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Lucky Seekoei heads the Northern Cape Artisanal Miners’ Association
CHAMBER OF MINES

Thousands of zama-zamas receive mining permits

After years of illegally extracting diamond fragments, the Kimberley Artisanal Mineworkers will finally be recognised as a legal mining cooperative

  • Sibongile Khumalo
3 min read
Mark Carney’s Financial Stability Board wants banks to hold more capital to cushion themselves in a crisis.
GODFREY OLIPHANT

Push to liquidate ill-fated Lily Mine

There is a new bid to rescue the operation, but creditors have run out of patience

  • Govan Whittles
5 min read
Africa, said demand for metals such as cobalt, copper, nickel, graphite vanadium and platinum group metals
ANC NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Nationalisation taken off the table at mining indaba

Following Malema’s failed appeal and the ANC’s NEC summit, the government says nationalisation is firmly off the table, and SA is open for business.

  • Sharda Naidoo
7 min read
DIAMOND BENEFICIATION

Diamond beneficiation in SA to get govt boost

Deputy Mineral Resources Minister Godfrey Oliphant has outlined plans to boost South Africa’s fledgling diamond cutting and polishing industry.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
ALISON GILWALD

Committee finalises SABC board nominees

The National Assembly’s communications committee on Tuesday recommended 12 names for the new South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board, including six current board…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
CAPE TOWN

SABC reporting style criticised

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) failed to pose critical questions when reporting on the South African Communist Party ‘s (SACP) R500 000 missing donation saga,…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read