1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (163+ words) Decades of gold mining leave KOSH communities in NW at risk SABC News Decades of gold mining leave KOSH communities in NW at risk Over 120 years of gold mining has significantly affected ground stability in the Klerksdorp, Orkney, Stilfontein and…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago  (13+ words) Manufacturing production has gone up by 1. 9%" year-over-year for June 2025...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (162+ words) Members of the SANDF continued with their operations at Rietvallei on the West Rand on Friday. Several people have been arrested in connection with illegal mining and a temporary illegal processing plant was dismantled. Equipment believed to be used by…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (191+ words) Ekapa Minerals put under liquidation amid search for trapped miners'SABC News Ekapa Minerals put under liquidation amid search for trapped miners - Ekapa Mine in Kimberley in the Northern Cape. Ekapa Minerals Mine in the Northern Cape, where five miners remain…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (222+ words) The recent gold rush in the Gugulethu informal settlement in Springs, east of Johannesburg, has highlighted severe financial hardships among poor communities. Statistics South Africa's latest figures show that unemployment in Gauteng stands at 33 percent. Residents of the informal settlement…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (60+ words) The wife of one of the five trapped miners at Ekapa Minerals mine in Kimberley says the waiting has now become unbearable. Residents of Kimberley held a cand. .. Kimberley community holds candlelight vigil for trapped miners " SABC News (@SABCNews) February…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (131+ words) Minerals and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has emphasised that there is a clear distinction between illegal mining and artisanal mining. He says the difference has been misinterpreted by the Human Rights Commission in its national inquiry into the industry....

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (237+ words) Energy regulator Nersa on Thursday approved an application by Eskom to reduce electricity tariffs by 35% for two distressed ferrochrome operations battling high power costs. More than a dozen smelters have shut down in South Africa in recent years, leading to…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (220+ words) Mantashe faces backlash for saying minerals don't belong to traditional leaders'SABC News Mantashe faces backlash for saying minerals don't belong to traditional leaders Traditional Leaders Organisation Contralesa has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to reprimand Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (175+ words) The'Bench Marks Foundation'says that illegal mining is an economic problem that police cannot address. This as police intensify their Operation Val'Umgodi, which is aimed at eradicating illegal mining in the country. Critics say the operation is failing to address the…...