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
A code of practice setting minimum standards for health and safety in mines during the coronavirus pandemic must be put in place this month, theREAD MORE
Following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on April 23 that South Africa’s strict lockdown restrictions will start to ease from May, engineering solutions provider Weir Minerals AfricaREAD MORE
Morale is reportedly high as Covid-masked and physically distanced South African mineworkers get back to mining underground for companies that have gone the extra mileREAD MORE
