Kasukuwere ‘sailing close to the wind’
Is Saviour Kasukuwere the doppelganger he presents to South Africa's own Julius Malema?
Zimbabwe again softens tone
Zimbabwe has again hinted it may show flexibility in its stance towards foreign mining companies.
Mining ‘no cure’ for poverty
The John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality in the Northern Cape hosts more than 75% of the world’s manganese reserves. It is also one of nine nodes of poverty in SA.
Peru asks Congress to raise mining taxes
Peru's leftist government has presented a bill to Congress that aims to increase mining taxes to fund anti-poverty projects.
Rand may test R7.50 level
The rand has weakened against the dollar and looks set to hit a new year low above R7.50/dollar.
Sandvik predicts metals Q3 weakness
Swedish engineering firm Sandvik said metals prices would be weaker in the third quarter but generally the markets were in decent shape.
Zim mines minister calls for calm
Obert Mpofu, supported by empowerment and youth minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, say mining licences will not be cancelled in Zimbabwe as negotiations on indigenisation continue.
Deals too expensive, says Anglo’s Carroll
Mining shares were still too expensive to tempt Anglo American into any acquisitions, says the group's CEO, Cynthia Carroll.
Macozoma: beneficiation needs power surety
Abundant electricity and clarity on the costs thereof are prerequisites for the formation of downstream beneficiation industries, says Tshipi e Ntle chair Saki Macozoma.
Rand slides on Euro nerves, poor growth
The rand slide to 7.4 against the dollar, a decline of 1.7% on Wednesday in nervous trade ahead of more European talks on Greece's debt and weakening domestic growth in South Africa.