Who was Cecil Rhodes?

NOVANEWS By John Wight  Was he the great businessman, politician, patriot, and visionary his admirers claim, a man who did more than any other to develop an African continent which in the 19th century was […]

Bigger vision or nightmare?

NOVANEWS Ntibinyane Ntibinyane For years, residents of Botlhatlogo, Sehithwa and Toteng, were among the poorest in Botswana; in 2014 the government-run Statistics Botswana found that 46.2% of the district’s residents lived in abject poverty. But […]

Mining: A question of targets

NOVANEWS Rob Rose Mining has always been a dangerous business. But an investigation by a global group of journalists raises new questions about whether foreign-headquartered companies like Aquarius Platinum and Anvil Mining take a more […]

Introduction: About this project

NOVANEWS Fatal Extraction is an international collaboration combining corporate data and extensive field reporting to reveal deaths, injuries and community conflicts linked to Australian mining companies across Africa. Australia has more mining companies in Africa […]

Aussies in toxic trail

NOVANEWS Shinovene Immanuel, Ndanki Kahiurika Namibia, a mining frontier for decades, continues to struggle with mining companies which subject workers to dangerous working conditions. Among the alleged culprits are Australian multinationals. Well-established Australian companies face […]