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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.
More trapped illegal miners surface
Three more illegal miners have surfaced from an abandoned mine in Benoni, on the East Rand, says Ekurhuleni emergency services.
Trapped illegal miners avoid rescue to delay arrest
A rescued illegal miner has been sent back underground to convince his trapped colleagues to come to the surface.
Wage parity may exacerbate unrest on platinum belt
Calls for centralised bargaining in the platinum industry persist.
NUM marches over ill-treatment of overseas Rio Tinto miners
Around 200 NUM members have marched to the Mining Indaba in Cape Town to protest against the ill-treatment of Rio Tinto miners in other countries.
Eight miners’ bodies recovered at Harmony after fire
Reports say the bodies of eight miners have been recovered after a fire and rock fall at a gold mine in Jo'burg, while one miner remains missing.
Sick miners are ‘left with nothing’
Miners with silicosis and TB are entitled to a small payout, but don't claim because they are kept in the dark about their rights.
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