Uganda’s extractive revenues climbed as oil and mining receipts rose, but a planned 2030 refinery and years of crude exports pose a test for lasting economic...
A departmental probe found elevated lead, zinc and arsenic at a tailings facility near Slovoville. A rehabilitation plan has been ordered but residents say enforcement lagged.
Residents of Nyakallong, Free State, say polluted water and raw sewage have made dozens of homes uninhabitable, with calls for relocation and repairs going unfulfilled.
Voëlpan Dam in Nyakallong has become a pollution and sewage crisis. Court records, inspections and a new tender show interventions have so far failed to stop...
Minister Gwede Mantashe warned mine owners after 49 deaths were recorded in 2026, reversing historic lows of 42 and 41 in 2024 and 2025, and urged...
Stats SA reports a 0.2% GDP contraction in Q2 driven by falls in mining, manufacturing and trade; unemployment rises to 33.6% as exports lag imports.
Experts call for a national post‑mining economy strategy to prevent poverty, illegal mining and to repurpose mine infrastructure for community use and new industries.
The DMPR confirmed 14 suspected illegal miners died at a Rustenburg site that lies within the boundaries of a valid mining permit. Search and rescue and...
Diamonds generate huge value while communities above mining fields see little. From Angola to Botswana, accountability and market shifts shape who benefits.
Liberty Coal and Mantengu Minerals Limited have escalated a public and legal dispute following the resignation of Mantengu’s former CEO, Mike Miller. The conflict involves court...