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Mining
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Tuesday Morning Spice
09 Feb 2016 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Trapped miners still alive. Bomb was bound for Turkish Airlines. Hong Kong violence. Trump calls rival a pussy. Zika Virus: US tells athletes to consider skipping Olympics. Puma’s white legal team. Mandela’s Muslim wedding pics. Liam Neeson with ‘incredibly famous’ woman.
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If You Missed Sunday Times’ Explosive Story About The Guptas And Eskom, Read This
14 Sep 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
The Gupta’s will forever have their already sticky fingers in every pie of South Africa’s economy – and will do anything to keep it that way.
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If You Think Our Load Shedding Is Bad Spare A Thought For These Guys
06 Aug 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
We know that Eskom are pretty much the laughing stock of the country but it looks they have competition when it comes to their ineptitude. It could be worse.
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Aurora Breaking News: Mandela And Zuma Found Guilty
25 Jun 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There will be some happy former mineworkers today after the two men responsible for mismanaging a mine into the ground will have to cough up millions.
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EXPOSED: Johannesburg’s Illegal Mines And The Deadly Gang Warfare Within Them [VIDEO]
03 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Take a stroll down the abandoned mines in Johannesburg, where hundreds, if not thousands of illegal miners, known as Zama Zamas, risk their lives to support their families. Watch VICE’s incredible exposé on the illegal mines in Jo’burg and the deadly gang warfare within them.
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Zuma Tells The World That Strikes Are Normal, The Rand Cruises Past The R10/Dollar Mark
30 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Zuma addressed reporters this morning at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on the general state of the economy, and government’s plan of action to stabalise the mining sector. Following the speech, the Rand slid from R9,71, to over R10 to the US Dollar, this afternoon.
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Ramphele Resigns From Gold Fields – Clears The Way To Announce New Political Party?
13 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Anti apartheid activist, Mamphela Ramphele resigned as chairwoman of the Gold Fields Mining yesterday. This news only fuels the fire that Ramphele is starting her own political party to challenge the country’s ruling African National Congress. According to Gold Fields, Ramphele retired “to further her socio-economic and political work.” Speculation went into overdrive when Ramphele visited […]
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Protests Spread To Royal Bafokeng As Drillers Down Tools
23 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
More bad news for the platinum industry. Rock drillers at the Royal Bafokeng platinum mine, close to Lonmin mines, have also begun to gather in protest against their wages. The group of 600 miners gathered outside the Royal Bafokeng mine to demand better wages for their work.
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New Footage Shows Miners Shot At Police First [GRAPHIC VIDEO]
21 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
A lot of questions are being asked after the most recent shootout between police and mineworkers at Marikana. By using various camera angles, including this new footage obtained from Al Jazeera, a miner can be seen firing a hand pistol towards authorities first. The police then responded by unleashing a volley of fire into the crowd – gunning down 34 people in the process.
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Clashes Between North West Mine Workers And Police Claim Ten Lives [GALLERY]
15 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Today is the first day that no incidents were reported from the violence-stricken Marikana mine in the North West. Chaos erupted on Friday when thousands of Lonmin rock drill operators started an illegal work stoppage and protest march. Since then 10 people – two police officers, two security guards, three protesters, and three others – have been killed.
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Controversial Businessman Shot Dead In Cape Town
27 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Yesterday afternoon at an office on Cape Town’s busy Long Street, Herman Pretorius shot and killed his former business partner Julian Williams. The two had been involved in some kind of dispute.
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Will A Mining Tax Help Clean Up Toxic Water?
15 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new levy for the mining industry is currently under consideration by Government. The purpose of the tax would be to finance the clean up of toxic acid water which rises and flows out of abandoned mines. Pollution from acid mine water is a major problem in Gauteng. Very unpleasant.
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CEVICHE A LA JOHANNESBURG
22 Jul 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
If you have a taste for sushi and other good food, and you haven’t tried ceviche, you simply must. Ceviche, for those of you who are uninformed, is a dish of unknown hispanic origin comprised of thinly sliced raw white fish, which is subsequently “cooked” in a thin bath of lemon juice, or a similar […]
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JOBURG MINE HOUSE DIGS A PORTAL TO HELL
14 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you, like me, are something of an amateur (read: ignorant) economist, then you’ve probably wondered on occasion why gold is so friggin expensive. Part of the answer is definitely due to the fact that mining houses share their office space with Satan and his cronies.
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