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Source: © MiningMX platinum group metals (PGMs), coal, gold, manganese and chrome are exclsuved from the US's recently announced import tariffs

Markets & Investment

PGMs, coal, gold, manganese and chrome: Excluded from US tariffs but not out of danger

1 day

Source: © The Assay Roof bolters are one of the key interventions behind the 96% reduction in FOG-related fatalities over the past 31 years

Health & Safety

Action Plan Day of Learning critival to eliminate Falls of Ground

31 Mar 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

Source: © World Finance The Minerals Council of SA, responding to the Budget Speech delivered on 12 March, says the full potential of mining needs to be unlocked to prevent additional tax rises in coming years

Mining

#Budget2025: Unlocking mining's full potential could reshape South Africa's economy

13 Mar 2025

Power officials stand on ladders to fix electric cables along a road in Egbeda district in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos. Source: Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye

Energy

Bloomberg: Trump USAID cuts hit electricity programme in Africa

Mrinmay Dey 26 Feb 2025

From crisis to renewal: How private investment can turn South Africa’s freight challenges around

Logistics & Transport

From crisis to renewal: How private investment can turn South Africa’s freight challenges around

Mark Evans 17 Feb 2025

#MiningIndaba: Minerals Council says Trump funding freeze won’t affect mine HIV treatment

Health & Safety

#MiningIndaba: Minerals Council says Trump funding freeze won’t affect mine HIV treatment

Lindsey Schutters 5 Feb 2025

Eskom's Kriel power station

Energy

Eskom’s energy availability outlook brings hope for mining operations

Lindsey Schutters 17 Jan 2025

Mining operational costs stabilise as 2024 closes, but challenges persist

Mining

Mining operational costs stabilise as 2024 closes, but challenges persist

Lindsey Schutters 17 Dec 2024

Budget misses SMEs, but key growth opportunities spark optimism

Entrepreneurship

Budget misses SMEs, but key growth opportunities spark optimism

5 Nov 2024

Minister Godongwana remained firm on the Treasury stance regarding no further Transnet bailouts. Source: x.com

Mining

#MTBPS2024: Minerals Council suggests bigger Transnet bailout

Lindsey Schutters 30 Oct 2024

Source: © Pexels Sanef recently proposed its Journalism Sustainability Fund to Business Leadership SA reports Media24

Media

Sanef proposes Journalism Sustainability Fund to Business Leadership SA

22 Oct 2024

Gwede Mantashe has been given the mineral resources portfolio for another term.

Mining

Mineral Council pledges full support of Mantashe

2 Jul 2024

#IFPA: SA's logistics crisis takes precedence over energy issues, says SAFFE director

Agribusiness

#IFPA: SA's logistics crisis takes precedence over energy issues, says SAFFE director

Aa-isha Hassiem 19 Mar 2024

Michelle Phillips has been made permanent CEO of Transnet.

Markets & Investment

Minerals Council welcomes permanent Transnet leadership appointments

29 Feb 2024

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana had some tough love for the SOEs

Mining

#BudgetSpeech2024: Mining industry’s struggle amid economic challenges

22 Feb 2024

A haul truck is seen at the Mogalakwena platinum mine in Mokopane. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Mining

Anglo American readies cost cuts in wake of PGM market downturn

Felix Njini and Clara Denina 7 Dec 2023

Transnet curbs coal trucks at Richards Bay terminal due to congestion

Logistics & Transport

Transnet curbs coal trucks at Richards Bay terminal due to congestion

Nelson Banya 21 Nov 2023

President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures during the opening of the US-sub-Saharan Africa trade forum to discuss the future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), at the NASREC conference centre in Johannesburg. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Mining

Ramaphosa deploys the army to fight Zama Zamas

Tannur Anders and Nelson Banya 9 Nov 2023

#MTBPS: Mining sector profits and tax revenue hit by SOE failure

Markets & Investment

#MTBPS: Mining sector profits and tax revenue hit by SOE failure

Lindsey Schutters 2 Nov 2023

Mineral Council calls for end to Gold One 'hostage situation'

Mining

Mineral Council calls for end to Gold One 'hostage situation'

Lindsey Schutters 25 Oct 2023

South Africa advances green hydrogen economy with BMW trial

Energy

South Africa advances green hydrogen economy with BMW trial

Lindsey Schutters 16 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Ipeleng Mkhari, the founder and chief executive officer of Motseng Investment Holdings.

