NUM to call coal sector strike from Sunday
The National Union of Mineworkers would continue negotiating with coal producers but if matters were unchanged a strike would be called on October 4.
AMCU adds sour note to gold sector wage deal
Joy and trepidation for South Africa's gold sector today as unions accept a 13% wage increase except the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union.
Resgen battle takes sinister turn
Resource Generation said shareholders had breached confidentiality agreements by using information aiming to overhaul the board.
SA gold sector edges towards wage deal
Solidarity and UASA may accept the gold sector's latest wage offer and there's talk NUM may follow suit. But what of AMCU?
Resgen $539m deal delivers riposte to critics
Resource Generation has delivered a riposte to shareholders who would oust its board lining up $539m in private Swiss money for the Boikarabelo coal project.
IchorCoal will weigh bidding war for Universal
IchorCoal said its offer for Universal Coal was firm and justified but it may weigh its options in the event a rival offer for the Australians emerges as claimed.
SA’s Altius launches Resgen board ouster
Pressure is heaped on Resource Generation CEO, Paul Jury, who agrees to a general meeting at which the chief topic will be his, and his board's, resignation.
SA nuclear plan outdated and unnecessary
South Africa's plans for 10 Gigawatts of base-load nuclear power was based on a plan drawn up in 2010 when the economy was forecast to grow at higher levels.
Peak gold due by 2020 as exploration slides
The decline in gold exploration successes could mean a peak in gold production by about 2020, according to a recent report.
Glencore savaged as shorts prey on debt fears
Glencore led the way in a dire day's trade for mining stocks with fears about the cost of servicing debt high on the agenda of investors and speculators.