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The South African mining industry, directly and under the auspices of the Minerals Council South Africa, is seeking to increase its COVID-19 testing capacity, both for companies themselves and in support of the country’s overall testing imperative. Read More

 The Covid death toll among mineworkers this week rose to 12 – and there are still no foreign mineworkers back at work. Read More

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the current COVID-19 outbreak has provoked social stigma and discriminatory behaviours against people of certain ethnic backgrounds as well as anyone perceived to have been in contact with the virus. Read More

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, another pandemic has been sweeping across the country. Read More

It seems like it’s becoming a common assumption that the mining industry is at the “epicentre” of the Covid-19 coronavirus in South Africa. We would like to explain why this is not the case. Read More

The time for polite conversations about the Covid-19 crisis is over: focus is needed on critical issues that will enable a turnaround in SA’s economy Read More

The South African mining industry is, generally, well prepared to deal with the return to work of a large percentage of staff as lockdown Alert Levels move from Level 4 to Level 3 on June 1, reports Minerals Council South Africa. Read More

The mining industry finds itself in a unique quandary where it’s damned if it does and damned if it doesn’t ramp up mines to full production from the start of June. Read More

It will never be business as usual as South African mines slowly ramp up operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. How do companies ensure that their workers are safe yet still ensure a profitable operation? Read More

The initial minting of the new South Africa platinum coin has been an instant success as demand for platinum coins skyrockets worldwide. Read More