Brief history of gold mining in South Africa INCLUDING MAJOR EVENTS 1873 First large scale production began when alluvial deposits were discovered at Pilgrim s Rest 1884 Gold was discovered in the Witwatersrand which led to an influx of miners from around the world 1886
know moreSouth Africa to appeal court ruling on black mine ownership South Africa s government will appeal two court rulings that struck down changes to
know moreAs the number of protesters killed at a South African platinum mine reaches 34 a blame game has begun over the deaths a reminder to the public of the dark days of apartheid
know moreSome South Africans compare incident to apartheid era Sharpeville massacre Police say they fired at the striking workers in self defense 44 people were killed this week in violence at the mine
know moreMARIKANA South Africa The killing by police of 34 striking platinum miners in the bloodiest security operation since the end of white rule cut to the quick of South Africa
know moreBetween 600 and 900 miners are killed and 15 000 badly injured each year in South African mines The National Union of Mineworkers the country s largest black labor union has campaigned over the
know moreThe mining industry in South Africa is administered by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy DMRE There is also a Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate which falls under the DMRE Describe any other sources of law affecting the mining industry The South African mining industry is predominantly regulated by the MPRDA
know moreHuman rights commission condemns killing of activist who opposed coal mine The South African Human Rights Commission SAHRC on Tuesday condemned what it described as the cold blooded murder of
know moreSouth African women have played a key role in the South African mining industry since long before they were legally allowed to work underground from 1996 onwards This meant they worked in a range of above ground jobs before they were able to become underground employees Women working in the mining industry should have the same opportunities
know moreSikhosiphi Bazooka Rhadebe chairperson of the Amadiba Crisis Committee was murdered outside his home on 22 March 2021 by men claiming to be police officers Rhadebe nicknamed Bazooka was a prominent opponent of the proposed Xolobeni mine in the pristine Wild Coast region of South Africa s Eastern Cape province
know morePolice in South Africa are investigating the killing of a young gay man Lonwabo Jack who s believed to be the country s fourth LGBT murder victim in less than a month The body of the
know moreSouth Africa RBM mining executive gunned down in KwaZulu Natal Published by MAC on 2021 05 30 Source ECR TimesLIVE Richards Bay Minerals has
know moreProtesters gather at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana South Africa on August 17 2021 where the day before 34 people were killed when police opened fire on striking mineworkers
know moreKZN mine executive killed in ambush Nico Swart Richards Bay Minerals general manager of operational services was shot and killed on Monday morning A Richards Bay Minerals RBM executive was
know moreMining health and safety in South Africa is governed by Act 29 of the 1996 Mine Health and Safety Act The base premise of the act is • To ensure owner responsibility for health and safety through creation of codes of practise training identifying potentially hazardous factors investigating said factors employing hygienists for the industry and founding methods of medical attention and
know moreUN Spotlight on Killing of South African Environmental Defender Investigate Mama Fikile s Murder and Bring Those Responsible to Justice
know moreIs too much service delivery killing South AfricaPresident Cyril Ramaphosa put his finger on what was at stake when he told the Congress of South Africanalways empowered Does the mining
know moreA South African village a murder and a coal mine In the wake of last month s murder of an anti mining activist in rural South Africa the BBC s Pumza Fihlani travelled to the once peaceful
know moreMark born in 1962 arrived on the South African mining scene in around 2021 when he and his elder brother Joseph established MRC Resources the South African entity that controls two local prospects The Tormin mineral sands project on the West Coast where mining operations began controversially in 2021 and the Xolobeni project
know moreSouth Africa struggles with very high levels of crime and violence Take the crime statistic on murder rates The country ranks in the top 10 worst countries that report crime statistics according
know moreA South African court has found five men not guilty of an armed assault on people in a community resisting an Australian led titanium mining project on the Eastern Cape s Wild Coast The verdict at the Mbizana District Court in the Eastern Cape on August 31 was denounced as a travesty of justice by the Amadiba Crisis Committee ACC which unites communities on the Wild Coast against
know moreThe total number of deaths that occurred in South Africa and were processed by Stats SA in 2021 were 454 014 According to Mortality and causes of death in South Africa Findings from death notification for 2021 which was released recently by Statistics South Africa the highest number of deaths that occurred in 2021 were among read more
know moreGetty Images A Harmony Gold employee has been killed in an accident at the company s Moab Khotsong mine near Orkney in the North West province The employee was killed on Friday morning following a fall of ground incident according to the company The authorities and organised labour were informed and an investigation into the incident is
know moreA worker at a game park in South Africa has been killed by a Siberian tiger which leapt over an electric fence killing him instantly police said Thursday The incident occurred on
know moreA South African environmental activist who opposed the extension of a coalmine near her home has been shot dead in her home Fikile Ntshangase
know moreThe brother of a pregnant woman hacked to death as she slept with her family at a resort in South Africa has sensationally claimed staff at the exclusive getaway are trying to frame her husband
know moreAn elderly lady from the Netherlands was one of the victims of the third double murder in South Africa in less than a month The Dutch tourist murder follows two previous shocking murders the Sophiatown Double murder and the Double murder at Stella On Wednesday afternoon October 30 a family from Marloth Park in the Mpumalanga were attacked tied up and gagged by a gang
know moreMARIKANA South Africa The killing by police of 34 striking platinum miners in the bloodiest security operation since the end of white rule cut
know moreEach day in South Africa an average of 60 people are murdered but although the number of farmers killed averages 75 a year their deaths are usually horrific and brutal
know moreStatistics South Africa has released a report on the top 10 leading causes of death in South Africa based on all death notification forms maintained by the Department of Home Affairs
know moreThe Marikana massacre was the killing of 34 miners by the South African Police Service SAPS It took place on 16 August 2021 and was the most lethal use of force by South African security forces against civilians since 1976 The massacre has been compared to the 1960 Sharpeville massacre The incident took place on the 25th anniversary of a nationwide miners strike
know moreRio halts operations at violence plagued mine in South Africa A cloud hangs over the future of Rio Tinto s mineral sands operations in South Africa which have been plagued by
know moreOn 16 August 2021 the South African Police Service SAPS opened fire on a crowd of striking mineworkers at Marikana in the North West The police killed 34 mineworkers and left 78 seriously injured
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