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The 16 days of activism against gender-based violence (GBV) provide us with a moment to reflect. It is a time to focus on the lives of people who face abuse, fear and degradation on a daily basis, often in their own homes.

Long-serving CEO of the Minerals Council South Africa, Roger Baxter, will step down from the post when his contract expires next year, the mining industry body has announced. Read More

Long-serving CEO of the Minerals Council South Africa, Roger Baxter, will step down from the post when his contract expires next year, the mining industry body has announced. Read More

Roger Baxter will step down as CEO of the Minerals Council SA in early 2023, which will round off almost nine years at the helm of the mining industry employers’ organisation. Read More

Mining industry employers’ organisation Minerals Council South Africa says that, by the end of this year, mines in the country will have established the capacity and infrastructure to generate about 100 MW of power from renewable-energy installations. Read More

Mining employers’ organisation Minerals Council South Africa held a special board meeting last month to devise a four-tiered plan of action aimed at preventing fatalities Read More

South African mining companies need to redouble engagement efforts and ultimately narrow the trust deficit that has for too long characterised most mine-community relations, says mining employers’ organisation Minerals Council South Africa social performance head Alex Khumalo. Read More

Of the more than 1 000 prospecting rights granted in 2019 and 2020, virtually none awarded to emerging mining companies progressed beyond the application and approval process, says mining employers’ organisation Minerals Council South Africa junior and emerging miners desk lead Grant Mitchell. Read More

Organised criminal syndicates that carry out illegal mining are one of the biggest threats to the country's mining industry. Read More

Transnet’s woes have cost South Africa R50bn in lost exports of bulk commodities like coal and iron ore so far in 2022, Roger Baxter, the CEO of the Minerals Council SA, told the Joburg Mining Indaba. That follows R35bn in lost exports last year. Read More