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Modernising mining: Cybersecurity must be central, not optional
At the 2026 Mining Indaba in Cape Town, the emphasis was on digitalisation and technological advancement of the industry. However, the industry recognises that cybersecurity can…
The poisoned chalice: How RBM’s ‘political protection’ became a brand liability
Radical transparency and careful reputation rebuilding are crucial for detoxification
US Congress should ask questions about the Ivanhoe Atlantic Deal
Did US ambassador to Liberia Mark Toner, US Africa bureau official Troy Fitrell, Africa adviser to the US president Massad Boulos and former US special envoy J Peter Pham have…
Richards Bay Minerals wants court to stop unlawful payments to chiefs
Mining company says 80% of R530 million has not gone to the rightful beneficiaries
RBM cuts production over new wave of protests
Smelter operations have been reduced and night haulage halted over security concerns
Chieftaincy dispute hits Richards Bay Minerals production
The KZN department of co-operative governance has undertaken to resolve the dispute it created by dethroning the sitting inkosi in 2010
ConCourt backs royal widow’s bid to protect her son’s rights
The dispute has sparked a series of violent protests that have affected the mine’s operations
Mpembeni lives in fear of assassins
No one knows who is behind the killings near Richards Bay or why the hitmen have moved in
Succession fight seeks royal solution
Delicate behind-the-scenes talks may result in the decade-long court dispute over the Mbuyazi chieftainship being resolved in the next few weeks
Lives in limbo over leadership row
The court is dealing with the chieftainship battle, but the Mbuyazi constituency just wants the land claim settled
Dreams turn to dust for Mozambicans moved for Vale pit
The community claim their dream of a new urban life has turned into an ordeal, with leaking water pipes and street lights that never come on.
Kumba first-half profit falls 16% as iron-ore prices slump
The Anglo American unit which had enjoyed sky-high iron ore prices in the past now faces a decline in profits as the metal price drops.
Cancers fell nuclear ore miners
Rio Tinto’s Namibian miners are said to be dying of cancers after extracting uranium ore for the British and US military in the 1970s.
NUM marches over ill-treatment of overseas Rio Tinto miners
Around 200 NUM members have marched to the Mining Indaba in Cape Town to protest against the ill-treatment of Rio Tinto miners in other countries.
Zimbabwe proposes 25% mine royalties for sovereign wealth fund
A Bill, which must first gain parliamentary approval before being signed into law, has proposed levies on mining companies.