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Marikana murder trial resumes

National Sarah Smit - 16 Oct 2020

The eight-year battle for justice played out its next round in the Mahikeng high court this week

Unethical businesses will face people’s protest

Opinion William Gumede - 9 Sep 2020

Companies must behave like model democratic citizens if they are to earn and retain society’s social licence to operate

Citizens ache for new form of politics

Article Andile Zulu - 29 Nov 2019

Talking about a revolution is fitting given the state’s performance over the past 25 years

Mlangeni & SA’s syncopated society

Article Niren Tolsi - 17 May 2019

The musician may not have known who to vote for, but he is in tune with our political past and present

Palladium surge helps to save miners

Article Lynley Donnelly - 1 Mar 2019

The hike in the price of the sister metal has helped to turn around the fortunes of several local companies

Rapacious miners unmasked

Article Shaun De Waal - 18 Jan 2019

This coffee-table book exposes the ugly face of so-called socially responsible corporates

Sibanye-Lonmin deal one step closer, moratorium on job cuts

Article Gemma Ritchie - 22 Nov 2018

The South African Competition Tribunal approved Sibanye’s acquisition of Lonmin subject to agreed conditions between the two companies

Amcu firm on Sibanye strike, warns of fresh strike in platinum sector

Article Tehillah Nieselow - 21 Nov 2018

Amcu President Joseph Mathunjwa promised to embark on a secondary strike in the platinum sector, at a yet-to-be-determined date

Lonmin says it is a victim of vexatious litigation

Article Ciaran Ryan - 29 Oct 2018

The non-profit Mining Forum has applied for the company’s mining license to be suspended

Six years on, still no justice or closure for Marikana victims

Article Azad Essa - 16 Aug 2018

As thousands of mining jobs are cut, families of striking workers slain in 2012 still await compensation and justice

‘Miners did not shoot at police’ – new Marikana report

Article Sarah Smit - 15 Aug 2018

New details about the infamous ‘Scene 2’ have emerged a day shy of the sixth anniversary of the Marikana massacre

Lonmin caught in BEE row

Article Athandiwe Saba - 3 Aug 2018

Empowerment partners say the company has turned a blind eye to complaints about fronting

The dead and the forgotten

Article Athandiwe Saba - 3 Aug 2018

The families of victims who were murdered in the run-up to the Marikana massacre have been excluded from compensation discussions

Sibanye deaths cloud Lonmin deal

Article Gemma Ritchie - 27 Jul 2018

There would be major ramifications if the threats over the mine’s recent safety record scupper the takeover

Dark days for platinum producers

Article Tebogo Tshwane - 1 Jun 2018

The strong rand and the VW scandal have hit demand, destroying jobs and, in turn, businesses

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