Illegal miner dies at Grootvlei
A man has died while he was mining illegally in Springs, east of Johannesburg, says Gauteng police.
Optimum Coal shares climb as Glencore circles
Optimum Coal is standing at the centre of bid interests in South African assets, having confirmed receipt of more than one takeover approach.
Eskom’s ‘overcooked’ tariffs slated
A body representing the largest consumers of electricity says Eskom's inflated tariffs will negatively affect the economy.
Nationalisation not a cure-all for SA’s ills
Cosatu has cleared the air about its stance on nationalisation considerably by giving its full support to the views of the National Union of Mineworkers.
Optimum Coal confirms bid interest
Optimum Coal Holdings has confirmed it had received expressions of interest from unnamed third parties.
Glencore sees opportunities in volatility
Commodities trader Glencore has posted a 50% rise in first-half profit and says it sees potential opportunities emerging from the current market turbulence.
Implats stays confident on Zimbabwe
Impala Platinum CEO David Brown remains confident over the future of the group's Zimplats operations, which could transform Impala's future if all goes to plan.
Shabangu condems Hawks raid
Mining Minister Susan Shabangu has described the raid on her department and the State Law Advisers' offices by the Hawks last month as "highly irregular".
Earnings growth drives Implats dividend
Impala Platinum has rewarded shareholders with a 46% increase in its total dividend, in line with headline earnings growth of 41%.
Transnet won’t be carved up, says CEO
Stripping Transnet of its rail infrastructure assets will be "disastrous', while the notion was sending the wrong message to bondholders, says CEO Brian Molefe.