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At the 2026 Mining Indaba in Cape Town, the emphasis was on digitalisation and technological advancement of the industry. However, the industry recognises that cybersecurity can no longer continue to remain the unaddressed elephant in the room

Modernising mining: Cybersecurity must be central, not optional

At the 2026 Mining Indaba in Cape Town, the emphasis was on digitalisation and technological advancement of the industry. However, the industry recognises that cybersecurity can…

KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

The poisoned chalice: How RBM’s ‘political protection’ became a brand liability

Radical transparency and careful reputation rebuilding are crucial for detoxification

Iron ore mine in West Africa. The Liberty Corridor railroad  provides a mechanism for Ivanhoe Atlantic to get that ore to market on favourable terms. Photo: File

US Congress should ask questions about the Ivanhoe Atlantic Deal

Did US ambassador to Liberia Mark Toner, US Africa bureau official Troy Fitrell, Africa adviser to the US president Massad Boulos and former US special envoy J Peter Pham have…

Richards Bay Minerals wants court to stop unlawful payments to chiefs

Mining company says 80% of R530 million has not gone to the rightful beneficiaries

Large pipes next to the road near KwaMbonambi carry water to Richards Bay Minerals.  (Mlungisi Mbele)

RBM cuts production over new wave of protests

Smelter operations have been reduced and night haulage halted over security concerns

Richards Bay terminal

Chieftaincy dispute hits Richards Bay Minerals production

The KZN department of co-operative governance has undertaken to resolve the dispute it created by dethroning the sitting inkosi in 2010

Mkhize told the Mail & Guardian this week that she was “very relieved” by the judgment. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

ConCourt backs royal widow’s bid to protect her son’s rights

The dispute has sparked a series of violent protests that have affected the mine’s operations

Richards Bay terminal

Mpembeni lives in fear of assassins

No one knows who is behind the killings near Richards Bay or why the hitmen have moved in

Mkhize told the Mail & Guardian this week that she was “very relieved” by the judgment. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Succession fight seeks royal solution

Delicate behind-the-scenes talks may result in the decade-long court dispute over the Mbuyazi chieftainship being resolved in the next few weeks

Sithembile Mbuyazi (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Lives in limbo over leadership row

The court is dealing with the chieftainship battle, but the Mbuyazi constituency just wants the land claim settled

PP Busisiwe Mkhwebane found that the allegation that Gordhan violated the Executive Code of Ethics by deliberately misleading Parliament through failing to disclose that he met a member of the Gupta family was “substantiated”.(Madelene Cronje)

Dreams turn to dust for Mozambicans moved for Vale pit

The community claim their dream of a new urban life has turned into an ordeal, with leaking water pipes and street lights that never come on.

Kumba expects iron-ore prices to remain at current levels in the third quarter.

Kumba first-half profit falls 16% as iron-ore prices slump

The Anglo American unit which had enjoyed sky-high iron ore prices in the past now faces a decline in profits as the metal price drops.

Rio Tinto’s Rössing mine in the Namib desert produces around 7% of the world’s uranium.

Cancers fell nuclear ore miners

Rio Tinto’s Namibian miners are said to be dying of cancers after extracting uranium ore for the British and US military in the 1970s.

NUM marches over ill-treatment of overseas Rio Tinto miners

Around 200 NUM members have marched to the Mining Indaba in Cape Town to protest against the ill-treatment of Rio Tinto miners in other countries.

Zimbabwe proposes 25% mine royalties for sovereign wealth fund

A Bill, which must first gain parliamentary approval before being signed into law, has proposed levies on mining companies.

This picture taken on November 8 2012 shows fighters of former Mozambican rebel movement Renamo receiving military training in the Gorongosa mountains.

Rio Tinto suspends exports from Moz after sabotage threats

Miner Rio Tinto has suspended coal exports from Mozambique’s north-west Tete province after threats by the opposition party Renamo, says an official.

Rio Tinto to keep diamond unit after scrapping sale plans

Rio Tinto will keep its diamond businesses after failing to find a buyer and deciding not to pursue an initial public offering of the unit.

Eskom has said it is hoping the country’s competition authority will impose conditions on the merger to ensure coal supplies to its power plants are not at risk.

Mega-miner deal set to close soon

The mooted merger between commodities trader Glencore and mining company Xstrata is likely to face few regulatory hurdles in South Africa.

Processing factories such as this one in Gaborone will add value to the diamond industry if they can lower costs.

Botswana polishes its prospects

Botswana, the world’s largest diamond producer by value, is now doing with its diamond mining industry what SA failed to achieve for a century.

Indigenisation could win votes for Mugabe

Indigenisation could win votes for Mugabe

The taking of shares from foreign company by the Zimbabwean government could have a positive effect for Robert Mugabe where votes are concerned.