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Metallic minerals emerge as heroes in South African mining production

Mining

Metallic minerals emerge as heroes in South African mining production

11 hours

#BizTrends2026 | CDH’s Vivien Chaplin & Haafizah Khota: SA’s rail reform as a catalyst for African logistics

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | CDH’s Vivien Chaplin & Haafizah Khota: SA’s rail reform as a catalyst for African logistics

Vivien Chaplin and Haafizah Khota 1 day

Wessa pilots Braille signage at Blaauwberg Nature Reserve

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Wessa pilots Braille signage at Blaauwberg Nature Reserve

12 Feb 2026

Anglo American, Kumba launch new SME funding facility

Funding

Anglo American, Kumba launch new SME funding facility

11 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: SA's mining future hinges on investment — MCSA

Mining

#MiningIndaba: SA's mining future hinges on investment — MCSA

9 Feb 2026

Chabisi Motloung appointed as Seriti Green’s very first COO

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Chabisi Motloung appointed as Seriti Green’s very first COO

6 Feb 2026

Kumba Iron Ore forecasts 23% profit rise driven by market gains

Mining

Kumba Iron Ore forecasts 23% profit rise driven by market gains

5 Feb 2026

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Mining

South African mining production drops for first time in 6 months

23 Jan 2026

Zimele awards R1.5m in seed funding to 45 rural entrepreneurs

Funding

Zimele awards R1.5m in seed funding to 45 rural entrepreneurs

19 Jan 2026

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CSI & Philanthropy

Shimza's Hopeful Soles project reaches 3,000 children in Gauteng

14 Jan 2026

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Mining

Move over, AngloTeck, Rio Tinto-Glencore has entered the chat

9 Jan 2026

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CSI & Philanthropy

Kumba Iron Ore champions inclusivity with donation to neurodiverse learners

7 Jan 2026

#BestofBiz 2025: Energy & Mining

Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2025: Energy & Mining

17 Dec 2025

Traxtion commits $199m to transform SA trains

Railway

Traxtion commits $199m to transform SA trains

Siyanda Mthethwa 4 Dec 2025

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Mining

Patrice Motsepe announces Harmony Gold's "huge investment"

Colleen Goko and Nqobile Dludla 20 Nov 2025

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Mining

PGMs, gold, coal, and more push South Africa's 1.2% mining growth

18 Nov 2025

Mining

ArcelorMittal purchase halt places 622 Beeshoek mine jobs at risk

6 Nov 2025

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Shipping

Green ammonia could power South Africa–Europe iron-ore shipping by 2029

31 Oct 2025

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Mining

Harmony Gold and others lose mining permits in Mali

30 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters

Infrastructure & Utilities

Transnet plans $7bn of infrastructure upgrades

Colleen Goko 22 Oct 2025

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Mining

Operational woes and price swings shrink South Africa’s mining output

15 Oct 2025

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Mining

South Africa’s mining input cost index stays at “historic lows”

6 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa records large FDI outflows in Q2 as Anglo spins off platinum unit

Kopano Gumbi 2 Oct 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

Kumba Iron Ore hands over transformative community project

26 Sep 2025

Source: Supplied. Richard Stout, Head of Equity Capital Markets, South Africa & sub-Saharan Africa at Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB).

Banking

Standard Bank orchestrates landmark R44.1bn ECM deal

23 Sep 2025

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Mining

Demand from Asia propels South African mining growth

12 Sep 2025

Source: © CFO The Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2025 celebrate JSE-listed South African companies that demonstrate outstanding quality in their integrated reports. (Pictured: The JSE in Sandton)

Banking

EY 2025 Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards winners

8 Sep 2025

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Mining

Financial woes force ARM to suspend Bokoni platinum mine operations

5 Sep 2025

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Mining

African Rainbow Minerals' full-year profit falls 47%

5 Sep 2025

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Mining

Anglo American to sell last shares in Valterra for $2.4bn

4 Sep 2025

Mining

#RememberingMarikana: The imperative of listening to miners

25 Aug 2025

A Transnet Freight Rail train is seen at the Bronkhorstspruit station, in Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa, April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Railway

SA freight rail opens to private operators

Sfundo Parakozov and Anathi Madubela 22 Aug 2025

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Mining

Contract collapse with ArcelorMittal jeopardises 688 jobs at Beeshoek mine

19 Aug 2025

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Mining

Kumba Iron Ore launches maternity PPE for pregnant miners

19 Aug 2025

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Gold

Uganda launches major Chinese-backed gold mine to boost economy

18 Aug 2025

Mining

Grim prospects: Mining’s outlook for 2025 remains weak, unpromising

13 Aug 2025

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Mining

Diamond discovery: De Beers unearths new kimberlite field in Angola

13 Aug 2025

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Science & Engineering

Seismic shifts expected in SA metals sector due to US tariffs

Tafadzwa 'Taffie' Chibanguza 5 Aug 2025

Science takes centre stage in Kuruman as NWU hosts third Vice-Chancellor’s Science Day

Higher Education

Science takes centre stage in Kuruman as NWU hosts third Vice-Chancellor’s Science Day

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 1 Aug 2025

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Mining

Mining records 1.1% increase in MCI cost index for May

31 Jul 2025

Lesotho’s largest diamond mine, Letšeng Diamonds blame a weakening US dollar and uncertainty over US trade tariffs for its latest bid to cut hundreds of jobs as a cost-saving measure. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi

Mining

Hundreds of Lesotho diamond mining jobs to be axed following US tariff threats

Sechaba Mokhethi 30 Jul 2025

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Mining

Kumba Iron Ore's half-year profit remains flat

29 Jul 2025

Source: Archive

Logistics & Transport

Transnet gets R94.8bn in fresh government guarantees

Nelson Banya 28 Jul 2025

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Mining

Kumba sees 3% sales boost from improved logistics services

24 Jul 2025

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Mining

Mining production sees 3.7% boost in May 2025

16 Jul 2025

Protecting the future of South African rail network requires private participation

Railway

Protecting the future of South African rail network requires private participation

Mark Evans 4 Jul 2025

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Mining

Govt allocates R2.86bn to mineral, petroleum resources

3 Jul 2025

Deputy Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Phumzile Mgcina at the 2025 London Indaba. Image supplied.

Mining

#LondonIndaba: Phumzile Mgcina outlines SA’s Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy

25 Jun 2025

Xolani Mbambo, CEO, Grindrod Limited

Logistics & Transport

Grindrod CEO Xolani Mbambo to step down, named Kumba Iron Ore CFO

20 Jun 2025