The council has reiterated its commitment to achieving the industry’s goal of Zero Harm and to continuously drive improvements in health ...

Explore the challenges facing South Africa's mining sector, its historical significance, and the potential for future growth ...

As illegal mining spreads through abandoned shafts in South Africa, Catholic religious women risk their lives to rescue girls coerced into sex and early marriages in communities the state struggles to ...

Witnesses include former Ohio Congressman Tony Hall , now the US chair of the Blood Battery Campaign to halt child labour in ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is sending troops into communities to help police fight illegal mining and gang ...

This policy provides a framework to formalise the sector and enable lawful economic participation, primarily for South ...

Globally, nearly 7,000 coal mines, more than 2,400 coal-fired power plants and hundreds of coal rail networks, trucks and port terminals all make up the world’s coal industry. When coal is phased out ...

South Africa, the continent’s most industrialized economy, has produced more gold than any other country. The gold rush of the late 1800s formed the bedrock for massive cities like Johannesburg, ...

People visit Chinese companies' booths at the mining exhibition of the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa, Feb. 9, 2026. China-Africa cooperation can accelerate the ...

Environmental justice activists have spoken out against coal and iron mining in South Africa, telling a recent human rights hearing that the industry violently undermines the country’s promised energy ...

South Africa plans to unveil a new online mining registry next month, a long-delayed move toward greater transparency that should help boost investor interest in funding exploration projects. The ...