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Lily Mine probe escalated to inquiry
The Department of Mineral Resources says the investigation into the tragic Lily Mine disaster, which left three mineworkers trapped underground, will be converted into an inquiry. Xolile Mbonambi,...
Resolve mining disputes speedily – Minister
Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has urged stakeholders in the mining industry to work together to resolve labour disputes as speedily as possible. “Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi...
Minister to meet mining industry stakeholders
Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane will in the next few days hold a meeting with stakeholders in the mining sector to discuss challenges and opportunities available in the industry. “I am...
Mining towns get R18bn facelift
Government has allocated R18-billion to improve the socioeconomic conditions of distressed mining communities across the country. Headed by the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) in charge of...
Finance Minister tables Eskom Bills
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has tabled the Eskom Special Appropriation Bill and the Amendment Bill in Parliament on Wednesday. The Eskom Special Appropriation Bill will enable the appropriation...
President Zuma to release Marikana report to the public 'in due course'
President Jacob Zuma will release the awaited Marikana Commission of Inquiry report to the public in due course, the Presidency said on Sunday. In a statement, the Presidency said it has noted...
Disused mines: what’s being done?
In the late 1880s, when the first miners started driving their tunnels through the hard quartzite rock below the Witwatersrand, digging deep to extract the region's vast gold wealth, they could not...
IDP review under way to integrate mining towns
The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) that was established to revitalise distressed mining towns has mobilised municipalities to review their Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) to pave the way for...
SA, Australia talk mining, ocean economy
South Africa and Australia have committed to advance each other’s common interests, while unleashing mutual economic opportunities. This emerged after bilateral consultations between International...
Government ready to monitor safe shale gas exploration
Government says it is ready to regulate and monitor companies that have expressed an interest in exploring shale gas in the country. Thibedi Ramontja, the Director-General of the Mineral Resources...
North West to spend R460m on housing in mining areas
The North West provincial government has set aside over R460-million for housing projects in the mining area of Marikana. Delivering his State of the Province Address, in Mafikeng, on Friday, North...
New Deputy President, ministers sworn in
The country’s Deputy President, including the 35 new ministers, were sworn in today. In a ceremony conducted at the Presidential Guesthouse, the new Cabinet members took an oath to serve the...
Zuma calls for end to platinum strike
President Jacob Zuma says unions in the mining sector should use their rights responsibly and put the country first by protecting the economy and safeguarding jobs. Speaking at the May Day rally at...
Mining company in hot water over pollution
The Department of Water and Environmental Affairs (DWEA) has laid criminal charges against the owners of a tailing dam that overflowed and caused extensive pollution of the Selati and Olifants...
Mining industry, labour helping to bring stability to sector
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says the mining industry and labour unions have “so far” lived up to their promises to bring about stability in the mining sector during strikes. Speaking at the...
Foreign investors still interested in SA mining sector
Foreign investors are still interested in South Africa’s mining sector, Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources Godfrey Oliphant said, adding that a number of projects are shovel-ready in the...
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