| Daily Maverick: Drill, baby, drill: Environment Ministry gives Total green light for Western Cape coast offshore drilling |
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2023-10-03 |
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| Daily Maverick: Catholic Church supports class action for mine workers to see justice in this lifetime |
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2023-09-20 |
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| Biznews: South Africa’s chrome frenzy: Illicit activity leaves a small mining village in ruin |
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2023-07-24 |
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| The Conversation: Ghana’s informal mining harms health and the land – but reforms must work with people, not against them |
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2023-06-09 |
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| Bizcommunity: Just energy transition will need collaborative leadership to bring power to the people |
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2023-04-25 |
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| Daily Maverick: KZN rural residents beg high court to save their homes and livelihoods and rein in rampant Tendele coal mining |
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2023-03-16 |
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| IISD Hub: Intergovernmental Forum Explores Role of Mining in Energy Transition |
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2022-11-16 |
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| Daily Maverick: Expert report uncovers ‘hidden mental trauma’ of opencast coal mining in rural KwaZulu-Natal |
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2022-11-08 |
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| Daily Maverick: Mpumalanga a potential renewable energy hub, not Mantashe’s envisaged ghost towns – Eskom’s Mandy Rambharos |
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2022-10-13 |
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| Daily Maverick: Let’s never forget the Marikana massacre and start the daunting task of building a social pact |
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2022-08-19 |
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| Daily Maverick: Proposed Limpopo coal mine faces court challenge for being stinky on most scores |
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2022-08-03 |
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| Daily Maverick: Fear, loathing and extortion on the eastern limb of South Africa’s platinum belt |
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2022-07-04 |
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| Daily Maverick: 6,000 health and environmental ‘time bombs’ still to be defused – Govt decades behind schedule |
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2022-06-08 |
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| Daily Maverick: The toxic chocolatier – The case for prosecuting Glencore executives |
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2022-06-01 |
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| RMI Report: Closing the Gaps ... and accelerating progress on responsible mining |
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2022-06-01 |
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| Daily Maverick: Limpopo villagers demand Anglo reopen Sekhukhune mine or lose licence |
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2022-05-20 |
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| Daily Maverick: Illegal miners started Mpumalanga coal mine fire weeks ago – it’s still burning today |
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2022-05-19 |
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| Daily Maverick: Academic’s in-depth account of Marikana massacre marred by curious omissions |
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2022-05-18 |
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| Daily Maverick: Workers’ voices must not be suppressed in climate change talks because livelihoods are on the line |
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2022-04-12 |
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| Daily Maverick: DMRE’s failure to rehabilitate abandoned mines poses health risks to communities |
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2022-03-31 |
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| At the department of Mineral Resources and Energy FOLLOW-UP PERFORMANCE AUDIT On the rehabilitation of derelict and ownerless mines - SA Auditor-General |
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2022-03-30 |
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| Daily Maverick: Dear former comrades, how much power and money is enough? OP-Ed Jay Naidoo |
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2022-02-18 |
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| World Development Journal (Elsiesrivier): Mining, rural livelihoods and food security: A disaggregated analysis of sub-Saharan Africa |
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2022-02-04 |
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| Daily Maverick: River turns black after coal mine dam collapse next to rural communities and Hluhluwe-iMfolozi game reserve |
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2022-01-11 |
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| Daily Maverick: New documentary highlights mining destruction on South Africa’s West Coast |
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2021-12-15 |
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| Daily Maverick: Social employment — creating work that serves the common good |
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2021-12-03 |
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| Daily Maverick: Shell’s Wild Coast seismic survey plan encounters fierce resistance from South Africans |
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2021-11-25 |
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| IGF Blog: Three Government Actions for Meaningful Community Engagement and Effective ESIAs in Mining |
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2021-11-16 |
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| Daily Maverick: South Africa secures ‘watershed’ finance deal to reduce coal reliance |
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2021-11-03 |
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| Daily Maverick: Africa is a mineral treasure chest that could be a huge boost for development – if state predators are kept at bay |
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2021-10-20 |
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| The Conversation: Ending coal use blighted Scottish communities – a just transition to a green economy must support workers |
