Mine owner Harmony Gold says the rescue mission is being hampered by smoke and collapsed rocks.

African National Congress (ANC) veteran MP Ben Turok says one the things South Africa has learnt during this three day mining indaba is that people in the mining industry cannot talk about beneficiation in isolation.

African National Congress (ANC) veteran MP Ben Turok says one the things South Africa has learnt during this three day mining indaba is that people in the mining industry cannot talk about beneficiation in isolation.

Senior Researcher at Governance of Africa's Resources Programme Alex Benkenstein says as soon as there are talks of strategic minerals the industry becomes apprehensive.

Senior Researcher at Governance of Africa's Resources Programme Alex Benkenstein says given the high commodity prices, investors are now more careful about investing in some parts of the African continent.

Executive Director for the Africa Progress Panel, Caroline Kende-Robb, on fairer deals from extracting industries

Market Strategist at ETM Analytics, Chris Bekker, says SA is in an economy and labour market environment where job and wage security is weak

South Africa believes that Zimbabweans have the responsibility to ensure that the reforms not yet carried out in their country, do take place.

Executive Director at the Institute for Security Studies Jakkie Cilliers says that thinks tanks are important in conflict resolution.

Executive Director at the Institute for Security Studies Jakkie Cilliers says that the perception that think tanks are there to criticize the government is not true.