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IFAS Unrecorded Voices explorative AI Programme's to redefine storytelling of marginalised histories

Artificial Intelligence

IFAS Unrecorded Voices explorative AI Programme's to redefine storytelling of marginalised histories

28 Oct 2024

Branding

Should brands take a stance on social and political issues?

Geetanjali Saluja and Nitika Garg 29 Aug 2024

As of December 2023, Kroondal had 4E PGM mineral reserves of 0.7Moz and mineral resources of 4.4Moz

Mining

66 miners still underground as Kroondal strike enters third day

Lindsey Schutters 5 Jun 2024

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater to cut 4,000 jobs in underperforming gold business

Nelson Banya 12 Apr 2024

Royal Bafokeng Platinum Mine. Source: Implats

Mining

Implats resolves underground protest peacefully

Lindsey Schutters 21 Dec 2023

Underground at Impala Bafokeng. Source: Impala Platinum

Mining

Implats: ‘Illegal underground protest is not only endangering lives but also livelihoods’

Lindsey Schutters 20 Dec 2023

A ballot over union membership is to be held at Gold One mine in Springs where hundreds of miners were held underground last week. Archive photo: Shaun Smillie | GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Amcu vs Num: Workers to vote at "hostage" mine

Shaun Smillie 2 Nov 2023

Mineral Council calls for end to Gold One 'hostage situation'

Mining

Mineral Council calls for end to Gold One 'hostage situation'

Lindsey Schutters 25 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

Mining

Harmony Gold reports two deaths after safest year on record

Nelson Banya 7 Sep 2023

Unions sign new wage deal with Eskom

Energy

Unions sign new wage deal with Eskom

Bhargav Acharya 19 Jun 2023

Unions reject Eskom's latest wage increase offer

Energy

Unions reject Eskom's latest wage increase offer

Bhargav Acharya 26 May 2023

Accenture Life Trends Report 2023 forecasts relationship dynamic shift between business and people

Trends

Accenture Life Trends Report 2023 forecasts relationship dynamic shift between business and people

Issued by Stone 26 Jan 2023

Heritage meets health with Creation Wines' new wine and food pairing

Food & Wine

Heritage meets health with Creation Wines' new wine and food pairing

Ruth Cooper 30 Nov 2022

Image source: Christos Georghiou –

Labour Law & Unions

Thungela signs three-year wage deal

Nelson Banya 20 Sep 2022

Eskom flags maintenance backlog amid severe outages

Energy

Eskom flags maintenance backlog amid severe outages

Anait Miridzhanian, Bhargav Acharya, and Nellie Peyton 29 Jun 2022

NUM, AMCU sign wage deal with Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

NUM, AMCU sign wage deal with Sibanye-Stillwater

Promit Mukherjee 13 Jun 2022

Three-month strike set to end at Sibanye as miners back deal

Mining

Three-month strike set to end at Sibanye as miners back deal

Anait Miridzhanian and Nelson Banya 6 Jun 2022

Image source: Kristaps Eberlins –

Labour Law

Is it time for intervention in the Sibanye-Stillwater deadlock?

Sandile July 1 Jun 2022

Unions plan strike at Sibanye's platinum operations

Mining

Unions plan strike at Sibanye's platinum operations

Nelson Banya 12 Apr 2022

Defiant South African unions stage protest against Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Defiant South African unions stage protest against Sibanye-Stillwater

Siphiwe Sibeko 28 Mar 2022

UASA accepts Sibanye-Stillwater wage offer

Mining

UASA accepts Sibanye-Stillwater wage offer

Helen Reid 15 Mar 2022

Solidarity seeks court order against Sibanye-Stillwater lock-out

Mining

Solidarity seeks court order against Sibanye-Stillwater lock-out

Nelson Banya 9 Mar 2022

Why South Africa's two biggest gold miners differ on wages

Mining

Why South Africa's two biggest gold miners differ on wages

Promit Mukherjee and Nelson Banya 9 Mar 2022

Sibanye-Stillwater receives strike notice from two unions

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater receives strike notice from two unions