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2021-10-20 |
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| Daily Maverick: SA National Nuclear Regulator neglects radioactive mine dumps threatening the health of thousands |
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2021-10-19 |
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| IGF: Mine Closure Challenges for Government and Industry |
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2021-10-14 |
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| Daily Maverick: Assault on the West Coast: Inside the illegal diamond mining applications |
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2021-10-06 |
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| Daily Maverick: Gwede must go! Activists voice demands on renewable energy and community consent in mining |
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2021-09-23 |
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| Daily Maverick: Xolobeni: Justice grinds slowly and fails to protect victims of attacks and intimidation by pro-mining forces |
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2021-09-09 |
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| IGF: Can New Mining Technologies Strengthen Community Resilience? |
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2021-09-09 |
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| The Conversation: South African shack dwellers show how grassroots democracy is done |
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2021-09-03 |
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| Daily Maverick: Richards Bay Minerals: The poster child for South Africa’s mining governance mess |
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2021-08-30 |
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| Daily Maverick: Activists plan court action against government’s new coal-fired power plants after report finds there’s ‘no such thing as clean coal’ |
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2021-08-26 |
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| Daily Maverick: New deal: Embattled Richards Bay Minerals resumes operations after community talks |
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2021-08-24 |
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| Daily Maverick: Wild Coast: is there a future in eco-tourism in light of mining and toll road developments? |
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2021-08-05 |
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| Daily Maverick: We risk our society’s future by betting on a system that produces dysfunctional leaders |
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2021-07-23 |
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| Miningmx: Chaos engulfing SA will have “lasting impact” in discouraging investment says mining sector |
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2021-07-14 |
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| Daily Maverick: Disillusioned Xolobeni voters plan to turn their backs on ANC at the polls |
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2021-07-08 |
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| Daily Maverick: Why Rio Tinto declaring force majeure over Richards Bay Minerals is a significant event |
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2021-07-05 |
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| Daily Maverick: Once empowered, always empowered: Mining Charter court challenge in limbo |
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2021-05-10 |
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| Miningmx: Sibanye-Stillwater’s Froneman says municipal failure in SA deters foreign investors |
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2021-04-19 |
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| The Conversation: Clean energy? The world’s demand for copper could be catastrophic for communities and environments |
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2021-04-09 |
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| Daily Maverick: Court pours cold water on Mpumalanga coal mine operations in critical source area |
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2021-03-25 |
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| Business Day: If the purpose of doing business isn’t for the good, is it any good? |
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2021-03-18 |
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| Daily Maverick: South Africa’s chrome sector, like its coal counterpart, is becoming increasingly opaque |
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2021-03-08 |
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| Daily Maverick: Expropriation bill ‘lacks sufficient protection for people with unregistered land rights’ |
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2021-02-09 |
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| UCT Development Policy Research Unit: Towards Resilient Futures Community of Practice |
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2021-02-01 |
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| Daily Maverick: Life and death in the shadow of Mpumalanga’s toxic coal mines |
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2021-01-28 |
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| Mining Weekly: Transitioning fossil-fuel labour forces into new sectors critical for ‘clean, just energy transitions’ |
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2021-01-27 |
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| Miningmx: SA mining ready to use networks, infrastructure, and know-how in Covid-19 vaccination push |
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2021-01-18 |
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| Daily Maverick: Diamond divers warn damage to seabed from West Coast mining dams ‘will never be repaired’ |
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2020-12-09 |
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| UCT Development Policy Research Unit: Measuring the SDGs in mining host communities: A South African case study |
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2020-12-04 |
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| Daily Maverick: Somkhele: Time to phase out the destruction by mining in KwaZulu-Natal and turn to job creation |
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2020-11-30 |
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| Daily Maverick: Petmin defends its resettlement plan for controversial Somkhele mine |
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2020-11-19 |
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| Daily Maverick: We honour the memory of Fikile Ntshangase, Sikhosiphi ‘Bazooka’ Rhadebe and other fearless environmental warriors |
