Moving graves and people for coal mines: the devastating costs of mining in South Africa: About 80% of South Africa’s electricity still comes from burning coal. The country’s 108 coal mines have resulted in many communities being forced off their land from the 1970s to date. They have not only lost their homes and land, …
Rituals, rites and rumours: how women claim power in Zimbabwe’s informal gold mines: In Zimbabwe they say, Hanzi bhande rinonzvenga vakadzi vakapinda mumigoghi (The gold belt will disappear if women go into the underground mine). Many men on artisanal or small-scale gold mining sites are uncomfortable working with women in their syndicates because of this …
Slavery, tax evasion, resistance: the story of 11 Africans in South America’s gold mines in the 1500s: The transatlantic slave trade was one of the most devastating and inhumane processes in human history. It is the subject of many studies, but the individual life histories of the arrival and survival of enslaved people in foreign …
Zambia’s copper mines hard-baked racism into the workplace by labelling whites ‘expats’: Expatriates and locals faced similar risks and hazards but for different pay Getty Images Zambia’s Copperbelt has been a centre of the world copper industry for almost a century. When mining began on an industrial scale in the 1920s, the mines employed both …
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South Africa in the news: Sibanye-Stillwater plans to buy two Brazilian nickel and copper mines: South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater is in advanced talks to buy two Brazilian nickel and copper assets as global miners try to secure the supply of metals for electric car batteries in a transition to a …: “South Africa” – BingNews Mozambique: …
South Africa in the news: India asks “captive” coal mines to increase output as power demand rises: India has asked owners of coal mines that produce solely for their own use, known as “captive” mines, to increase output within a week as the government tries to address a shortage of coal at power …: “South …
South Africa in the news: South Africa is Finding Ways to Make Mines Female Friendly: The mining industry has long been one of South Africa’s largest sectors, but women are still a minority in its workforce. Now, a group called Women in Mining South Africa is trying to change that …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
South Africa in the news: Zombie Mines Are Coming Back to Life on Soaring Metals Prices: A silver mine in Bosnia and Herzegovina that sat derelict through the years of civil strife that gripped the region from the early 1990s may soon be taken out of mothballs to benefit from an …: “South Africa” – …
South Africa in the news: Underground hazards: Work-related deaths in South Africa’s mines rose 33% in the past six months — Minerals Council: By 5 July, South Africa’s mining sector had recorded 32 deaths so far in 2021, compared with 24 in the same period last year. Despite the spike, the overall trend remains in …
South Africa in the news: Diamond smugglers on a wing and a prayer: Child miners try to sneak out priceless stones from African mines using homing pigeons. Now MATTHEW GAVIN FRANK tells their …: If they are caught smuggling diamonds out, child miners’ fingers will sometimes be cut off, writes MATTHEW GAVIN FRANK. Pictured: A …