Department of mineral resources
After 7 bodies found on N12, SAPS, DMR to team up to curb illegal mining
National police commissioner General Khehla Sitole said they had deployed high-risk forces in areas known to be rife with illegal mining.
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Mantashe expected to visit home of his late deputy, Hlongwa
On Saturday, KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala visited the home of deputy minister Bavelile Hlongwa who died in a car crash on Friday.
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Deputy minister Hlongwa’s death ‘an absolute devastation’
Hlongwa died in a car accident while travelling from Limpopo on Friday night on the N1 at the Maubane bridge in Hammanskraal.
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Deputy minerals minister Bavelile Hlongwa dies
The department of mineral resources has confirmed Hlongwa died in a car accident on Friday.
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Lack of transformation in mining sector under spotlight again in Parly
The portfolio committee on mineral resources and energy on Wednesday hosted an engagement session with organisations in the mining and energy sectors.
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Mineral Resources Dept to support efforts to find trapped Lily Mine workers
Today marks exactly three years since Pretty Nkambule, Solomon Nyirenda and Yvonne Mnisi fell into a sinkhole at the Mpumalanga mine.
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Xolobeni community vows to fight dept if not properly consulted over mining
The community of Xolobeni says that it will fight Minerals Minister Gwede Mantashe up to the Constitutional Court if he fails to properly consult them regarding mining in the area.
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[WATCH] 'Mineral Resources Dept controlled by white monopoly capital'
EFF leader Julius Malema says the Department of Mineral Resources is under the control of white monopoly capital.
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Mantashe: New Mining Charter woos investors
The mining sector has been hard hit by falling commodity prices, rising production costs and policy uncertainty.
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‘Severe job losses in SA mining sector continue to be a threat’
The committee says the minerals sector is a key contributor to the South African economy because of the half a million workers it employs directly.
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2 officials fired, 7 arrested on charges of corruption – Mantashe
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe says he is cleaning up the department.
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Parly committee says Sibanye-Stillwater mine deaths 'a national disaster'
Chairperson of the Committee on Mineral Resources, Sahlulele Luzipo, says the company should be placed under curatorship and, if need be, lose its operating licence.
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Unions want govt intervention in mining sector after latest worker death
At least 21 mine workers have died on duty at Sibanye Stillwater's operations this year, with the latest death confirmed on Tuesday by the company at Driefontein on the West Rand.
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Draft law proposes 30% black ownership for mining firms within 5 years
The government and miners have been locked in talks over the charter, which lays out requirements for black ownership levels and other targets.
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NUM: Govt has failed to hold firm to account for Lily Mine tragedy
Yvonne Mnisi, Pretty Nkambule and Solomon Nyerende were trapped in a lamp room in a container underground when a pillar collapsed and buried them with soil and rocks in 2016.
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Zwane set to top list of witnesses in state capture Parly inquiry
Mosebenzi Zwane was fingered by the Public Protector in her ‘State of Capture’ report, as having played a pivotal role in the sale of Glencore’s Optimum mine.
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[LISTEN] State capture: Mining committee finalising terms of reference
Radio 702 presenter Karima Brown speaks Sahlulele Luzipo, the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources, about their investigation into what happened under Mosebenzi Zwane.
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Mantashe: Mineral Resources Dept won't be held to ransom by anyone
The minister was speaking after Amcu failed to pitch at the meeting between the Mineral Resources Department and other social partners at the weekend.
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Govt working to save jobs at Optimum coal mine - Mantashe
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe visited the mine in Mpumalanga on Thursday following a strike by workers over unpaid salaries in February.