Nelson Banya 8 Mar 2022

Solidarity accepts Sibanye-Stillwater wage offer

Mining

Solidarity accepts Sibanye-Stillwater wage offer

Helen Reid 2 Mar 2022

Labour unions prepare for Sibanye strike vote today

Mining

Labour unions prepare for Sibanye strike vote today

25 Feb 2022

Sibanye-Stillwater to meet unions as strike looms at gold mines

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater to meet unions as strike looms at gold mines

Nelson Banya 14 Feb 2022

CCMA gives unions green light to strike at Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

CCMA gives unions green light to strike at Sibanye-Stillwater

Helen Reid and Nelson Banya 17 Jan 2022

Eskom CEO resists calls to resign amid severe outages

Energy

Eskom CEO resists calls to resign amid severe outages

Alexander Winning 10 Nov 2021

Source: ©Getty Images

Science & Engineering

Historical first as unions join in mine modernisation initiative

26 Oct 2021

Energy

Eskom to pay disputed wage rise in union standoff

25 Jun 2021

More doccies added to 2020 Encounters Fest lineup

Film

More doccies added to 2020 Encounters Fest lineup

24 Jul 2020

Report proposes an alternative plan for SA's energy transformation

Energy

Report proposes an alternative plan for SA's energy transformation

9 Jul 2020

The first two of 24 new solar and wind farms under construction were completed in February but there’s still a long way to go to boost electricity supply. GettyImages

Energy

Power shortages will remain a big challenge in a post-Covid-19 South Africa

Hartmut Winkler 24 Apr 2020

CEO Niël Pretorius

Mining

DRDGold looking at sustainable options during lockdown

3 Apr 2020

ConCourt rules on procedural fairness of minority union retrenchments without consultation

Labour Law

ConCourt rules on procedural fairness of minority union retrenchments without consultation

27 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Top food and restaurant trends from the 2019 Eat Out Award-winning chefs

Trends

#BizTrends2020: Top food and restaurant trends from the 2019 Eat Out Award-winning chefs

8 Jan 2020

Driefontein operation. Image: Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Sibanye strike backfires on Amcu

18 Apr 2019

Doctors at a hospital in Kisumu, Kenya. Shutterstock

Public Health

Scorecards can help measure health outcomes. An East Africa case study

Wilfred Senyoni 8 Apr 2019

Neal Froneman, CEO, Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Sibanye's wage agreement extension to Amcu is valid, court says

20 Mar 2019

Can South Africa keep the lights on? flickr/ Paul Saad

Energy

Is South Africa on the cusp of a major shift in energy policy?

Hartmut Winkler 5 Mar 2019

The new Gamsberg zinc mine is creating jobs in the Northern Cape.

Mining

Zinc mine to change the face of the Northern Cape

1 Mar 2019

There’s no painless way for South Africans to deal with the power utility crisis. Shutterstock

Energy

Explainer: why South Africa's energy generator is in so much trouble

Rod Crompton 13 Feb 2019

National Minimum Wage effective 1 January 2019

Labour Law & Unions

National Minimum Wage effective 1 January 2019

10 Dec 2018

Mining Minister Gwede Mantashe

Mining

Mantashe unhappy with Gold Fields planned retrenchments

27 Nov 2018

Collective bargaining agreements are valid - whether or not all employees agree

Labour Law

Collective bargaining agreements are valid - whether or not all employees agree

Johan Botes 21 Nov 2018

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater signs three-year wage deal

15 Nov 2018

Eskom spokesman, Khulu Phasiwe. Photo: Soweto Life Magazine

Energy

Eskom signs wage agreement with unions

31 Aug 2018

Eskom declares dispute with unions

Labour Law & Unions

Eskom declares dispute with unions

16 Aug 2018

Energy

Eskom is the biggest single risk to South Africa's economy

Ian Matthews 12 Jul 2018