A police officer holds a noice issued to illegal miners to resurface from a shaft at a Stilfontein mine in the North West on 14 November 2024. 2 minutes The main application over the stand-off between illegal miners in Shaft 11 at a Stilfontein mine in the North West and police has been postponed by…
Community members pray outside the mineshaft where it is estimated that hundreds of illegal miners are believed to be hiding underground, after police cut off food and water as part of police operations against illegal miners, in Stilfontein, South Africa, November 15, 2024. 2 minutes Professor of Environmental and Sustainability Law at Wits University, Tracy-Lynn…
The organisation, Society for the Protection of our Constitution, approached the court for relief for the unconfirmed number of illegal miners. 1 minute The High Court in Pretoria is hearing the main application over the stand-off between illegal miners and police at a mine in Stilfontein in the North West. The organisation, Society for the…
Workers are seen at a branch of South Africa’s mobile operator, Telkom, in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 21,2023. 1 minute Telecommunications operator Telkom has completed the first phase of its job cuts. Last year, the company announced plans to reduce its workforce by 1 800 positions. In its results for the six months ending September…
1 minute The Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources will be briefed by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources on the Junior Mining Exploration Fund and small-scale mining projects. The small-scale mining sector consists of artisanal or subsistence mining operations, sub-optimal formal mining operations and entrepreneurs with upfront capital. LIVE STREAM:
South African rand coins 1 minute The rand has gained more than 1% as markets applaud the recent move of rating agency Standard and Poor’s to improve the nation’s credit grade outlook. The ratings agency revised SA’s outlook from stable to positive, citing the promises of the Government of National Unity to grow the economy and…
File Image: A general view shows ArcelorMittal South Africa as members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa on strike 1 minute Talks continue between steel company ArcelorMittal SA and labour union, Numsa . This follows the company’s decision to retrench 107 workers ahead of the festive season. Numsa members have embarked on…
Graça Machel delivers a keynote on the Importance of Women’s Leadership in Zambia’s Energy Transition on October 24, 2024 2 minutes A study commissioned by the Graça Machel Trust has revealed that women still face societal prejudices, gender pay gaps and discriminatory lack of access to finance and technology. The Trust has gathered women from…
Electricity pylons 1 minute The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) will kick off its public hearings in Cape Town today before heading to other provinces. Eskom has applied to Nersa for a 36% electricity tariff hike from April next year. Residents have expressed anger and frustration over Eskom’s application. Nersa’s public hearings are scheduled to…
Street vendors wait for customers at an open market, 1 minute The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has welcomed South Africa’s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey results but remains concerned about the plight of the working poor on the continent. The working poor are employed people who live in households that fall below an accepted poverty…
