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100% woman-owned mining company secures R3.5m loan

Mining

100% woman-owned mining company secures R3.5m loan

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Exxaro consults Leeuwpan employees on potential job cuts

1 Jul 2025

Source: © Mail & Guardian Paste technology can reduce the risk of particle segregation, improve the stability of deposited tailings and eliminate the pond on top of tailings deposits and potentially lower overall costs

Science & Engineering

Using proven approaches to rehabilitate legacy mines

Shameer Hareeparsad 17 Apr 2025

Image source: Markus Spiske from

Climate Change

Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying across the world

Oscar Berglund and Tie Franco Brotto 7 Jan 2025

#BestofBiz 2024: ESG & Sustainability

ESG & Sustainability

#BestofBiz 2024: ESG & Sustainability

17 Dec 2024

Activists from the Vaal region protested outside the Department of Mineral Resources in Pretoria against Glubay’s proposed mine. Residents are concerned about water, soil and air pollution from the proposed mine. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Opposition to open cast coal mining in Midvaal

Ihsaan Haffejee 29 Oct 2024

Dean Macpherson was quick to take the country into his confidence on the cyber breach

Cybersecurity

R300m DPWI cyber theft the latest signs of failing state IT infrastructure

Lindsey Schutters 10 Jul 2024

Nick Booth, Corobrik CEO

Materials & Equipment

Corobrik clarifies Rietvlei situation after Greenpeace coal mining accusation

21 Jun 2024

Coal miner safety is becoming more important as environmental regulations get more stringent.

Mining

Kangra coal mine completes experimental safety drill

14 Jun 2024

Coal, Oil & Gas

Undeterred ExxonMobil pushes forward with Mozambique LNG project

Wendell Roelf and Manuel Mucari 3 May 2024

Mabola Protected Area in the Mpumalanga grasslands is under threat of coal mining. Archive photo: supplied

Environment & Natural Resources

Proposed coal mine in Mpumalanga grasslands back in court

John Yeld 2 May 2024

Public Health

Anglo American, coal producers to be slapped with class action over miners' lung diseases

26 Oct 2023

Source: Lindsey Schutters

Coal, Oil & Gas

#SAOGC2023: Gwede Mantashe claims CIA is funding anti-gas NGOs

Lindsey Schutters 13 Sep 2023

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CRM

5 reasons why superior customer service is critical to success

Nadia Coetzer 14 Apr 2023

Botswana's Minergy seeks govt bailout after halting coal mining ops

Mining

Botswana's Minergy seeks govt bailout after halting coal mining ops

Brian Benza 9 Mar 2023

Russia-Ukraine war has nearly doubled household energy costs worldwide - new study

Energy

Russia-Ukraine war has nearly doubled household energy costs worldwide - new study

Klaus Hubacek, Jin Yan, Yuli Shan and Yuru Guan 17 Feb 2023

Big tech is firing employees by the thousands. Why? And how worried should we be?

Technology

Big tech is firing employees by the thousands. Why? And how worried should we be?

Nathalie Collins, Jeff Volkheimer, Paul Haskell-Dowland 15 Feb 2023

Canyon Coal to develop new R1.4bn mine in Mpumalanga

Coal, Oil & Gas

Canyon Coal to develop new R1.4bn mine in Mpumalanga

8 Feb 2023

Emerging markets will want coal for decades, says Thungela

Markets & Investment

Emerging markets will want coal for decades, says Thungela

Promit Mukherjee and Wendell Roelf 8 Feb 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Energy

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

Eskom: Another truck driver arrested for coal theft

Energy

Eskom: Another truck driver arrested for coal theft

24 Nov 2022

India's Jindal wins bid to build Botswana's 300MW coal power plant

Energy

India's Jindal wins bid to build Botswana's 300MW coal power plant

Brian Benza 22 Nov 2022

Seriti looks at export options for new coal mine

Mining

Seriti looks at export options for new coal mine

Helen Reid and Nelson Banya 6 Oct 2022

Botswana's Morupule aims to boost coal output by 50% with new mine

Mining

Botswana's Morupule aims to boost coal output by 50% with new mine

30 Sep 2022

Improving mining outcomes through transforming leadership

Mining

Improving mining outcomes through transforming leadership

Arjen de Bruin 24 Jun 2022

Brikor celebrates launch of Kopanela Mining, breaking ground at Grootfontein mine

