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BHP suffers second defeat over power prices

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A court has refused to grant BHP Billiton leave to appeal against a judgment which forces the group to disclose the prices it pays for electricity at its aluminium operations.

ANC slams Sexwale’s testimony

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The ANC's national disciplinary committee has slammed the testimony provided by Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale at ANCYL leader Julius Malema's disciplinary hearing.

NPC urges caution on power carbon tax

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It will make sense to introduce an economy-wide carbon tax - coupled with some conditional exemptions - says the National Planning Commission.

State intervention study complete

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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’

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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

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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

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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

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ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has to "vacate his position", says the party's national disciplinary committee.

Cabinet approves beneficiation guidelines

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Cabinet has approved implementation plans for the minerals beneficiation strategy, says government spokesman Jimmy Manyi.

BHP affirms SA commitment before MPs

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BHP Billiton has told parliament the company is committed to South Africa and that its ongoing investment in the country is proof of that.