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Mining

Anglo American’s De Beers exit close as Botswana raises the stakes

14 Oct 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

Environment & Natural Resources

WWF calls on G20 to prioritise sustainable mining for green future in Africa

18 Aug 2025

Zambia restricts number of mining licenses per company to 5

Mining

Zambia restricts number of mining licenses per company to 5

18 Oct 2022

Burst mining dam in Jagersfontien: what must be done to prevent another disaster

Health & Safety

Burst mining dam in Jagersfontien: what must be done to prevent another disaster

Charles MacRobert 16 Sep 2022

TotalEnergies launches sale of stake in Nigerian oil joint venture

Energy & Mining

TotalEnergies launches sale of stake in Nigerian oil joint venture

18 May 2022

Zambia to cap number of mining licences issued to single firms

Mining

Zambia to cap number of mining licences issued to single firms

Chris Mfula 28 Mar 2022

Gold is key to the economic survival of millions of Ghanaians. Knut-Erik Helle/Flickr, CC BY-NC

Mining

Ghana needs to rethink its small scale mining strategy. Here's how

Richard Kwaku Kumah 16 Apr 2021

The community of Xolobeni village, in the Eastern Cape, succeesfully challenged the mining of their land in the High Court in 2018. Rogan Ward © Sunday Times.

Mining

Law protecting interests of South African communities in mining deals falls short

14 Apr 2021

Yushanta Rungasammy, director and co-head: corporate & commercial, and Rembuluwani Nembudani, senior associate, CMS South Africa

Mining

4 hindrances to increasing mining's GDP contribution in 2021

8 Mar 2021

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Mining

#MIVirtual: Ramaphosa gets a vanilla rating at Mining Indaba

4 Feb 2021

South Africa’s east and west coastlines have some of the world’s richest, unexploited, naturally occurring heavy mineral sands. Shutterstock

Mining

South African community wins right to access mining application. But who will win the war?

Tracy-Lynn Field 14 Oct 2020

Agreement reached on new nature reserve for West Coast

Environment & Natural Resources

Agreement reached on new nature reserve for West Coast

John Yeld 10 Dec 2019

Joe Keenan, CEO of BME

Mining

Mines juggle to keep investors

Joe Keenan 15 Nov 2019

Illicit mining is carried out on lands sold by traditional rulers. Wikimedia Commons

Mining

Ghana's traditional and state powers must collaborate to halt illegal mining

James Boafo 13 Nov 2019

Mining activities in South Africa’s rural areas tend to occur at the expense of local communities and the environment. Shutterstock

Mining

How South Africa's rural communities are getting a raw deal from mining

Llewellyn Leonard 15 Jul 2019

Small miners likely to struggle with charter targets

Mining

Small miners likely to struggle with charter targets

Manus Booysen & Rita Spalding 29 Jan 2019

Lonmin says it is a victim of vexatious litigation

Legal

Lonmin says it is a victim of vexatious litigation

Ciaran Ryan 29 Oct 2018

Bid to have Lonmin's mining licence suspended

Corporate & Commercial Law

Bid to have Lonmin's mining licence suspended

Ciaran Ryan 24 Oct 2018

Tanzanian government issues 5,108 mining licences... with a warning

Mining

Tanzanian government issues 5,108 mining licences... with a warning

Nelly Mtema 23 May 2018

Zwane faces rebellion from within his department

Mining

Zwane faces rebellion from within his department

Natasha Marrian 11 Oct 2017

#JoburgIndaba: Dragging mining into the future

Mining

#JoburgIndaba: Dragging mining into the future

Danette Breitenbach 11 Oct 2016

-East Fort Hout Bay - Hout Bay and Llandudno Heritage Association

Tourism & Travel

SA's ten most endangered cultural heritage sites

23 Sep 2016

Industry panics at draft Mining Charter

Mining

Industry panics at draft Mining Charter

26 Apr 2016

Bold steps needed to overcome challenges in mining industry

Mining

Bold steps needed to overcome challenges in mining industry

Magda Honey 28 Sep 2015

Mining groups invested in South Africa

Energy & Mining

Mining groups invested in South Africa

3 Feb 2015

Eliminating red tape to promote local, foreign investment

Administration

Eliminating red tape to promote local, foreign investment

27 Feb 2014

Amcu reads riot act to Amplats over plan to cut jobs

Labour Law & Unions

Amcu reads riot act to Amplats over plan to cut jobs

Karl Gernetzky 26 Sep 2013

Energy & Mining

Kenya revokes new mining licences, hikes royalties

6 Aug 2013

Streamlining water use licence applications into environmental mining regulation

Corporate & Commercial Law

Streamlining water use licence applications into environmental mining regulation

Sandra Gore and Helen Dagut 18 Apr 2013

Mining threat 'out of order' says Cutifani

Mining

Mining threat 'out of order' says Cutifani

8 Feb 2013

Energy & Mining

Revoke "sector blackmailers' " mining licenses, NUM

27 Jun 2012

Agri SA involved in ConCourt dispute

Agriculture

Agri SA involved in ConCourt dispute

23 Feb 2012

Railway

TFR's R200bn market share expansion drive

16 Feb 2012

Masondo, Robbie, Doel crowned SAB Enviro Journos of the Year

Media

Masondo, Robbie, Doel crowned SAB Enviro Journos of the Year

Issa Sikiti da Silva 18 Nov 2010