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Mining indaba

They don’t care about people: panelist accuses mining companies of hypocrisy

By Theto Mahlakoana

This as the industry reinforces its commitment to environmental, social and corporate governance to achieve social goals beyond the pursuit of profits.

  • Miners at work in a mine shaft. Picture: AFP

    Minerals Council of SA reveals priority interventions for mine safety

    The number of deaths recorded so far in the industry has raised alarm, more so among trade unions that blame mining companies for the fatalities.

    48 days ago
  • Picture: Pexels.

    Minerals Council: SA could have $150bn hydrogen economy by 2050

    Mining producers at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town have been discussing how they can leverage clean energy solutions with environmental protections a key issue due to climate change pressures.

    49 days ago
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    Experts question mining firms' ability to achieve sustainability targets

    Environmental, social and governance issues have taken centre stage at this year’s mining indaba, with different producers sharing their plans and strategies on how this would be achieved.

    49 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Annual Mining Indaba on Tuesday, 10 May 2022. Picture: PresidencyZA/Twitter

    Ramaphosa wants SA's railway system to get urgent attention

    President Cyril Ramaphosa was speaking at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town on Tuesday.

    49 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Annual Mining Indaba on Tuesday, 10 May 2022. Picture: PresidencyZA/Twitter

    Ramaphosa: Gone are the days of ignoring livelihoods of workers in mining

    Ramaphosa was speaking at the Annual Mining Indaba at the Cape Town Convention Centre on Tuesday.

    50 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    Ramaphosa wants mining backlog and prospecting rights sorted

    President Cyril Ramaphosa was speaking at the annual Mining Indaba taking place in Cape Town earlier on Tuesday.

    50 days ago
  • A picture taken on16 January 2013 shows Anglo American Platinum mine in Rustenburg, northwest of Johannesburg. Picture: AFP

    Anglo American set to expand operations in SA

    CEO Mark Cutifani said the company would explore base metals across South Africa but was looking for adjustment to legislation.

    629 days ago
  • Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe speaks at the 2020 Mining Indaba held at the CTICC in Cape Town on 3 February 2020. Picture: @GwedeMantashe1/Twitter

    Mantashe: Mining sector should be allowed to generate own power

    Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe conceded that South Africa's power crisis was impeding growth.

    877 days ago
  • FILE: Sibanye-Stillwater's Masakhane mine in Driefontein. Picture: sibanyestillwater.com

    [ANALYSIS] African miners get mix of red carpet and red card

    Balancing carrot and stick with miners is tricky.

    1234 days ago
  • FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the 25th annual Investing in Africa Mining Indaba at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Picture: GCIS.

    Ramaphosa says billions in investments pouring into SA

    President Cyril Ramaphosa says companies have already made $20 billion commitments just a few months after the investment drive started.

    1240 days ago
  • FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: GCIS.

    Ramaphosa: Govt to unveil plan to shore up Eskom’s finances

    President Cyril Ramaphosa has told delegates at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town that the government will not allow Eskom to fail.

    1240 days ago
  • Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe. Picture: @DMR_SA/Twitter

    Mantashe opens annual Mining Indaba in Cape Town

    Cyril Ramaphosa and Gwede Mantashe are expected to woo the thousands of delegates and potential investors and promote South Africa as an attractive investment destination.

    1241 days ago
  • Frans Baleni is a member of the Mining Indaba Advisory Board. Picture: EWN

    [LISTEN] 'Mining Charter must be withdrawn, more dialogue needed'

    Frans Baleni, a member of the Mining Indaba Advisory Board, says the Mining Indaba 2018 has been very exciting. He says investors have shown a keen interest in putting their money in the African continent.

    1602 days ago
  • FILE: Minister of Mineral Resources Mosebenzi Zwane addresses the first day of the Mining Indaba 2016 conference in Cape Town. Picture: AFP

    Zwane: African govts want to integrate mining into broader economy

    Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane was speaking at the opening of the four-day Mining Indaba in Cape Town.

    1605 days ago
  • FILE: Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane (C) addresses the media on 6 February 2017 during the annual mining sector indaba in Cape Town. Picture: Ilze-Marie le Roux/EWN.

    Mining Indaba organisers feel sector is 'bouncing back’

    The event aims to grant African leaders a chance to showcase investment opportunities to foreign parties.

    1966 days ago
  • Mineral Resource Minister Mosebenzi Zwane at the Mining Indaba. Picture: Ilze-Marie Le Roux/EWN.

    Dept addressing youth support in mining sector, says Zwane

    Minister Mosebenzi Zwane says they are addressing the lack of support for young people wishing to enter the mining sector.

    1966 days ago
  • FILE: A miner. Picture: AFP.

    More can be done for silicosis sufferers, says former Harmony Gold CEO

    Last year, a high court ruling allowed for a class action suit against South Africa's major gold mining companies.

    1967 days ago
  • FILE: Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN

    Beneficiation will be explored in mining sector, says Gordhan

    Gordhan says the mining sector needs to take into consideration that the perceived failure of globalisation is a new debate on how it needs to reshape itself to remain relevant.

    1967 days ago
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