The real sting in BEE

by David McKay | 29-Dec-06 09:00 | comment here

It was a year in which empowerment in mining found its feet again after a deathly silent hiatus. Anglo American finally got its Kumba Resouces unbundling away, but did Government do its part to reward Read ›

And to the market they came

by Allan Seccombe | 28-Dec-06 18:00 | comment here

The Johannesburg bourse became home to more commodity-related companies in 2006 as offshore firms participate in empowerment deals and seek growth. Local companies too have brought projects to the mar Read ›

And to the market they came

by Allan Seccombe | 28-Dec-06 17:00 | comment here

The Johannesburg bourse became home to more commodity-related companies in 2006 as offshore firms participate in empowerment deals and seek growth. Local companies too have brought projects to the mar Read ›

Who buffed the precious metals?

by Allan Seccombe | 28-Dec-06 06:00 | comment here

Gold's traditional link to the dollar was tested to the breaking point in 2006, while platinum pushed up to price levels that drove off some jewellery buying. Read ›

SA’s corporate carousel

by David McKay | 27-Dec-06 15:00 | comment here

South Africa's mining sector failed to show it had a quiet side once again. If it wasn't revelations from the labyrinthine ledgers of Brett Kebble, it was gold foes Bernard Swanepoel and Ian Cockerill Read ›

Merger mania and the money they paid

by David McKay | 27-Dec-06 08:00 | comment here

The big spenders opened their cheque books in 2006 with nearly $200bn in mining related transactions completed. But will it do any good and what of the South African giants in this period? Meanwhile, Read ›