Rwanda: Childcare Services Shine a Ray of Hope on Mining Sector
“Childcare is one less thing to worry about when I am inside that tunnel,” says 39-year-old Thacienne Nakabonye, pointing at the marked entrance of a...
Category : Health and Safety
Dozens killed in explosion at gold mine in southwest Burkina Faso
One person has been detained and an investigation opened to determine the cause of an explosion that killed scores of people at an informal gold...
Newmont Ghana supports victims of Appiatse explosion
Mining company, Newmont Ghana, has supported relief efforts for the victims of the explosion at Appiatse in the Western North Region with construction materials and...
DISEC moves to de-escalate tension over miner’s death
The Ellembelle District Security Council (DISEC) and Management of Adamus Mines have met with opinion leaders of Anwia-Teleku-Bokazo communities to help deescalate tension over the...
Zululand Muncipality wants company’s mining rights revoked after slurry spill into a river
The Zululand District Municipality has called on authorities to revoke anthracite producer ZAC’s mining license. This after the mine reported that it experienced a spill...
Dafo Vehicle Fire Protection amplifies its presence in Eastern Africa
Dafo Vehicle Fire Protection has started a partnership with Twakei Vehicle Fire Protection based in Nairobi, Kenya. Twakei is a specialist engineering company providing fire...
Impacting the local community with donation of critical pre-term baby equipment at Kitwe Teaching Hospital
The future of each child starts at the moment of birth. Unfortunately, not all babies are born full-term and are therefore exposed to numerous complications...
Minerals Commission sensitises mining communities on eliminating child labour
The Gender and International Affairs Unit of Minerals Commission has held a sensitisation and awareness creation programme on the theme “Eliminating child labour in the...
How mining plans to drive down carbon emissions
Following international climate change commitments to reduce carbon emissions, many countries are now starting to plan the practical details of how they will achieve their...
Pressure grows on Sibanye-Stillwater as four miners killed at gold, PGM operations
FOUR miners lost their lives at the mines of Sibanye-Stillwater today, the gold and platinum group metals (PGM) miner said in an announcement. A miner was...