Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe says the future of South Africa depends on the exploration and extraction of oil and gas, which will have a huge impact on the country’s Gross ...

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe gazetted an erratum to the Mineral Resources Development Bill, initially published for public comment on May 20. The correction removes the ...

Activists and experts have accused Mantashe of bowing to pressure from powerful mining companies. David van Wyk, a respected researcher in the field, questioned the minister’s intentions. “Prospecting ...

According to the minister's office, the misunderstanding has been constructively resolved with mutual understanding between ...

The African National Congress (ANC) says eight of the ten clauses of the Freedom Charter have been fully implemented, with ...

The National Union of Mineworkers President Dan Balepile has lashed out at the ANC, accusing it of working with “class enemies”.

With its vast mineral reserves, Africa possesses the resources to power the next phase of development for the continent and the world. Given robust debate around which minerals will be most important ...

Why did Minister Nkabane apologise to Advocate Motau? These are the details behind the SETA panel saga and the political ...

Mantashe’s changes to mining legislation have provoked backlash for favouring the industry over public interest.

After weeks of mounting pressure, Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane has released the list of panellists who assisted ...

MPs are calling for a criminal investigation into Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane, accusing her of misleading ...

Patrick Ntsokolo says he saw other miners eating human flesh to survive. He hopes to testify at the SA Human Rights ...