Shabangu to rehabilitate view of SA mining
Susan Shabangu, mines minister, said stakeholders in the South African mining industry would set about rehabilitating the country's international perception.
The gold price 100 years from now will be …
Predicting metals prices is an impossible job, but at least we can say with certainty cycles will always be vicious, unheralded, and predicated on population growth
Zuma stages timely wage crisis intervention
South African president Jacob Zuma has called on traditional leaders to pare worker expectations regarding wage increases or risk wrecking the country's economy.
Don’t panic, it’s just the mining cycle
There's a lot of long faces in the mining industry, but shouldn't we expect spending cuts and plummeting stock prices? This is after all, a fundamentally cyclical market.
Metmar through the worst of volatile market
Metmar CEO, David Ellwood, believes the metals trading company is through the worst of a difficult market in which he acknowledges his firm was too defensive.
Davis appoints Goldman Sachs
Mick Davis has appointed Goldman Sachs to assist him in creating a private equity
company, according to report in the Sunday Times.
SA carbon tax baffles critics who look to EU
The National Treasury's second policy paper on carbon taxes comes at a time when
the European governments are relenting on taxes in order to stimulate their
economies.
Glencore Xstrata is just the beginning, analysts say
The $30bn combination of Xstrata and Glencore was only the beginning of CEO Ivan
Glasenberg's acquisition plans, analysts said.
Transnet credit at risk if pensioners get day in court
Transnet is hoping the court doesn't grant the hearing of a R89bn class action which
would seriously dent the utility's credit rating and hinder its expansion strategy.
Nersa, BHP study to focus on contract renewals
Nersa's investigation into BHP Billiton's advantageous power supply deal with Eskom
will focus on whether deals for certain smelter potlines should have been renewed.