State intervention study complete
A study that took in state intervention in the mining economies of countries Venezuela, Malaysia, China and Zambia has been handed to the ANC's policy committee, a newspaper reported.
Beneficiation ‘no jobs panacea’
Beneficiation is not the solution to end all problems as far as job creation in the mining industry is concerned, says the National Planning Commission.
Nationalisation dead in water: Godsell
Bobby Godsell, speaking in Toronto, said nationalisation could not be afforded and required changing South Africa's Bill of Rights.
ANC cripples Malema nationalisation drive
Julius Malema, president of the ANC Youth League, has been suspended from the organisation for five years, raising questions about whether nationalisation will dominate its policy-making conference.
Julius Malema on full pay until appeal
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has to "vacate his position", says the party's national disciplinary committee.
Cabinet approves beneficiation guidelines
Cabinet has approved implementation plans for the minerals beneficiation strategy, says government spokesman Jimmy Manyi.
BHP affirms SA commitment before MPs
BHP Billiton has told parliament the company is committed to South Africa and that its ongoing investment in the country is proof of that.
S&P warns on Anglo debt risk
Ratings agency, Standard & Poor's, has said Anglo American's debt was at risk if it didn't receive funds from the anticipated deal with Codelco over Anglo American Sur.
Malema snubs mining forum
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has snubbed the Mining for Change forum by not turning up to deliver his address as keynote speaker.
CoM, Sasol query climate change plan
The Chamber of Mines and Sasol have expressed reservations about the government's main climate policy paper, with industry-specific reduction targets a key concern.