Mining

Brikor celebrates launch of Kopanela Mining, breaking ground at Grootfontein mine

6 Jun 2022

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Criminal Law

Former Mineral Resources DDG, Gupta associates in court

26 May 2022

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Zondo Commission

Eskom pre-payments to Tegeta enabled by willing agents

Valencia Talane 13 May 2022

Work set to start on Botswana coal mine in 2022 despite pressure

Mining

Work set to start on Botswana coal mine in 2022 despite pressure

Brian Benza 8 Nov 2021

Source@Eskom Duvha Power station, approximately 15 km east of Emalahleni in Mpumalanga

Healthcare

The dirty impact of coal on health

4 Nov 2021

Source: ©Seriti Resources Khutala Colliery

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Exxaro, Seriti and Eskom MOU for a just energy transition

25 Oct 2021

Source: ©Mikko Lemola

Sustainability

Tighten your Environmental, Social and Governance or face the consequences

Merlita Kennedy & Tobia Serongoane 14 Oct 2021

A coal beacon hill mine in Tete. Joshua Kirshner, Author provided

Mining

Mozambique's fossil fuel drive is entrenching poverty and conflict

Joshua Kirshner, Daniela Salite & Matthew Cotton 3 Aug 2021

Mining

Vale to pay $2.5bn to settle liabilities in Mozambique mine corridor

Marta Nogueira 9 Jun 2021

The Pretoria High Court has stopped Uthaka Energy from starting to mine coal this week in the critical water source area of Mabola, Mpumalanga. Archive photo: supplied

Mining

Court stops Mpumalanga coal mine

John Yeld 26 Mar 2021

Kangra coal mine recommences operations

Mining

Kangra coal mine recommences operations

11 Mar 2021

The judgement this week by Western Cape Deputy Judge President Patricia Goliath is a reminder to corporations that they cannot use the law to silence activists, says the writer. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Mining

Slapp-ing back: Court checks corporate bullying

11 Feb 2021

Brian Molefe, former Eskom CEO. Image: Twitter

Energy

Molefe blames Glencore, Ramaphosa for Eskom's downfall

18 Jan 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Energy & Mining

Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2020: Energy & Mining

14 Dec 2020

Ndavhe Mareda, chairman. Makole Group

Mining

Black Royalty Minerals gets greenlight to start operations at Koornfontein

20 Aug 2020

#YouthMonth: Telling stories that matter - Q&A with filmmaker Katya Abedian

Film

#YouthMonth: Telling stories that matter - Q&A with filmmaker Katya Abedian

Ruth Cooper 29 Jun 2020

Investment titans continue to get serious about ESG

Sustainability

Investment titans continue to get serious about ESG

4 Jun 2020

Environment minister Barbara Creecy’s decision to allow mining on ten more West Coast beaches has prompted criticism from environmentalists. Photo: John Yeld

Sustainability

"New broom" minister Barbara Creecy raises dust

John Yeld 9 Apr 2020

The Constitutional Court has denied Athi-Africa Ventures leave to appeal against a judgment blocking its plan to mine coal in a protected area in Mpumalanga. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Mining

Constitutional Court rejects coal mining company's attempt to appeal

John Yeld 20 Nov 2019

Mining activities in South Africa’s rural areas tend to occur at the expense of local communities and the environment. Shutterstock

Mining

How South Africa's rural communities are getting a raw deal from mining

Llewellyn Leonard 15 Jul 2019

Mining

#YouthMonth: Breaking through mining's glass ceiling

27 Jun 2019

Thousands of trucks deliver coal each day to Eskom and to railway sidings for export. Photo: Katlego Phore

Mining

Forget cigarette smuggling. The big money is in stealing coal

Ciaran Ryan 22 Feb 2019

Minister of MIneral Resources Gwede Mantashe visited Gloria Coal Mine last week, where 22 men are trapped underground, presumed dead. Photo: Ciaran Ryan

Mining

Lawlessness at Gupta mines was behind deadly tragedy

Ciaran Ryan 19 Feb 2019

Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Mining

Court refuses appeal on Mpumalanga coal mine

John Yeld 28 Jan 2019