These include retraining workers who face retrenchment and developing supply chains that give opportunities to small, micro and medium enterprises
Accountability and transparency are vital to avoid the ‘resource curse’, where extraction benefits the elite, at the expense of local people
Production was dragged down mainly by coal and diamonds and the industry also produced less copper, nickel, manganese and chromium ore
Companies are also grappling with a decline in commodity prices and weaker global demand
Production declined for the 12th consecutive month in January, the
largest negative contributors being platinum group metals and diamonds
A common thread in our mining history has been inequality – mining companies still avoid their social obligations during and post mining
According to Statistics South Africa’s report, the largest increase in employment over the quarter stemmed from the Western Cape at 6.9%
Terrifying example of how the poor functioning of state-owned enterprises – particularly Eskom and Transnet – have negatively impacted the mining sector
Load-shedding and a drastic decline in rail and port capacity have cost mining billions, but there are massive opportunities waiting to be seized
The private sector must get involved and work with the government to find solutions
Africa must capitalise on the shift to renewable energy, and process its minerals instead of just exporting them
It has taken stage six load-shedding to push the government to allow private sector generation capacity to be added to the grid
Johannesburg, with its mine dumps and malls, ever eating its own tail in the name of progress, has a complex heritage
The continent is rich in metals for the energy transition such as cobalt, copper, nickel, graphite, graphite vanadium and platinum group metals
Ramaphosa calls on the private sector and labour to work with Transnet and the government to fix escalating problems
The rolling blackouts are estimated to have cost the country R1 billion a day in 2022, according to the minister
Its minerals could drive the just energy transition – if governments and investors get it right
Other factors are inflation and interest rate hikes while load-shedding has affected key sectors
Mining production falls for the 10th consecutive month.
Anglo says any liability for lead contamination in Zambian district ‘rests elsewhere’
Statistics South Africa says 204 000 jobs were gained between the second quarter and the third quarter of 2022
A stable and resilient minerals royalty tax is crucial for the country to take advantage of the growing global demand for copper
Community activists also urged the government to pass an amended land bill to give them rights to secure their land.
The noise, dust and shockwaves from blasts harm people’s health and infrastructure
The plant’s closure means that a tide of toxic mine water is rising significantly underground, which could decant into the environment within months
Due to the move to net-zero carbon emissions, demand for these minerals is surging
Levels at a treatment plant in Springs have now breached a critical environmental threshold
The African Mining Indaba will look at ways to boost investor confidence through a stable regulatory environment and mining policies aligned with environmental, social and governance factors
Broken abstraction pumps at the Eastern basin treatment plant mean that water supply may become contaminated, posing a serious threat
Miners of rare metals will score but the soaring oil price will result in various cost-of-living increases
ESG performance presents an opportunity for involving communities in the decision-making process and reducing costs that might emerge down the line from litigation and fines
The private sector, experts say, cannot alone be entrusted with the important task of stopping South Africa’s unemployment tailspin