South32 says community unrest, illegal mining damaging to SA’s competitive edge
COMMUNITY unrest and illegal mining were singled out as two issues "which had to stop" if South Africa’s mining sector was to regain its...
Coal permits still likely to be granted, says environment minister, Creecy
THE transition to a low carbon economy might take longer than environmentalists might like, said Business Maverick citing South African environment minister, Barbara Creecy...
Petronas, Phembani to list Engen on JSE in order to fund...
PHEMBANI Group, which is a shareholder in Engen, is to sell shares in the fuel retailer in order to upgrade a Durban refinery, said...
Fitch lowers Eskom credit profile a notch as reliance on Govt...
RATINGS agency Fitch downgraded Eskom's credit profile another notch which Bloomberg News said signalled the South African power utility's worsening ability to repay debt...
MC Mining confident of $35m equity deal on Makhado despite coal...
MC Mining was confident of completing the outstanding $35m equity portion of the $52m required to repay debt and fund the first stage of...
Spotlight on climate change, safety practices reshaping the world’s mining, energy...
INVESTORS and business forces have aligned on climate change and operational safety in such a way that the global energy and mining sectors are...
Eskom coal inflation can be contained by returning to long-term, volume-driven...
SAY what you like about potential carbon exposure, the fundamental reason South32 decided to sell its South African coal mines, held in its 92%-owned...
Zambia to import electricity from South Africa’s Eskom from October
ZAMBIA is to import 300MW of electricity from Eskom, the South African power utility, for six months in order to ease shortages, said Reuters.
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SA mines minister throws weight behind Seriti bid for South32 coal...
SOUTH African mines minister, Gwede Mantashe, said he supported a bid for the coal mines of South32 by the Seriti Resources consortium, describing the...
Sasol issues e-mail to mining staff saying no decision on coal...
SOUTH African petrochemicals company, Sasol, has issued an e-mail to employees at its mining unit to say no decision had been taken to sell...