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Industry body, the Minerals Council South Africa finds in a survey that 12 of its members, representing about 60% of the formal employment in the mining industry, spent R2.3-billion on socioeconomic development in one financial year. Read More

South Africa’s mining sector is digging for further breakthroughs in reducing falls of ground deaths after a regression last year from a record low in 2022. Read More

South Africa’s mining industry is investing R46-million in an action plan to eliminate fall-of-ground (FoG) fatalities. Read More

The South African mining industry has made significant inroads into addressing tuberculosis (TB) since 2017 and has met its ten-year target to reduce the incidence rate among mineworkers to below national levels, industry body Minerals Council South Africa says.

Industry organisation Minerals Council South Africa has welcomed comments by Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla in support of the continued collaboration between the council and the National Department of Health in expediting the certification and payment of medical benefits to current and former mineworkers with compensable occupational lung diseases.

While women make up just 15% of the mining sector in South Africa, the Minerals Council Women in Mining Leadership Forum (WiMLF) celebrates the contribution they bring to the industry. The annual Women in Mining (WiM) Heroes events are aimed at promoting gender diversity and equality in the mining industry.

Minerals Council South Africa hosted a breakfast on March 7, celebrating International Women’s Day, themed “Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress”.

The sustainability of the South African mining industry and its ability to play a meaningful and positive role in society and the economy are dependent on urgent and extensive structural reforms in the energy and logistics sectors, mining industry organisation the Minerals Council South Africa has asserted in response to President Cyril Ramaphosa's February 8 State of the Nation Address (SoNA).

The Minerals Council South Africa welcomes the signs of progress coming from joint business and government interventions in logistics, energy and crime and corruption, which President Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted in his State of the Nation Address (Sona).

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