When Francis saw a group of miners accompanied by mine security personnel approaching him, he breathed a sigh of relief. At last, his almost 12-hour ordeal was over. Although he knew he had lost his only source of...
South African Chamber of Mines
The trust deficit in mining
The prevailing trust deficit between sub-Saharan governments and mining companies could be bridged by better governance on both sides A dispute between South Africa’s Chamber of Mines and the department of mineral...
Extractive industries: Opportunity or threat?
In the face of increasing automation, Africa’s resource economies will not have the time to create an industrial middle class as developed nations did The effect of increasing mechanisation on the industrial sector has...
