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latest news & developmentsWhat would Bishop Marianne Budde say if she was invited to the Mining Indaba?
Glencore, Anglo American, South32, BHP Billiton and Exxaro – the mining companies cited in coal class action – need to show corporate compassion for sick mine workers
Judge adjudicating Marikana lawsuit against Ramaphosa and Sibanye sold his shares in Lonmin
The application to have Judge Colin Lamont recuse himself was launched hours after the disclosure
Tshiamiso Trust makes due on silicosis payout
Beneficiaries will now be able to apply to get money from the settlement almost two years after the Johannesburg high court ruled on the matter.
Tanzania’s mining dispute ends – but at what cost?
Government’s settlement with Acacia Gold may be a short-term victory that scares off new investors
All Sibanye miners brought to surface — DMR
It is believed that the workers were trapped at the company’s Thembelani mine after the rails used to transport workers collapsed
DRC’s miners cast watchful eye on upcoming polls
Subsistence diggers scraping a living outside the mining capital of Lubumbashi say they hope the long-delayed poll will bring political change
Suffering litigants rejoice over mining houses’ R5-billion silicosis settlement
Mthobeli Gangatha has learnt to accept that nothing, not even part of the R5-billion settlement announced by lawyers, will ever reverse his condition
All 955 miners trapped underground in a Sibanye mine have resurface unharmed
The miners were stuck in the Beatrix gold mine, in the town of Theunissen near the city of Welkom, for around 30 hours after a massive power outage
Marikana then and now — a tragedy that keeps unfolding
The victims’ families nurse their pain away from the public gaze; officials and politicians grab the limelight and shape the narrative
At least R255m in mine workers’ cash lost in Amplats pension scam
Investment company claims to own properties it has no rights on in attempt to cover up loss.
Gold industry’s appeal in miners’ silicosis class action is shameful
Widows and children stand to inherit damage claims from the mining industry, but their decision to appeal doesn’t bode well.
Seven days of hell and hope for trapped Lily miners
The chance that the miners trapped underground at Vantage Goldfields’s Lily Mine will be found alive has faded along with the miners’ tapped signals.
Chile pinched as copper price tumbles
The country’s socialist president has been forced to accept restraints on plans for structural reform.
‘Marikana: The Musical’ scores 13 nominations
The Naledi Theatre awards have honoured the show, which depicts the infamous mineworkers massacre, by shortlisting it in various categories.
Miners dig deep as strike wears on
Kanana’s miners are being hounded by creditors and their childrens’ school fees are unpaid, but breaking the strike is out of the question.