Randfontein
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Workers trapped at Sibanye mine earlier this week due to Eskom power failure
Terrifying example of how the poor functioning of state-owned enterprises – particularly Eskom and Transnet – have negatively impacted the mining sector
Somali refugees stranded in Randfontein
A group of Somali refugees in Randfontein are facing homelessness and growing uncertainty, while government and the UN pass the buck.
‘They forget us as soon as they’re at the top’
”Some people believe that the ANC built us houses. I say it’s not the ANC, it’s our government”
Gold Fields: ‘If we can’t mine safely, we won’t mine’
Gold Fields will shut down all operations at its South Deep, Kloof, and Driefontein mines in order to conduct an inspection of the ropes on mine hoists. This follows the deaths…
Uranium deal to net Harmony R1,9bn
Harmony Gold Mining will receive a foreign-capital injection equivalent to R1,9-billion once all the conditions precedent in the $420-million transaction with the Pamodzi…