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
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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
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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
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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
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Appropriate policy, supported by a social compact by labour, business, communities and the government, can maximise the opportunities of the just transition
As the ANC’s Youth League leader, Julius Malema spooked investors a decade ago by popularising calls to nationalise the mines
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But Greenpeace Africa says the president must let go of ‘gas fantasies’
Ramaphosa said planned institutional reform will improve the enforcement of water standards at municipal level
Corporates are already wheeling electricity and planning alternative power plants, and many households are using a mixture of energy sources
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For 13 years, the former residents have battled with Nkomati mine over the relocation of graves and the destruction of cattle kraals and homesteads
The announcement comes just weeks after competitor Northam inked a deal to acquire up to 33.3% of Royal Bafokeng Platinum
As Tharisa plc’s share price rockets the residents of the informal settlement say its SA subsidiary is yet to pay them dividends
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Cannabis is dubbed the ‘mop crop’ for its ability to remove or render industrial pollutants harmless
The mining company’s former board chairperson has accused his replacement of engineering a sexual harassment complaint to get him out
Given the slow pace of change in mining and other sectors, some analysts have raised concerns that the ruling will cause empowerment efforts to unravel
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Speaking at a book launch on Tuesday, the finance minister said a focus on manufacturing is critical to stem the country’s deepening unemployment crisis
The industry has lost 23 000 jobs since 2012, according to a Statistics South Africa census
In South Africa, environmental activist Fikile Ntshangase and police detective Leroy Bruwer were killed
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How does South Africa return to a pre-pandemic world, or at least one closely resembling it? That’s the question for policymakers as our country’s recovery lags its peers
GDP rose 1.2% in the second quarter, but future growth indicators will likely be hit by July’s looting and unrest, as well as a dip in commodity prices
Statistics South Africa has overhauled its GDP data, which now show that the economy was 11% larger in 2020 than previously estimated
But anger over human rights abuses in the ruby-rich province fuels resentment and insurgency
A new study says the river’s wetlands have accumulated toxic pollutants from mining for more than a century
This is an extract from a new book Flight of the Diamond Smugglers: A Tale of Pigeons, Obsession, and Greed Along Coastal South Africa
Residents of Kabwe have been poisoned for decades and now UN experts have called for an urgent clean-up