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Land & Property Law

Different minerals, same land: Why SA’s mining law falls short on overlapping rights

Nina Greyling 2 Oct 2026

Rubber boots believed to belong to illegal miners lay near a shaft entrance at a disused mine in Marikana, Rustenburg, North West province. South African police said that 14 illegal miners had died and scores of others were injured at the mine. Image credit: Reuters/Siyabonga Sishi

Mining

Deaths of 14 illegal miners at private company’s site lead to investigation

13 Aug 2026

Lili Nupen, director and co-founder at NSDV Law

Law Practice

#WomensMonth: Don’t wait for permission; don’t shrink to fit - Lili Nupen, NSDV Law

Shan Radcliffe 21 Aug 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Current legal frameworks can’t protect the oceans from deep-sea mining and the negative impacts on humankind

Susan Reid 20 May 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

How SA's mining law holds unique advantages for Chinese investors

Hulme Scholes 29 Aug 2023

New Mali mining law could boost state, local interest in projects to 35%

Mining

New Mali mining law could boost state, local interest in projects to 35%

Felix Njini and David Lewis 18 Jul 2023

Shamila Mpinga, Candidate Attorney, Baker McKenzie, Johannesburg

Law Practice

#YouthMonth: Meet Shamila Mpinga, a giant of her generation

Shan Radcliffe 8 Jun 2023

Corporate & Commercial Law

New appointments at MNS Attorneys

6 Mar 2023

Lili Nupen, director, Nupen Staude de Vries

Mining

#WomensMonth: Mining legal eagle Lili Nupen loves a challenge

Nicci Botha 24 Aug 2021

Robert Legh. Bowmans chair and senior partner

Law Practice

RIP: Robert Legh

6 Jul 2021

Professor Frederick Cawood, director, Wits Mining Institute

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Mining's year ahead will demand deep innovation

Frederick Cawood 6 Jan 2021

Numsa vs SAA - death knell to successful business rescue?

Labour Law

Numsa vs SAA - death knell to successful business rescue?

Wessel Badenhorst and Chris Rey 11 May 2020

Illicit mining is carried out on lands sold by traditional rulers. Wikimedia Commons

Mining

Ghana's traditional and state powers must collaborate to halt illegal mining

James Boafo 13 Nov 2019

John Capel, executive director, Benchmark Foundations

Mining

Mining communities' right to say no to be tested in court

23 Apr 2018

DRC enacts law to hike tax on minerals

Mining

DRC enacts law to hike tax on minerals

13 Mar 2018

President of the DRC, Dr Joseph Kabila

Mining

DRC president vows 'constructive dialogue' over mining levy

12 Mar 2018

The year that was: Five mining trends that dominated 2017

Mining

The year that was: Five mining trends that dominated 2017

29 Dec 2017

Law 'required over unclaimed pensions'

Insurance & Actuarial

Law 'required over unclaimed pensions'

10 Aug 2017

Law Practice

ENSafrica appoints senior regulatory specialists

5 Apr 2017

Young legal eagles dig deep to build mining platform

Mining

Young legal eagles dig deep to build mining platform

23 Jun 2016

2015 Best Lawyers in South Africa revealed

Law Practice

2015 Best Lawyers in South Africa revealed

7 Nov 2014

Newmont discontinues arbitration after export restriction

Corporate & Commercial Law

Newmont discontinues arbitration after export restriction

Jackwell Feris 21 Oct 2014

Corporate & Commercial Law

Norton Rose Fulbright announces three new appointments

21 Jan 2014

Energy & Mining

Kenya revokes new mining licences, hikes royalties

6 Aug 2013

Ghana's golden future

Energy & Mining

Ghana's golden future

Sébastien Jadot 29 Jul 2013

SA mining companies forced to cede Zim shares for nothing

Mining

SA mining companies forced to cede Zim shares for nothing

Tawando Karombo 23 Apr 2013

Streamlining water use licence applications into environmental mining regulation

Corporate & Commercial Law

Streamlining water use licence applications into environmental mining regulation

Sandra Gore and Helen Dagut 18 Apr 2013

Zimplats will continue mining despite threats

Mining

Zimplats will continue mining despite threats

Tawanda Karombo 7 Mar 2013

Law Practice

Law firms BCLR and ENS join forces

29 Nov 2012

Matters of fact: Advertising and publicity of services amongst the legal profession

Legal

Matters of fact: Advertising and publicity of services amongst the legal profession

23 Aug 2011