Economy will recover from strike: Davies
Rob Davies, trade and industry minister, said South Africa would recover from the five month platinum strike as minerals beneficiation took centre stage.
Former Anglo CEO Carroll re-emerges
Former Anglo American CEO, Cynthia Carroll, has taken on an advisory role at UK-listed Vedanta Resources.
Ramaphosa ‘blind trust’ questioned
Plans by Cyril Ramaphosa to place some business interests in a blind trust have been questioned by an attorney.
Gold Fields’ Holland takes 45% pay cut
Nick Holland, CEO of Gold Fields, received 45% less pay in 2013 after deciding to forgo a cash bonus amid controversy about the sale of a stake in the South Deep mine.
ARM interim earnings forecast 45% lower
The commodity price slump would take interim headline earnings for African Rainbow Minerals down some 45%, the company said.
AMSA to seek duties on Chinese imports
Paul O'Flaherty, CEO of ArcelorMittal South Africa, wants export tariffs slapped on Chinese long and flat steel products.
Gold mine collapse kills 40
The collapse of a small-scale mine in the Central African Republic killed at least 40 people, according to a statement from the country's presidency.
Solidarity settles with Northam but NUM continues
Trade union Solidarity signed "a favourable" wage agreement with Northam Platinum following a second round of wage negotiations between trade unions and the company.
Energy a certainty for SA power mix
Newly appointed energy minister, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, said nuclear energy would play a part in South Africa's future energy mix.