Potash Corp asks regulator for more time
Canada's Potash Corp is asking a provincial regulator to uphold its shareholder rights plan, saying potential white knights need more time to fund possible bids to rival BHP's hostile offer.
India to snap up gold in festival week
India's gold sales during its biggest festival week may rise by 40% from a year ago as consumers pick up the metal in anticipation of further gains from the current, near-record price levels.
Govt fights claim over Vaal coal rights
Government has denied that Imperial Crown Trading received coal rights for 162 ecologically sensitive spots next to the Vaal River, but confirmed that it had received an application from the controversial company.
Anglo American CEO slams nationalisation
Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll has derided nationalisation as an economic policy that - drawing on the group's prior experiences in Zambia - "simply does not work".
SA remains coy to fiddle with rand
South Africa will not be making "inappropriate short-term" responses to weaken the rand as this will hamper longer-term economic growth, says finance minister Pravin Gordhan.
Law to nationalise mineral rights – critics
New legislation will remove the final reference to privately held ownership of minerals, in effect nationalising mineral rights, critics say.
Majali to appear in court
Alleged corporate hijacker Sandile Majali, who was at the centre of the Oilgate scandal, is expected to appear in a Johannesburg court.
Kebble trial resumes
Slain mining magnate Brett Kebble's murder trial is set to continue, more than five years after he was shot dead.
BlackRock bullish on copper, iron ore
BlackRock Inc, the world's largest money manager, is overweight copper and also favours iron ore, says the firm's resources-division chief.
First weekly gold decline in three months
Gold has recorded its first weekly decline in nearly three months, with investors keeping an eye on any statements from the G20 meeting.