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Former Anglo underground mine workers in Newtown, Johannesburg. Photo: Brian Sokutu
100 YEAR DEBT CAMPAIGN

Mine communities group launches campaign against Anglo over plight of former workers

The Mining Affected Communities United in Action says the mining giant must ‘take full responsibility for unpaid debts and abandoned communities’

  • Brian Sokutu
5 min read
ANGLO AMERICAN

Anglo American Zimele is reshaping and instilling hope in the future of Kuruman Youth

Hailing from Kuruman villages in the Northern Cape, Lesedi Salvation Monyolo is a testimony of dreams do come true as she boarded a luxury Silversea cruise liner in Cape Town on…

  • Brandscapers Africa
4 min read
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde delivers a sermon during the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
ANGLO AMERICAN

What would Bishop Marianne Budde say if she was invited to the Mining Indaba?

Glencore, Anglo American, South32, BHP Billiton and Exxaro – the mining companies cited in coal class action – need to show corporate compassion for sick mine workers

  • Father Stan Muyebe
5 min read
Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest planetarium has relaunched as the new state-of-the-art Wits Anglo-American Digital Dome after it underwent an R90 million refurbishment project.
ANGLO AMERICAN

Wits relaunches state of the art digital dome after R90 million refurbishment

The dome has over the years projected significant historical events, including screening footage of the Apollo 11

  • Umamah Bakharia
2 min read
Advocate Shamila Batohi addresses the Private Sector Symposium against Gender-Based Violence and Femicide. File photo
ILO

PSC launched to combat workplace GBVH 

The Private Sector Coalition brings SA businesses together to fight the scourge of gender-based violence and harassment

  • Derek Davey
15 min read
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi looks at a large diamond discovered in Botswana at his office in Gaborone on August 22, 2024. The 2492 carat diamond was discovered in the Karowe mine in Botswana of Lucara Diamond Company. (Photo by MONIRUL BHUIYAN/AFP via Getty Images)
AFRICA

The panic behind Botswana’s big, sparkly diamond show

Diamonds account for 30% of the country’s economy, but lab-grown gems mean less demand for ones dug out of the soil

  • Keletso Thobega
4 min read
Major corporations in the mining and steel production industries, including Anglo American, Sibanye Stillwater, and ArcelorMittal South Africa, have reported reduced output and profitability because of higher operational costs and declining global demand for raw materials.(Madelene Cronje)
ANGLO AMERICAN

Strain on smaller businesses now affecting larger enterprises

Urgent relief is needed to stop the spread of financial ruin to bigger firms and avoid economic sector turmoil

  • James Maposa
5 min read
Shell’s recent announcement that it is leaving the country is likely to set off mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity as the oil and gas company sells its refinery and service stations during the divestiture. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
ANGLO AMERICAN

Explainer: Understanding mergers and acquisitions

M&A activity in South Africa experienced a sharp decline in 2023 and a rebound in 2024 is only plausible after the elections

  • Anathi Madubela
4 min read
Duncan Wanblad, Anglo American’s chief executive. Photo: Ian Waldie/Getty Images
DIAMOND

Anglo boss says demerging of assets is not in response to BHP bid

The demergers of Anglo Platinum and De Beers could lead to mine workers losing jobs, Duncan Wanblad said This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your…

  • Anathi Madubela
1 min read
Duncan Wanblad, Anglo American’s chief executive. Photo: Ian Waldie/Getty Images
CYNTHIA CARROL

Anglo’s Wanblad won’t go easily

With the prospect of a takeover in sight, Anglo American’s first South African chief executive in 15 years is tasked with unlocking value from the global mining company

  • Sarah Smit
6 min read
Another corporate story that has recently made headlines is a second unsolicited bid from Australian mining giant BHP for the operations of South African industry peer Anglo American.(Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
ANGLO AMERICAN

Anglo American rejects ‘unattractive’ BHP bid

The company’s chairman, Stuart Chambers, described the proposal as ‘opportunistic’

  • Sarah Smit
1 min read
Australian multinational mining company BHP has confirmed that it made a buyout proposal to Anglo American. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
BHP

BHP makes takeover bid for Anglo American

The proposal entails Anglo significantly lowering its exposure to South Africa by demerging its holdings in beleaguered Anglo American Platinum and Kumba Iron Ore This content is…

  • Anathi Madubela
1 min read
Out of commission: During the fourth quarter of 2023 the mining sector, which employed about 477  000 people last year, shed 1 000 jobs, according to Statistics South Africa. Photo: Luca Sola/AFP
ANGLO AMERICAN

Struggling mining sector likely to see more job losses

Among the companies that have announced staff cuts are Anglo American and Sibanye Stillwater

  • Anathi Madubela
5 min read
Working together, governments, the private sector and regional bodies can solve the infrastructure problems hobbing the growth of the mining sector in Africa. Photo by Emmanuel Croset/AFP
SOUTHERN AFRICAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE

Ill workers file class-action suits against coal mining giants

They allege they contracted incurable lung diseases while working on mines and want compensation for the harm caused to their health

  • Lyse Comins
6 min read
MINING MANUFACTURING

Africa’s Girl Child Dialogues 2023

Experts share how women can access the mining, ICT and wildlife sectors

  • Derek Davey
12 min read