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2020-11-01 |
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| Daily Maverick: Ramaphosa’s plan: Economic recovery for the few, ecological devastation for many |
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2020-10-26 |
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| Daily Maverick: Violence on border of iMfolozi-Hluhluwe Game Park linked to fears of mass retrenchments |
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2020-10-23 |
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| Daily Maverick: Gold Fields’ environmental, social and governance drive includes an Aboriginal charm offensive |
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2020-10-19 |
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| The Conversation: South African community wins right to access mining application. But who will win the war? |
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2020-10-14 |
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| Daily Maverick: Conditions are ripe for a South African sovereign wealth fund based on minerals |
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2020-10-13 |
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| Daily Maverick: Tide turns for mining sector as reversal of job losses starts to trend |
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2020-10-12 |
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| Daily Maverick: Court rules that Xolobeni community should have received mining application before the right was granted |
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2020-09-22 |
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| Daily Maverick: Game-changing Xolobeni judgment orders applications for mining licences to be made public |
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2020-09-15 |
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| Daily Maverick: eMpembeni mirrors the scourge of mining-related assassinations in KZN |
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2020-09-14 |
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| Daily Maverick: Rio CEO to Leave After Pressure Over Aboriginal Site Blasts |
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2020-09-11 |
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| The Extractive Industries and Society: Mapping and classification of mining host communities: a case study of South Africa |
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2020-08-31 |
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| MD360 Study: Food Security in a Mining-Dependent Town - Insights from Postmasburg in the Northern Cape |
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2020-07-24 |
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| Daily Maverick: Covid-19 opens the door for government to rebuild public participation in mining |
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2020-06-10 |
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| UCT Development Policy Research Unit: Mapping and classification of mine host communities: A South African case study |
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2020-06-04 |
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| MD360/WWF Briefing Paper: MINE CLOSURE AND REHABILITATION IN SOUTH AFRICA - Activating Coalitions of the Willing for a Just Future |
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2020-06-01 |
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| Daily Maverick: Coal mine’s bid for KZN land puts compensation criteria to test |
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2020-05-27 |
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| Responsible Mining Foundation: Mining and Water: Are operational concerns overriding public interest? |
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2020-05-26 |
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| SAIIA: COVID-19: Implications for the ‘digital divide’ in Africa |
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2020-05-19 |
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| Daily Maverick: Mantashe gazettes Covid-19 mining regulations as Implats closes Marula mine |
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2020-05-18 |
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| Miningmx: Economic impact accepted, SA mining sector has the stripes to tackle COVID-19 fallout |
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2020-04-03 |
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| Daily Maverick: Killing the Holy Ghost: Inside the R145bn plan that would destroy the Limpopo River |
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2020-04-01 |
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| ActionAid: Artisanal and Small Scale Mining - REGULARISING INFORMAL ARTISANAL MINING IN SOUTH AFRICA: AN EVIDENCE-BASED REPORT 2019 |
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2020-01-30 |
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| Daily Maverick: Assassins strike again in bloody KZN mining wars |
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2020-01-28 |
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| The Conversation: Ghana’s mining communities are still not getting their just dues |
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2020-01-09 |
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| Daily Maverick: Bid to protect West Coast jewel from mining |
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2019-12-03 |
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| MD360 Report: Platinum Sector Dialogue |
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2015-11-24 |
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| MD360 Study: The Economic and Social Footprint of the South African Mining Industry: The PGM Sector - Lonmin PLC 2013 |
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2013-08-23 |
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| MD360 Study: A Platinum Compact? Recommendations from the Social & Economic Footprint research on the Platinum Belt |
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2013-08-13 |
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| MD360 Study: Rise of Resource Nationalism, The |
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2012-11-26 |
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| MD360 Study: Rise of Resource Nationalism, The - Exec Summary |
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2012-11-09 |
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| MD360 Report: Inaugural Mining Dialogues 360 meeting summary - 10 to 12 July 2012 |
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2012-10-17 |
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