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Anglo $2bn sale target “a stretch”, say analysts

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Analysts are sceptical Anglo will be able to follow up the sale of its Tarmac stake with quite the same success amid the slide in commodity prices in 2015.

MPRDA due in parliament after re-draft

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Amendments to the Minerals & Petroleum Resources Development Act will return to parliament this year as the government re-writes clauses on state ownership.

People to watch: Sibanye CEO, Neal Froneman

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Last year was active even by Sibanye Gold CEO, Neal Froneman's standards, but in 2016 analysts will want to see a focus on operational excellence.

People to watch: Anglo CEO, Mark Cutifani

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2016 will be a critical year for Anglo American's Mark Cutifani where success will be measured on how quickly he can restructure the firm.

People to watch: Eskom CEO, Brian Molefe

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South Africa's power utility company, Eskom, is an attention magnet and it's new CEO, Brian Molefe, is not a wallflower either. Expect fireworks.

What will happen with the carbon tax?

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The question about the proposed carbon tax has moved on to the matter of not whether it will be levied, but how it will be applied.

What will happen to commodity prices?

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The truth about commodity prices in 2015 is that no-one thought the deterioration would be as sharp ... and there's perhaps even less clarity in 2016.

DMR turmoil deepens as Ramontja quits

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The resignation of Thibedi Ramontja, effective end-January, may be a reverberation from the change of mines minister in September.

Glasenberg renews call for lossmakers to shut

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Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of Glencore, returned to a favourite theme of why mining firms continue to operate loss-making mines when closures would be easier.

Glencore to chase net debt down to $18bn

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Glencore said it would chase net debt down to $18bn or $19bn by end-2016 and unveiled further capital expenditure cuts as low metal prices persisted.