Prudent Wescoal investors take bid to heart
Shareholders in Wescoal believe it's prudent to have their interests protected as the South African coal junior space could become lively in time.
Keaton lifts output despite Vaalkrantz coal theft
Stock theft at the KwaZulu-Natal colliery resulted in the replacement of the operation's management team, but full-year output was nevertheless increased.
WCC buys time as seeks ‘third party’ bail-out
Standard Bank has agreed to maintain a A$35m loan to Waterberg Coal Company whilst it finalises a third party refinancing of the facility.
Radebe’s Mmakau battling TCSA forteiture
Mmakau Mining has much to lose if it doesn't extract a good deal out of Exxaro Resources' R4.9bn bid for Total Coal South Africa.
Eskom woes may clip Sunbird’s wings
Getting a decision out of Eskom was acknowledged to be problematic by Sunbird Energy ahead of the firm's R10bn to R20bn offshore gas project.
Boje throws weight behind Wescoal
Coal junior Wescoal Holdings was "a fundamentally sound" company, said the firm's outgoing CEO of 18 years, Andre Boje.
Wescoal’s Boje quits amid Ramaite conflict
Andre Boje has quit as CEO of Wescoal Holdings after 18 years in a decision that would appear to be linked to a conflict with his chairman, Robinson Ramaite.
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.
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.
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.