Seven die in gas explosion at Zimbabwe gold mine, police say
Seven people, including six foreign nationals, died when some gas cylinders exploded at the SAS gold mine in Zimbabwe’s Mazowe district on Thursday, police said....
Health and Safety
A dozen die after Angolan Alrosa diamond mine leak leaves ‘dead fish floating’ in rivers
A toxic leak from an Angolan diamond mine has reportedly killed 12 people after polluting rivers hundreds of miles from the site. This comes via Eve Bazaiba,...
The Number of Children Working Across Mines in Africa is Rising
Edward baka, the headmaster of a school in Kono district next to Sierra Leone’s biggest gold mine, recalls how once he had to sell the...
De Beers, National Geographic Form Partnership to Protect Botswana’s Okavango Delta
GABORONE – Mining giant De Beers and the National Geographic Society have announced a partnership to protect the waters and endangered animals of Botswana’s iconic...
Gold mine acquisition highlights increased risk in the mining sector
Centerra Gold Inc. of Canada has invested more than $ 3 billion over nearly 30 years to turn the gold outlook in remote areas of...
Parly advocates for mine safety fund
THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Mining Development has urged government to set up a mine safety fund that will be used to purchase...
Angola mine leak causes ‘unprecedented’ pollution in Congo rivers, researchers say
A suspected leak of heavy metals from a mine in northern Angola is causing an “unprecedented environmental catastrophe”, affecting some 2 million people in Democratic...
In remote communities, SA’s mines are pivotal in tempering next wave of Covid-19
Outside Anglo American Platinum’s Tumela mine shaft about 25 workers, many still in the overalls and hard hats they wore on their shift, sit patiently...
Tanzania: Plight of Tanzanian Children Working in Mines
CHILDREN from families living near mines find themselves in precarious situations that do not bode well for their rights and welfare. This was said recently...
Rossing mining bolsters healthcare, COVID-19 fight in Namibia
Support by a China-invested company, Namibia has heightened healthcare provision and enabling medical professionals in the country’s coastal Erongo region to perform their duties more...