Statement by EU President Juncker on the incident in a coalmine in Czechia

Europe’s SMEs are very concerned about yesterday’s British Parliament’s rejection of the EU–UK Brexit Agreement. The vote increases the SMEs’ concerns of a no deal Brexit, the likelihood of this outcome being much higher with this decision. According to SMEunited President Ulrike Rabmer-Koller, a Brexit with no agreeme...

The Department of Health together with mining houses that operate hospitals in Bojanala District have established a Health Forum to attend to teething healthcare challenges in mining communities. This emerged during a meeting called by Health MEC Madoda Sambatha in Rustenburg yesterday.The meeting was convened to discuss how mining houses can be ab...

Hazardous substances have no business on ocean liners, the German Green party has said after a cargo ship lost 270 containers in the North Sea. But shipping experts have put the blame on the sheer size of new vessels.German environmental organizations and politicians are calling for shipping containers on cargo vessels to be fitted with tracking de...

The vicinity of mining and metallurgical enterprises in Lori Province, Armenia, is likely to be contaminated with dangerous chemicals, mainly copper, exceeding legal standards and hygienic norms. Local hotspots that have a direct impact on environmental pollution are located either in close proximity to the urban areas or directly within them. The...

A court has ruled that companies must first seek permission from local communities if they plan to mine on their ancestral land. This represents a new achievement in land and mining rights for South Africa.On 9 December 2018, the world will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, with International ...