Mining
Activists accuse Anglo of going AWOL
But the company has dismissed the claim that it is leaving South Africa as disinformation
Photo Essay | 13 February 2026
Payments to sick miners in Lesotho resume after fraud scare
Medical Bureau for Occupational Diseases reports fraud of R1.4-million
News | 4 December 2025
Families camp at Lily Mine for six years waiting for bodies of their loved ones
Three miners remain buried 70 metres underground after a collapse at the Barberton mine in 2016
News | 10 November 2025
Hundreds of jobs at stake at Lesotho diamond mine
25% state-owned Kao Mine could shut down “within weeks”
News | 21 October 2025
Guns, gangs and gold: The battle for Zambia’s riches
Social media posts have triggered a rush of gold diggers
By Charles Mafa, James Beluchi and Caleb Likomeno
Feature | 20 October 2025
The Zambian minister, the mysterious businesswoman and illegal mining
“There is a new mining order that is coming. Embrace it, but what is illegal, do not tolerate it,” says minister
By Charles Mafa and Beverly Subeti
Feature | 8 September 2025
Compensation for sick miners: only 30% of claimants paid out by Tshiamiso Trust
Most claims do not meet the medical criteria, AGM told
News | 4 September 2025
Child miners risk death in Zambia’s copper pits
Police rescued 38 children from Sensele Mine in July
By Charles Mafa and Beverly Subeti
Feature | 18 August 2025
Huge admin costs threaten fund for sick miners
People who fought for miners with TB or silicosis to be compensated have raised the alarm, but mining companies defend the process
Feature | 4 August 2025