Pan African eyes gain from SA’s pain
Upheavels in South Africa’s mining industry will not deter Pan African Resources
from growing its asset portfolio, even though the company claims to have enough on
its plate for now.
ANC mining policy resolution published
The ANC has published its resolution on nationalisation of the mining sector. which
was a contentious subject at the party’s policy conference in June.
Implats chases peace in 4.8% wage hike
On a poor day for South Africa Inc. - with Amplats to dismiss 23,000 employees and
a Moody’s downgrade - Implats said that it would grow its wage bill 4.8% in an
effort to restore peace.
Strike contagion shuts down 40% of SA gold
AngloGold Ashanti confirmed its South African production had been interrupted as
strike action spread, a development that could prove catastrophic and involve
catalysing downsizing.
Amplats ‘serious’ over punitive measures
Anglo American Platinum will go where others are fearing to tread should it carry out
its threat of dismissing workers who continue to disregard a return-to-work
ultimatum.
Amplats extends ultimatum
Striking workers at Anglo American Platinum’s Rustenburg operations are facing the
sack should they not return for duty by Thursday, the company says.
“Perfect storm’ afflicts CoAL’s share price
Strike action, depressed thermal coal prices and corporate uncertainty were the
factors creating a perfect storm in Coal of Africa’s share price, an analyst said.
Scouting for diamonds in the rough
Don’t sell your diamond shares. And definitely don’t sell them if you happened upon
the irrepressibly enthusiastic reports of meteorites holding trillions of carats.
Why Harmony should rethink Golpu options
Harmony Gold will not produce enough gold in South Africa to fund its share of the
$5bn Golpu development costs.
Zimplats accepts $33.8m tax charge
Zimplats has conceded defeat in its battle with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority,
saying that it won’t further contest a revised tax assessment of $33.8m.