MACUA report finds mining companies are not sticking to their Social and Labour Plans
Opinion | 15 May 2025
Authorities say it is too dangerous to go down the Krugersdorp mine
News | 30 April 2025
GroundWork says water contamination and health problems are prevalent in Mpumalanga
By Kimberly Mutandiro and Liezl Human
News | 25 April 2025
Two ships carrying South African coal are due to arrive in Israel
News | 4 April 2025
Thousands of artisanal gold miners toil in the dirt in a mine controlled by political elites
By Owen Gagare
Feature | 24 March 2025
Troubling questions for Booi Brothers about their exploration in Vhurivhuri
By Anton van Zyl and Elmon Tshikhudo
News | 20 March 2025
Mining companies could fulfil their social obligations by investing in these projects
By Robert Krause and Lee-Anne Bruce
Opinion | 17 March 2025
They also demanded that mining minister Gwede Mantashe resign
Brief | 6 February 2025
Activists called for reparations to be paid to the families of the miners who died
By Liezl Human
Brief | 5 February 2025
246 miners rescued, 78 bodies retrieved
News | 17 January 2025
The family of the miner who brought the court action to get government to rescue them remain hopeful that he is still alive underground
Photo Essay | 14 January 2025
South Africa’s illicit gold trade is lucrative and controlled by gangs
Feature | 28 November 2024
Sanddrift residents struggle to get medication, ambulances, and jobs
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 25 November 2024
“They wanted us to go and rescue these guys, but it’s impossible.”
Feature | 21 November 2024
Zama zamas search for gold in a vast and unmapped underground network of tunnels
Feature | 19 November 2024
About a thousand Zama zamas have already been brought to the surface
Text by Kimberly Mutandiro. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Photo Essay | 15 November 2024