5 ways to improve security governance and prevent future illegal mining tragedies from happening
After six months trapped underground, roughly 246 illegal miners were rescued at Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, ...
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Five mountain towns in South Africa with breathtaking views
South Africa is home to some of the most stunning landscapes in the world, with its mountain towns offering some of the most breathtaking views in the whole country. Here are five mountain towns in SA ...
South Africa Is a Warning
South Africa certainly had abundance. There were seemingly endless tracts of fertile farmland; rich seams of precious gold, ...
Portfolio Committee criticised for silence on Stilfontein tragedy
The committee has been called on to immediately exercise its legislative oversight functions and convene an urgent public ...
Questions over Mineral and Petroleum Resources committee’s silence on Stilfontein deaths
The organisations called on the portfolio committee to immediately exercise its legislative oversight functions.
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South Africa’s Worst State-Sponsored Massacre Since Apartheid
Gold built South Africa, and in no other country has it been pursued to greater depths. Thanks to the tremendous reserves of gold and diamonds beneath its surface, the land once considered “the least ...