Impala Platinum shuts down mine ahead of strike; gov’t tries to mediate Platinum miners to strike Thursday; combined, the affected companies produce more than half the world's platinum. Ana Komnenic | January 22, 2014 | 11:05 pm
Mining strikes coming to S. Africa may cause permanent damage to industry Labour action would halt production at the world's top three platinum producers. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2014 | 3:54 pm
VIDEO: Rosetta comet-chasing spacecraft wakes up First spacecraft to land in a comet wakes up from 10 years of hibernation. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 20, 2014 | 3:52 pm
NASA wants your name in its first asteroid mission, leaving in 2016 Selected names will be etched on a microchip aboard the spacecraft headed to the asteroid Bennu in only two years. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2014 | 7:10 pm
Colossus tries to stay afloat with creditor protection The company will pursue a sale process and restructuring through a debt-for-equity swap. Ana Komnenic | January 15, 2014 | 12:28 am
Is space mining commercially viable? A researcher from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics says there are likely 'few' ore-bearing asteroids. Ana Komnenic | January 13, 2014 | 9:21 pm
About 1,000 shortlisted for one-way trip to Mars Mars One, a Dutch non-profit mission to build the first human settlement on Mars, said only 24 will be sent. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 2, 2014 | 6:20 pm
South African labour: Unions at war Numsa will openly recruit from NUM's membership, in direct violation of federation principles. Numsa tells opponents to 'go to hell.' Ana Komnenic | December 18, 2013 | 6:38 pm
South Africa’s key gold industry faces moment of truth Collapsing gold prices, ageing mines, labour strikes and higher operating costs have together weighed down on the sector in the world's sixth largest producer of the metal. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2013 | 4:27 pm
