Mali soldiers say seize power after palace attack
Renegade Malian soldiers have gone on state television to declare they had seized power in a coup after the government's failure to quell a nomad-led rebellion in the north.
ENRC eyes fresh blood for board as costs bite
Kazakh miner ENRC plans to add "fresh blood" to its board as it seeks to draw a line under governance troubles that have hit its shares.
Implats set to retain Mimosa shareholding
Zimbabwe’s Saviour Kasukuwere said Impala Platinum’s involvement in Mimosa
was a matter for shareholders following confirmation that an indigenisation
proposal had been accepted.
DRC to up mining project levies: minister
The DRC will change its mining code to increase tax rates and raise the government's minimum automatic stake in mining projects, says the country's mines minister.
Firestone in new short-term debt deal
Firestone Energy says it has negotiated a short-term debt facility of $2.2m, provided by the holders of the company's convertible notes.
GEM pulls out of running for Ekati
GEM Diamonds said it would focus on doubling the capacity of its Letseng mine in
Lesotho rather than chasing the Ekati mine, the BHP Billiton mine currently under
the hammer.
Glencore snaps up Canada’s Viterra
Glencore, the world's largest commodities trader, is buying Canada's leading grain handler, Viterra, in a cash deal valuing it at C$6.1bn.
Nogxina jets off to Mexico
Former Director-General at the Department of Mineral Resources, Sandile
Nogxina, is leaving South Africa this week to take up his new position as the
country’s ambassador in Mexico.
Shabangu argues back over safety closures
Mines Minister Susan Shabangu has defended her department’s tough action on
mine safety, saying the increase in Section 54 directives issued has had "the
desired results'.
Knives out for Zimbabwe’s indigenisation board
A Zimbabwean empowerment lobby group has demanded the ouster of executive board members of the National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board.