For centuries, colonial-era merchants tussled for access to Africa’s raw materials, and huge swathes of Africa’s geography became synonymous with the main commodity they exported: Gold...
Five illegal miners have been found dead in an abandoned shaft near Johannesburg, emergency services said on Wednesday, highlighting the dangers of scavenging for bullion beneath...
Striking South African gold miners have signed a pay deal to end months of labor unrest, the country’s main mining union and mine owners said on...
Striking miners at one of Gold Fields’ South Africa operations returned to work on Thursday, but there seems to be no end in sight to the...
(Reuters) – Truck drivers in South Africa have signed a wage deal to end a three-week strike, the freight employers group said on Friday, putting an...
South Africa’s gold mine owners and unions representing picketing workers said Wednesday they had reached a deal aimed at ending months of industrial unrest that has...
Striking platinum miners in South Africa have accepted an agreement for higher wages with London-registered Lonmin PLC and plan to return to work Thursday, a mediator...
South Africa’s government and striking miners hardened their stances Friday, with miners rejecting a Lonmin platinum mine wage offer far below their demand and President Jacob...
Miners at work in Zimbabwe. PHOTO/File (Reuters) – Around 60 miners trapped underground on Tuesday after an accident and fire at Zimbabwe’s Mimosa platinum mine have...
JOHANNESBURG — Union officials say South African gold miners will return to work this evening after ending a five-day strike. Spokesman Lesiba Seshoka says the mining...
