A tragic standoff is unfolding in Stilfontein, South Africa, where thousands of illegal miners – known colloquially as zama zamas – are trapped underground. The crisis has brought South Africa’s ...

Transalloys, which operates South Africa’s last functioning manganese smelter, may have to close the plant and cut hundreds ...

Thokozani Chilenga-Butao is affiliated with the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI). This research was funded by the Lewis Foundation. The views expressed in the ‘Transitions’ report are not ...

In Phokeng, North West, the recently opened R13,3m Maithufi Road bridge is a powerful example of how partnerships between communities, indigenous people and mining companies can drive real change.

Vedanta Zinc International (VZI) subsidiary Black Mountain Mining (BMM). This project will add a new product line, iron-ore (magnetite), to the BMM portfolio and is set to add significant financial ...

Africa’s relationship with gold spans centuries, long before formal mining companies arrived on the continent. From the sprawling reefs of South Africa to emerging discoveries in East and North Africa ...