Venture Capital

Motseng's Silver Jubilee: Empowering women, driving African growth

2 Oct 2023

Venetia diamond mine, Limpopo. Source: De Beers

Mining

Mining industry mourns lives lost in fatal Murray & Roberts crash

18 Sep 2023

Law Practice

2023 African Legal Award winners

Shan Radcliffe 8 Sep 2023

SA's mining output falls further below pre-pandemic levels

Markets & Investment

SA's mining output falls further below pre-pandemic levels

Nelson Banya 8 Aug 2023

New board appointed for Transnet

Transport

New board appointed for Transnet

13 Jul 2023

A wind turbine produces renewable energy outside Caledon. Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South African mines seek to turn up renewables to ease power crisis

Nelson Banya 28 Jun 2023

Mzila Mthenjane to take reins as Minerals Council CEO

Mining

Mzila Mthenjane to take reins as Minerals Council CEO

Sindy Peters 1 Jun 2023

Energy & Mining

#BizTrends: Three trends in the mining industry driven by rolling blackouts

Yushanta Rungasammy 5 May 2023

How 4IR technologies could enhance ESG performance among SA's mining companies

Sustainability

How 4IR technologies could enhance ESG performance among SA's mining companies

Sindy Peters 25 Apr 2023

SA mine production value remains above R1tn - Facts & Figures 2022 pocketbook

Markets & Investment

SA mine production value remains above R1tn - Facts & Figures 2022 pocketbook

6 Feb 2023

SA reports safest year in mining, government urges more

Health & Safety

SA reports safest year in mining, government urges more

Nelson Banya 1 Feb 2023

Source © Southern Africa Resource Watch Investing in African Mining Indaba is returning to Cape Town in February 2023

Mining

Investing in African Mining Indaba returns to Cape Town

23 Dec 2022

Transnet, Minerals Council enter new collaboration

Railway

Transnet, Minerals Council enter new collaboration

21 Dec 2022

Roger Baxter to step down as Minerals Council CEO

Mining

Roger Baxter to step down as Minerals Council CEO

31 Oct 2022

Transnet agrees 3-year wage deal with majority labour union

Railway

Transnet agrees 3-year wage deal with majority labour union

Nelson Banya 18 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

Energy

Transnet strike is bringing SA's economy to its knees

13 Oct 2022

Durban port hobbled by Transnet strike

Shipping

Durban port hobbled by Transnet strike

Nelson Banya 12 Oct 2022

WMI seminar highlights value of innovative research for the future of mining

Science & Engineering

WMI seminar highlights value of innovative research for the future of mining

7 Oct 2022

Seriti looks at export options for new coal mine

Mining

Seriti looks at export options for new coal mine

Helen Reid and Nelson Banya 6 Oct 2022

Jagersfontein mine dam collapse highlights patchy regulations

Mining

Jagersfontein mine dam collapse highlights patchy regulations

Nelson Banya 23 Sep 2022

Burst mining dam in Jagersfontien: what must be done to prevent another disaster

Health & Safety

Burst mining dam in Jagersfontien: what must be done to prevent another disaster

Charles MacRobert 16 Sep 2022

Mine dam wall in Free State collapses, killing 1 and injuring 40

Mining

Mine dam wall in Free State collapses, killing 1 and injuring 40

Nqobile Dludla 12 Sep 2022

Digital transformation in mining - why it's a national necessity

Mining

Digital transformation in mining - why it's a national necessity

Marcel Bruyns 19 Jul 2022

Government still interrogating $8.5bn climate deal with Western nations

Climate Change

Government still interrogating $8.5bn climate deal with Western nations

Nelson Banya 10 May 2022

Coal miners turn to trucks as rail service deteriorates

Mining

Coal miners turn to trucks as rail service deteriorates

Nelson Banya and Helen Reid 3 May 2022

Landowner consent requirement withdrawn for mining-related EA applications

Mining

Landowner consent requirement withdrawn for mining-related EA applications

Garyn Rapson and Tendai Bonga 11 Mar 2022

#BudgetSpeech2022: Godongwana acknowledges critical role of mining in SA economy

Mining

#BudgetSpeech2022: Godongwana acknowledges critical role of mining in SA economy

23 Feb 2022

#SONA2022: Minerals Council urges speedy implementation to avert economic crisis

Mining

#SONA2022: Minerals Council urges speedy implementation to avert economic crisis

11 Feb 2022