Stocks up as weak rand lifts mining shares
Stocks rose as a weak rand boosted mining firms and international companies that generate most of their revenue in major foreign currencies.
Investors demand higher returns from mining bosses
Shareholders lose confidence in mining companies.
Embattled mining sector looks to brighter 2014
The top 40 mining companies faced a year marked by volatility and mixed results in 2012, with the gold mining companies being hardest hit.
SA loses edge in mining research
As the government drags its heels, the industry is taking steps to recover lost ground.
SA can cast light on dark side of mining
South Africa is active in many transparency initiatives in the extractive sector, yet it remains conspicuously absent from the EITI.
[Video] Amcu: We believe in peace, not violence
Following the death of North West regional organiser Mawethu Joseph Steven, Amcu's president Joseph Mathunjwa held a briefing about union safety.
Resource-rich Africa owes it to the poor
As participants gather for this year's World Economic Forum on Africa many will be asking how best to seize the opportunity of the continent's boom.
Illegal mines tarnish gold from Ghana
Environmental destruction and social conflict are plaguing small-scale mining mining operations in Ghana, Afua Hirsch reports.
Africa, stop digging holes for the West
Africa must disregard outsiders' self-serving advice about managing its natural resources, writes Roman Grynberg.
Welkom: The old oom of the gold boom
Welkom's decay reflects the grim reality facing what was once one of the world's richest places.
Economic week ahead: Hard numbers
Over the coming days, earnings season is due in the US, Europe will update on its industrial production and SA will release manufacturing figures.
Fighting HIV underground
Past meets present in the underground fight against Aids.
South African mines shunned in favour of foreign-listed peers
Investors are buying mining and oil stocks active in Africa's "frontier" countries but listed on foreign exchange, thus avoiding labour unrest in SA.
Wildcat strikes 'are related to different issues', says Exxaro
An unprotected strike at coal miner Exxaro has spread, bringing production to a halt, says the company.
SA enjoys spin-offs of mining boom
New research indicates that local companies linked to the mining industry are doing well in Africa.
Cullinan mine threatens farming community
Community members allege that a new mine is destroying a wetland, threatening their livelihoods, and is operating illegally.
[Video] Revealed: Zim's illegal gold panning crisis
The M&G has obtained footage that shows unemployed Zimbabweans turning to illegal gold mining in a desperate bid to make money, resulting in many deaths.
Shabangu: Mining industry is not a money-making scheme
The mining industry requires long-term commitment to South Africa and should not be viewed as a "quick, money-making scheme", says Susan Shabangu.
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Mining indaba: Government and mining sector should partner up
Industry experts say a strong relationship between the state and the mining industry is needed in South Africa for it to realise its full potential.
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