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Nonkolelo Jijingubo’s husband died of TB in 2009 while working at Beatrix Gold Mine in the Free State. Despite lodging her claim in 2021, she is yet to receive payment. Photo supplied

Health & Social Welfare

Huge delays in payouts to miners with silicosis and TB

Sipokazi Fokazi 6 hours

Image credit: Unsplash

Health & Safety

Ex-miners urged to register for social benefits programme

14 Jul 2025

#WorldTBDay: Minerals Council SA launches multiple language Ex-Mineworkers Occupational Lung Disease Guide

Health & Safety

#WorldTBDay: Minerals Council SA launches multiple language Ex-Mineworkers Occupational Lung Disease Guide

24 Mar 2025

A loader is seen at the Klipfontein Colliery near Balmoral, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 11 September 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Focus on coal miners, power grid as South Africa spends just 6th of climate aid

Tim Cocks 27 Sep 2024

Methane gas explosion killed 31 in disused Free State mine

Health & Safety

Methane gas explosion killed 31 in disused Free State mine

Carien du Plessis and Felix Njini 23 Jun 2023

2023 Investment Conference focuses on challenges, opportunities in mining

Mining

2023 Investment Conference focuses on challenges, opportunities in mining

24 Apr 2023

How surveillance tech can improve worker safety in SA's mines

Health & Safety

How surveillance tech can improve worker safety in SA's mines

Marcel Bruyns 20 Feb 2023

Sameer Kumandan, managing director of SearchWorks

HR Tools & Software

Pre-employment background checks: Are your potential hires who they say they are?

24 Oct 2022

CCMA gives unions green light to strike at Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

CCMA gives unions green light to strike at Sibanye-Stillwater

Helen Reid and Nelson Banya 17 Jan 2022

South Africa's energy transition package: still in green and brown camouflage

Energy

South Africa's energy transition package: still in green and brown camouflage

Franziska Müller 24 Nov 2021

How mining erodes the rights of women

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

How mining erodes the rights of women

Tatenda Muponde 11 Oct 2021

Duped and desperate loan seekers bring class action against online scammers

Criminal Law

Duped and desperate loan seekers bring class action against online scammers

Tania Broughton 23 Jul 2021

Compliance a priority as Covid-19 continues to shake up mining

Mining

Compliance a priority as Covid-19 continues to shake up mining

Janine Espin 5 May 2021

Rescuers work in Kamituga, South Kivu, at the entrance of one of the mines which collapsed following torrential rains trapping dozens of artisanal miners in September 2020. Photo by Stringer/AFP via Getty Images

Mining

How large miners and states stifle local capital and innovation in DR Congo

Ben Radley & Sara Geenen 13 Apr 2021

Louis Retief, general manager Innovation and IM, Exxaro.

Mining

How Covid-19 is driving the need for mining companies to accelerate digitalisation

Louis Retief 15 Sep 2020

Tebogo Modise, chair, Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy

Health & Safety

Committee to look into re-skilling of mine workers

29 Jul 2020

Going underground in Camarines Norte province, Philippines. EPA

Mining

Meet the struggling gold miners who are missing out on boom in the precious metal

Sara Geenen & Boris Verbrugge 27 May 2020

Police Minister Bheki Cele

Law Practice

Law enforcement brutality vs the law

Mthokozisi Maphumulo, 2 Apr 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Mining

State of disaster - how applying mining principles to other industries could help mitigate risk

Lili Nupen, Nicole Limberis-Ritchie & Chantal Murdock 23 Mar 2020

ConCourt rules on procedural fairness of minority union retrenchments without consultation

Labour Law

ConCourt rules on procedural fairness of minority union retrenchments without consultation

27 Jan 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Mining

Technology is key to the future of the South Africa mining

16 Jan 2020

Professor Fred Cawood, director of the Wits Mining Institute

Mining

Best practice report on mining health and safety

14 Aug 2019

Mining

Could primary healthcare help curb TB at mines?

14 Jun 2019

Eastern Cape artist takes top accolade in 2019 PPC Imaginarium Awards

Materials & Equipment

Eastern Cape artist takes top accolade in 2019 PPC Imaginarium Awards

16 Apr 2019

Mining

Will the Mining Charter create unrealistic community expectations?

Janine Espin 26 Feb 2019

Testing differential treatment

Labour Law

Testing differential treatment

Lauren Salt and Donovan Lindhorst 6 Nov 2018

Lonmin says it is a victim of vexatious litigation

Legal

Lonmin says it is a victim of vexatious litigation

Ciaran Ryan 29 Oct 2018

Mining

Health, safety of mine workers in the spotlight

19 Oct 2018

Silicosis fund to be established in April 2019

Mining

Silicosis fund to be established in April 2019

18 Oct 2018

EPA/Kevin Sutherland

Mining

Marikana: it's time Ramaphosa moved on accountability and reparations

Mia Swart 16 Aug 2018

Mines urged to put workers' dignity, safety first

Mining

Mines urged to put workers' dignity, safety first

17 Aug 2018

Listeriosis outbreak: A people-centred crisis approach is the most essential

PR & Communications

Listeriosis outbreak: A people-centred crisis approach is the most essential

Victor Moreriane 9 Mar 2018

Universities open for new academic year

Higher Education

Universities open for new academic year

5 Feb 2018

Water supply - converting a potential crisis into opportunity

Infrastructure & Utilities

Water supply - converting a potential crisis into opportunity

Garyn Rapson 18 Dec 2017

Lily Mine. Photo: Mining Technology

Science & Engineering

Helmet device could save miners

Allan Seccombe 12 Dec 2017

Mining

For Gabon's sickly uranium miners, a long quest for compensation

30 Nov 2017

The good news about plastic waste

ESG & Sustainability

The good news about plastic waste

Deirdre McKay 16 Nov 2017

Mining minister, Mosebenzi Zwane

Accounting & Auditing

KPMG did not flag Free State dairy farm, Zwane tells probe

19 Oct 2017

Makatleho Selibo is the widow of Mahola Selibo who worked as a team leader at President Steyn mine in Welkom. He worked underground for 33 years. He passed away in 2013 and suffered from tuberculosis and silicosis. He did not receive any compensation from the mines. Photo: Thom Pierce

Mining

End in sight for silicosis case?

Pete Lewis/GroundUp 15 Aug 2017

Law 'required over unclaimed pensions'

Insurance & Actuarial

Law 'required over unclaimed pensions'

10 Aug 2017

Picture: Sonke Gender Justice

Mining

Anglo sets aside $101m for silicosis claims

28 Jul 2017

Chris Griffith, CEO: Anglo American Platinum

Mining

Anglo takes heat on fatalities

11 Apr 2017

Professor Fred Cawood

Science & Engineering

Improving mining H&S through collaboration

Danette Breitenbach 22 Feb 2017

African towns decline when miners exit

Mining

African towns decline when miners exit

Penda Diallo 17 Jan 2017

Crossing the divide between mining houses and communities

Mining

Crossing the divide between mining houses and communities

Danette Breitenbach 22 Nov 2016

-East Fort Hout Bay - Hout Bay and Llandudno Heritage Association

Tourism & Travel

SA's ten most endangered cultural heritage sites

23 Sep 2016

AngloGold eyes payout as world affiliates shine

Markets & Investment

AngloGold eyes payout as world affiliates shine

Allan Seccombe 18 Aug 2016