Mining Minister Susan Shabangu is confident a government-set ownership target for blacks in the mining sector will be exceeded.
Mining minister Susan Shabangu has slammed Cosatu’s claim that nationalisation is a foregone conclusion, saying the ANC can speak for itself.
Susan Shabangu described the mounting death toll in SA’s mines as "carnage", adding there is a link between the pursuit of profits and the body count.
Calls to nationalise mines face new challenges from ministers who warn the scheme won’t fight poverty and fear the debate is scaring investors.
Mines minister Susan Shabangu has admitted that debate inside the ANC about possible nationalisation of the mining sector was hurting investment.
Susan Shabangu took a "suicidal" position when she officially declared that Zimbabwean conflict diamonds were tradeable, according to activists.
Eastern Cape and the United Nations have signed a deal that focuses on building green economy and earning carbon credits.
The Wild Coast belongs to future generations and should not be mined if its fragile ecosystem will be damaged, said Susan Shabangu.
An ally of President Jacob Zuma has been accused of breaching Kimberley Protocol by buying Zimbabwe stones.
An Australian company’s right to mine the protected Xolobeni dunes on the Wild Coast has been revoked, after a battle by the local AmaDiba community.
South Africa is looking at revised safety regulations to help tackle rising mine deaths in the world’s top platinum and a major gold producer.
Minister Susan Shabangu has halted all applications for licences to prospect for shale gas in the Karoo using the hydraulic-fracturing method.
Agri SA has welcomed the government’s decision to place a moratorium on licences for shale gas development through hydraulic fracturing in the Karoo.
SA on Monday lifted a seven-month moratorium on applications for mine prospecting after an audit found hundreds of violations in licensing processes.
South Africa has found widespread violations during an audit of miners and other mineral rights holders in the country.
An eight-month moratorium on the granting of prospecting licences has been lifted in all provinces except Mpumulanga, government said on Monday.
The sheer number of suits attending the mining indaba this year makes one thing clear — the world wants minerals.
Talk of nationalisation has advisers pointing to West Africa as a "safer" environment.
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/ 9 February 2011
Africa’s natural resources will remain key to China as the Asian giant grows at a more moderate pace, an expert told an conference in Cape Town.
Susan Shabangu is still opposed to the nationalisation of mines even though the ANC is researching the issue.
Nationalising South Africa’s mines is "not the option", Mines Minister Susan Shabangu said on Tuesday.
SA will introduce an online mining-applications system after a six-month moratorium on new prospecting rights ends next month.
Mining Minister Susan Shabangu said on Wednesday the government would act if necessary to ensure sufficient coal supplies for power generation.
Bribery, intimidation and a lack of cooperation are some of the challenges the government has faced during licence audits.
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/ 29 October 2010
<b>Vuvu Vena</b> wonders what the ANC now thinks democracy is.
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/ 13 September 2010
A review of the mining charter has revealed that targets set down for transformation have not been achieved, Minister Susan Shabangu said on Monday.
Mineral resources minister plays down furore over mining rights.
There will be a six-month moratorium on new prospecting applications while a full audit of all mineral rights granted since 2004 is conducted.
Environmentalists have served an application to mining house Coal of Africa to stop activities at a proposed coalmine near Mapungubwe immediately.
Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu on Wednesday was adamant that 26% of mines should be black-owned by 2014.
The government will be stepping up its monitoring of the mining industry to ensure that transformation takes place, Minister Susan Shabangu said.
Mining Minister Susan Shabangu said on Friday she was "very concerned" about recent mine deaths.