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Against the odds

Against the odds

A small farming community is fighting an epic battle against an international mining giant Xolobeni, a community of 200 small farmers running herds of cattle and farming a patchwork of fields of crops and home gardens,...

The trust deficit in mining

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...