMuchWifi CEO Tauriq Brown aims to help close SA's digital divide

Internet

#Newsmaker: New TooMuchWifi CEO Tauriq Brown aims to help close SA's digital divide

Imran Salie 23 Mar 2023

Game show delivers a R250,000 win for local aspiring entrepreneur

TV

Game show delivers a R250,000 win for local aspiring entrepreneur

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 17 Mar 2023