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Suspension follows M&G questions

After three-and-a-half months, the Minerals and Energy Department has finally suspended a senior official fingered in a corruption probe.

Mining, energy ministry to split

The Minister of Minerals and Energy Affairs Buyelwa Sonjica expects her department to be split into two ministries if the ANC wins the election.

Sonjica: Power rationing for mines to stay

Rationing of electricity to the South African mining industry is to remain in force, Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said on Friday.

Keeping the wheels spinning

Lloyd Gedye talks to the chief director of industrial policy, Nimrod Zalk, about the DTI’s new programme for the automotive industry.

Plans to mine Wild Coast postponed

The mining plan has drawn flak from environmentalists and social workers who believe it will cause damage to the environment and to the community.

SA official criticises sale of BEE assets

The sale of SA black economic empowerment mining assets to larger entities degrades the aims of the country’s mining charter, said Futhi Zikalala.

Greening Polokwane

We do have the policies, reports Kevin Davie, but there doesn’t seem to be an implementation plan.

Petrol price to decrease by 27 cents

The retail price of petrol will decrease on average by 27 cents a litre on August 6, the Department of Minerals and Energy Affairs has announced.

No country for old pumps

Motorists and petrol-pump attendants will have to use mental arithmetic to calculate how much they owe for fuel when the price goes up on Wednesday as some pumps are not able to…

Mining to resume at Gold Fields after accident

Mining operations at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine will resume on Monday, the company said on Saturday, two days after nine workers were killed in an accident. Gold Fields said no…

Petrol, diesel prices to jump in May

South African petrol pump prices and wholesale diesel prices will rise sharply next week, the government said on Wednesday, adding to inflationary pressures. The Department of…

NUM starts national safety strike

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) launched a one-day national strike on Tuesday to protest against deaths in the country’s mines, disrupting operations across the world’s…

Govt takes aim at mine managers

South Africa plans to extend its crackdown on mine safety and may prosecute mine managers if fatal accidents are caused by negligence. ”I don’t think the mine managers are doing…