Coal Mining – The Mail & Guardian

/ 12 February 2024

Ill workers file class-action suits against coal mining giants

They allege they contracted incurable lung diseases while working on mines and want compensation for the harm caused to their health

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By Lyse Comins

Opinion

/ 31 May 2023

SA needs clear law to protect strategic water source areas

Our government must accelerate efforts to formally protect the zones and introduce the necessary amendments in legislation

By Catherine Horsfield and Tatenda Muponde

The Green Guardian

/ 9 December 2022

Just transition consultations haven’t filtered down to people on the ground

Residents living near coal mines in Mpumalanga say they feel left out of the just energy transition

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By Sheree Bega

Opinion

/ 4 November 2021

We don’t have to ‘sell nature to save it’

Although South Africa no longer practices ‘fortress conservation’, the shift to to protecting resources for people is criticised for incorporating nature in a neoliberal capitalist system in which nature is expected to produce profit

By Neil Overy and Catherine Horsfield

Business

/ 24 September 2021

Environmental groups welcome China’s pledge on coal

Will China’s end of coal finance be the final nail in the coffin for MMESZ?

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By Tunicia Phillips

The Green Guardian

/ 27 June 2021

Zimbabweans protest coal mine

A community resists as an exploratory Chinese coal mining project
on Dinde ancestral land forges ahead

By Chris Gilili

National

/ 27 May 2021

Acid mine water a rising threat

About 360 tonnes of salts are dissolved in the Vaal River system every day

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By Sheree Bega

National

/ 7 November 2020

Tendele’s mine pollutes their air and water, residents claim

The mining company says it complies with both the Air Quality Control Act and the Health and Safety Act, as well as conducting extensive research before starting operations

By Khaya Koko

Business

/ 17 January 2020

The path to a zero carbon future

The transition to a decarbonised economy based on water, wind and solar energy will save trillions, plus people’s lives and climate crisis costs

By Clyde Mallinson

Friday

/ 16 January 2020

Broken land brooding skies

Photographer Daylin Paul, inspired by a former colleague, brings into view coal’s devastation in Mpumalanga

By Kwanele Sosibo

Article

/ 8 November 2019

Bankrupt Eskom to fund new coal

But analysts say that cost-plus mines would mean ‘a subsidy for private investors’

By Kevin Davie

Article

/ 30 May 2019

Anti-coal lobby happy with Standard Bank vote on disclosing carbon emissions

Lobbyist are happy with the results at Standard Bank’s first shareholder resolution on a climate-related issue.

By Tshegofatso Mathe

Article

/ 8 March 2019

Eskom’s coal supply threatened by foiled Optimum deal, Zondo inquiry hears

The decision taken by then Eskom CEO Brian Molefe to give Optimum coal mine the cold shoulder jeopardised the coal supply to the Hendrina station

By Sarah Smit

Article

/ 26 February 2019

Eskom was at a loss after coal scientist’s suspension

The 32-month suspension of late coal scientist Mark van der Riet compromised Eskom’s efforts to avoid the adverse effects of poor quality coal

By Sarah Smit

Article

/ 21 December 2018

With emotional goodbye, Germany shutters last black coal mine

Coal mining is an industry increasingly under threat as countries around the world look for ways to phase out fossil fuels to combat climate change

By Michelle Fitzpatrick

Article

/ 19 December 2018

End of an era as Germany’s last black coal mine closes

For the remaining 1 500 workers the final shift promises to be an emotional one, culminating in a ceremony to be attended by the president

By Daphne Rousseau

Article

/ 17 December 2018

SIU wants Eskom-Tegeta R3.7bn coal contract cancelled

The ten-year contract is expected to end in 2025

By Gemma Ritchie

Article

/ 12 October 2018

Getting underground and creating value

Modernisation is the key for South African mining

By Alison Spratley

Article

/ 8 February 2018

Weaker than expected mining results may drag GDP down

The mining sector recorded strong year-on-year growth in 2017, however its weak momentum may wear on South Africa’s GDP

By Thulebona Mhlanga

Article

/ 26 September 2017

Court grants interdict to freeze R1.7-billion Gupta mine rehab funds

The funds, meant to manage environmental damage caused by mining, were kept at the Bank of Baroda.

By Jan Cronje

Article

/ 9 August 2017

Zama-zamas take their chances rather than starve

They work long and hard deep in the earth. It is a life on the edge. But there are plans to make things easier, writes Lucas Ledwaba

By Lucas Ledwaba

Article

/ 10 March 2017

Earthlife Africa’s win: State’s court loss is also its gain

The environment department can now stop initiatives that contribute to climate change.

By Sipho Kings

Article

/ 27 January 2017

Dreams turn to dust for Mozambicans moved for Vale pit

The community claim their dream of a new urban life has turned into an ordeal, with leaking water pipes and street lights that never come on.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 14 October 2016

Sun and wind for Africa, yet we go for coal

But the energy department this week gave preferred bidder status to two new coal-fired power stations.

By Sipho Kings

Article

/ 28 April 2016

Jitters as US coal firms go bankrupt

As the global coal industry contracts – with Peabody Energy the latest to go under – experts say local producers won’t feel the shock waves just yet.

By Lynley Donnelly

Analysis

/ 21 April 2016

Break free from a corrupt mining sector

A global movement has been formed to push for the transition to sustainable renewable energy.

By Ferrial Adam

Article

/ 31 March 2016

Gupta mine tests farmers’ resilience

Locals are policing the Tegeta mine in Mpumalanga after long-standing battles about environmental noncompliance.

By Sipho Kings

Article

/ 7 May 2015

Power crisis undermines future of Heidelberg farmers

A proposed Gauteng coal mine is threatening 20 000 hectares of food-rich land and vital water sources.

By Sipho Kings

Article

/ 29 January 2015

Mine lays claim to Mpumalanga water catchment area

The fate of land vital to South Africa’s water security now rests with the ministers of mining and environmental affairs.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 16 May 2014

Turkish police clash with protesters in mine disaster town

Local police had to disperse a crowd of protesters in Soma as anger swept through the country over the coal mine disaster that has killed hundreds.

By Ece Toksabay

Article

/ 14 May 2014

Hope fades for Turkish coal mine survivors

Officials have confirmed the deaths of at least 245 miners, saying about 120 are still feared trapped after an explosion and fire in the Soma mine.

By Ece Toksabay

Article

/ 13 May 2014

Hundreds trapped in Turkish coal mine

An explosion and fire in a coal mine in western Turkey has killed at least four miners and trapped as many as 300 more.

By Ece Toksabay

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