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“Oh No!” Kono Sierra Leoneans tell Steinmetz
Published by MAC on 2020-08-20Source: Mining News (2020-08-19) For years, Israeli diamond uber-miner, Beny Steinmetz, has ensconced himself in the … More
Kenya: Warren Buffett Misses Out On a Stake in Kenya’s Gold
Shanta Gold has completed the acquisition of Canadian miner Barrick Gold’s assets in Kenya at a cost of Sh1.4 billion. … More
Kenya: British Firm Pays Sh650 Million to Mine Lirhanda Gold
The Daily Nation 20th August 2020 By Caroline Wafula and Derick Luvega Musalia That residents of parts of western Kenya … More
Tanzania: Mining – How CCM Delivered On Its Pledges
Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam) 20th August 2020 By Bernard Lugongo IN the CCM’s 2015 Election Manifesto, the party made a … More
Five strategies corporations use to avoid responsibility for human rights abuses
This doesn’t seem to have gotten very wide coverage, but it’s a great resource: https://www.mindthegap.ngo/ Press release – July 10, 2020 … More
Chinese shooting of Zambian mineworkers triggers “re-evaluation” calls
Published by MAC on 2020-06-29Source: CNN (2020-06-29) Shooting of Zimbabwe workers by Chinese mine owner shows ‘systemic’ abuse, watchdog says … More
Tanzania: Tz Mining Reforms Excite World Experts
29 JUNE 2020 Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam) By Daily News Reporter/Agencies PRESIDENT John Magufuli’s major mining reforms have caught attention … More
The Weekend Essay: Rhodes may Fall – but many other mining villains remain unscathed
Published by MAC on 2020-06-26Source: Nostromo Research, The Guardian (2020-06-25) London Calling proposes a new representation of past and present … More
Zimbabwe: Govt called to take decisive action on abusive Chinese employers
23rd June 2020 By Staff Reporter ZIMBABWE Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) secretary general Justice Chinhema has called … More