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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
With South Africa’s low employment rate, particularly among young people, mining continues to make a valid contribution towards job creation, amid a tough economic operating climate. Photo: Supplied
ANDREW LANE

Mining companies aren’t buying what the SA govt is selling — yet

Companies are withholding investment – despite the commodity boom’s bounty – in the face of constraints to exports and exploration

  • Sarah Smit
  • Anathi Madubela
8 min read
A digital screen sits on a conference center wall on the opening day of the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa, on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. With many miners battling to stay afloat, fewer are willing to shell out 1,140 pounds ($1,641) for the Investing in African Mining Indaba conference in South Africa and business-class airfare. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images
BENEFICIATION

Mining Indaba: Africa sits in prime seat to benefit from minerals for renewable energies

The continent is rich in metals for the energy transition such as cobalt, copper, nickel, graphite, graphite vanadium and platinum group metals

  • Anathi Madubela
3 min read