#MineAlert - Oxpeckers

Mabola case sets new boundaries for protected areas

Judicial review of Cabinet decision to open Mabola strategic water zone raises questions about the status of mining in protected environments. Tholakele Nene reports...

18 October, 2018

Mantashe listening with only half an ear

Public participation in the mining sector has improved but there is still a long way to go to gain stakeholder trust, writes Tholakele Nene...

28 September, 2018

Parliament probes Mintails toxic legacy

Parliamentary committee asks for explanations following Oxpeckers report on mining company’s liquidation plans. Lisa Steyn reports...

19 September, 2018

Mintails collapse: case study in how not to close mines

Liquidation leaves a R330-million environmental mess for Gauteng residents, government and other mining companies to clean up. Mark Olalde investigates...

08 August, 2018

Mud-slinging over Mabola mine turns nasty

Threats against critics of mining in protected water resource are part of a bigger trend of corporations trying to bully their critics into silence, reports John Yeld...

24 July, 2018

Cleaning up the mining mess

With about 6,000 abandoned mines across South Africa, regulators are searching for answers to irresponsible mine closure. Mark Olalde reports...

11 July, 2018

Is Mabola open for mining?

Indian company Atha-Africa Ventures is going ahead with an application to change land use at the Mabola protected area to open it to mining. Julia Thomas investigates...

18 May, 2018