Mariette Liefferink
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Gupta-linked mine executives convicted of over R107.5m rehabilitation funds
Two directors and three companies connected to the Gupta-era acquisition of Optimum and Koornfontein coal mines have been convicted of fraud and money laundering after diverting…
Tougher illegal mining laws raise questions over who will be targeted
A recent mine collapse in Nkaneng, Rustenburg, highlights South Africa's illegal mining crisis as the government introduces the General Mining Laws Amendment Bill. The bill…
A second life for mine waste
A groundbreaking solar photovoltaic (PV) project at Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen mine in the Northern Cape is transforming a rehabilitated waste rock dump into a renewable energy…
'We just want answers': Residents fear homes are sinking in Roodepoort development
When Phasiwe Ngwenya bought her first home in Wilfordon Extension 11, west of Johannesburg, she believed that she was investing in her children’s future. Like many first-time…