platinum mining

'Kingdom of heaven' is 47% increase for platinum miners

'Kingdom of heaven' is 47% increase for platinum miners

BusinessThando Maeko | 2019-08-13 15:05:00

Citing the bible, Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) president Joseph Mathunjwa defended the union’s wage demand of R17 000...

Mine shakes homes and dreams

Mine shakes homes and dreams

NationalLucas Ledwaba | 2019-05-17 00:00:00

Sometimes Rebecca Sebelebele finds her 21-year-old son, William, sitting by himself, weeping.

Nersa increase places 90 000 mining jobs at risk

Nersa increase places 90 000 mining jobs at risk

BusinessTebogo Tshwane | 2019-03-25 13:38:00

Although the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) granted Eskom lower tariff increases than what it requested, over 90 000 jobs in the mining...

Mine’s safety record fatality-free for five years — until February

Mine’s safety record fatality-free for five years — until February

BusinessGemma Ritchie | 2018-07-27 00:00:00

In the five years leading up to 2018, Sibanye had “industry leading safety rates”, with Sibanye’s Southern African mines achieving 3.4-million fatality free shifts in late 2017, according to Sibanye’s head of investor relations, James Wellsted. There were also no fatalities for...

Sibanye deaths cloud Lonmin deal

Sibanye deaths cloud Lonmin deal

BusinessGemma Ritchie | 2018-07-27 00:00:00

Mining company Sibanye has made news recently for all the wrong reasons — 21 fatalities in eight incidents at three of its mines this...

Weaker than expected mining results may drag GDP down

Weaker than expected mining results may drag GDP down

BusinessThulebona Mhlanga | 2018-02-08 13:57:00

As the African Mining Indaba draws to a close today, the sector recorded strong year-on-year growth in 2017, however its weak momentum may wear on...

Web archives open up the truth about Marikana

Web archives open up the truth about Marikana

AnalysisSafia Khan, Tim Fish Hodgson | 2017-03-23 00:00:00

COMMENTThe report by the Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the Marikana massacre, released in June 2015, left South Africa with more...

Commodities back from the dead

Commodities back from the dead

BusinessLisa Steyn | 2017-01-27 00:00:00

For the past two-and-a-half years, calling the bottom of the commodities price cycle was taboo. Depressed prices and unusual market conditions saw...

Marikana’s literary afterlives

Marikana’s literary afterlives

Arts and CultureKwanele Sosibo | 2016-09-30 00:00:00

BROKE AND BROKEN: THE SHAMEFUL LEGACY OF GOLD MINING IN SOUTH AFRICA by Lucas Ledwaba and Leon Sadiki (Jacana)

Union spat turns deadly in Northam as two people were killed in as many days

Union spat turns deadly in Northam as two people were killed in as many days

NationalGovan Whittles | 2016-06-17 00:00:00

Mthetheleli Somaxhama had just finished an afternoon of grocery shopping in Northam’s commercial district with a female friend, on the first...

Limpopo's Aubrey Langa fights to keep Ivanplats project out of town

Limpopo's Aubrey Langa fights to keep Ivanplats project out of town

AmabhunganeEnelless Nyale | 2016-04-22 00:00:00

Picture: Aubrey Langa - Troy Enekvist, M&G

Behind community protests in the platinum belt

Behind community protests in the platinum belt

NationalSarah Evans | 2015-08-05 17:53:00

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