Reforms are underway to unbundle Eskom and introduce more competition. But for years, it has operated as a near-monopoly, ...

A South African diamond mine is being shut down after a mudslide trapped five miners underground and the company says they are presumed dead.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's president said Thursday that the country would send its troops into communities to help police fight the scourge of illegal mining and gang violence in its two ...

South Africa, the continent’s most industrialized economy, has produced more gold than any other country. The gold rush of the late 1800s formed the bedrock for massive cities like Johannesburg, ...

Environmental justice activists have spoken out against coal and iron mining in South Africa, telling a recent human rights hearing that the industry violently undermines the country’s promised energy ...

South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe is strengthening his mining empire as African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) confirmed its ...

In 2025, Africa is leading the green energy revolution through Bitcoin mining, with more governments looking to integrate it to tackle electrification, improve energy grid management, address ...