A total of 260 miners were left stranded overnight at a gold mine near Johannesburg following damage to a shaft, officials and union representatives confirmed on Friday. The incident occurred on Thursday morning at a site operated by Sibanye-Stillwater, one of South Africa’s leading mining companies. The company assured that all workers remained safe, were
Bola Tinubu Advocates Anti-Illegal Mining Alliance at Nigeria-South Africa Summit
President Bola Tinubu called for establishing an anti-illegal mining group among African nations during the 11th Session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Cape Town, South Africa. He emphasised that Africa’s natural resources should benefit its people and not be exploited illegally. Tinubu highlighted the severe impact of illegal mining, describing it as