Rustenburg's reputation as a platinum-rich town might well be faltering as the world's biggest platinum producers shut mines and cut jobs, but the local municipality insists it has a plan for life ...

Founded in 1850, Rustenburg, South Africa is the largest and most populous city in the country’s North West province. Local tourist attractions include Sun City, the Valley of Waves, and the ...

The community is reeling from massive job cuts on the mines, the region's mainstay, with many unable to make ends meet They sit on a huge rock against the backdrop of a towering mine shaft - a place ...

In Rustenburg’s mining heartland, where youth unemployment is high, and many young people see limited futures tied to platinum shafts, a bold new initiative is poised to redefine possibilities for ...

Sibanye Stillwater on Wednesday said it has suspended production at its Siphumelele shaft in Rustenburg, which accounts for nearly 4% of its South African platinum group metal output, after an ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Anglo American is preparing the ground for an exit from part of its South African platinum business, in what ...

The DA and the ANC both enjoyed comprehensive victories in the final round of by-elections before the 2026 local government elections.

RUSTENBURG—The Bafokeng, owners of the Royal Bafokeng Stadium, where World Cup games are played in Rustenburg, are a tribe with the good fortune to be situated on top of a 2 billion-year-old rock ...