Randgold targets $500m warchest
The gold industry was currently unsustainable which would create opportunities for growth, said Randgold which wants to take cash to $500m for finance growth.
ANC at war with itself on energy policy
From a policy perspective, the ANC's approach on energy is a free market one, but in an increasingly covert political arena, socialist principles dominate.
Is Exxaro winning back followers?
Shares in the coal producer have been volatile this month despite producing solid interim results, perhaps suggesting Exxaro hasn't yet won the trust of investors.
Govt policy ‘will kill’ SA coal’s future: Baxter
Roger Baxter, COO of the Chamber of Mines, said government's strategic minerals policy would kill R100bn required in new coal mine investment.
Amplats ‘leaning to’ a listing of non-core assets
Anglo American Platinum was spending more time considering listing its non-core assets in lieu of getting a decent price from remaining bidders for the assets.
DRC will learn from Zambia tax U-turn
Proposals by the Congo to change its tax laws on mining firms would be informed by the U-turn performed by Zambia earlier this week.
Wescoal’s Boje, Ramaite at loggerheads
Wescoal CEO, Andre Boje and the firm's chairman Robinson Ramaite disagreed over whether to accept a takeover offer with the latter wanting to build his stake.
Finance tougher than usual, says Jubilee
Jubilee Platinum said it was able to raise finance for its platinum retreatment projects but it was proving harder than usual.
Glencore made best of bad Lonmin situation
According to some candid comments by Ivan Glasenberg, Glencore did what it could with its Lonmin shares but ultimately is happy to be shot of them.
SA isolated in its refusal to restructure Eskom
South Africa's emerging market rivals are facing similar challenges in respect of how to make state-owned power companies more commercial.