Democrats have criticized the reforms for creating an opportunity for China to develop diplomatic soft power through foreign aid.

They denounced the arrests of artisanal miners operating in abandoned mines, saying it did nothing to alleviate South ...

Mining research council Mintek CEO Dr Molefi Motuku has emphasised the need to leverage South Africa’s critical minerals resources, estimated to be worth more than $2.5-trillion, to drive economic ...

Anglo American has long been a leading player within the global mining market, with projects spanning its century of operations within some of the most valuable metal markets in the world including, ...

Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of South Africa, has long been portrayed as a champion of economic transformation and a ...

South African petrochemicals company Sasol , mining group Anglo American and its diamond business De Beers entered into a joint development agreement on Tuesday to pilot the production of renewable ...

In Zimbabwe they say, Hanzi bhande rinonzvenga vakadzi vakapinda mumigoghi (The gold belt will disappear if women go into the underground mine).Many men on artisanal or small-scale gold mining sites ...

Mantashe focused on South Africa's role within the mining sector, noting that the country holds 37% of the world’s manganese ...

In Zimbabwe it was believed that if a woman went underground the gold seam would vanish, but above ground women held ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa defended South Africa's land policy on Monday after Donald Trump's threat to cut off funding ...

A landslide has engulfed a group of mainly women gold miners in Mali, killing several of them. In a statement broadcast on ...

Source: The continuing growth of small towns in Zimbabwe As the economic geography of Zimbabwe reconfigures following land ...