Health and Safety (Page 7)

As South Africa’s mining sector slowly reboots production following one of the strictest COVID-19 lockdowns in the world, mining companies have been tasked with takingREAD MORE

Waste management is a key area in the pursuit of a clean and Sustainable environment in any country. It is the cornerstone of development, becauseREAD MORE

Jihadists burst into the gold mine where Moussa Tambura worked in Burkina Faso, forbidding everyone from smoking and drinking. It wasn’t long before the menREAD MORE

Two people have been killed when an informal gold mine collapsed in western Liberia, the National Disaster Management Agency says. The collapse happened on TuesdayREAD MORE

The contribution comes at a time when the Government of Kenya has been working with various stakeholders in the private sector to boost support forREAD MORE

Swiss cobalt traders Glencore and Trafigura deal very differently with small-scale miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), many of whom are children. EightREAD MORE

South Africa’s Labour Court has ordered employers in the mining industry to prepare and implement a code of practice for health and safety standards. TheREAD MORE

The South African Labour Court has ordered that the country’s mining sector must publish safety guidelines on working amid the Covid-19 pandemic by 18 May,READ MORE

MINING companies are placing an increasing focus on mental health given the significant impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of billionsREAD MORE

The Covid-19 pandemic has potential to mask human rights abuses and further worsen poverty among mining communities in parts of Manicaland. These are sentiments expressedREAD MORE