Eskom itching to start nuclear programme
Eskom has responded to claims that it isn’t doing enough to plan for South Africa’s
nuclear energy requirements, as set down in Government policy.
Hope at Beatrix as Gold Fields issues ultimatum
Striking workers have started to return to Gold Fields’ Beatrix mine in the Free State,
the company says, recording attendance levels in excess of 80% at some shafts.
Police move in to end Sishen occupation
The occupation of Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen mine by some 120 striking workers has
come to an end, the company says.
Everyone in platinum ‘is now making money’
There’s a short-term benefit flowing through to the platinum sector, ironically owing
to the undoubtedly long-term negatives attached to the strike action.
Gold One closes Ezulwini for 30 days
Gold One International says it will close its Ezulwini mine for at least a month, citing
the rise in intimidation and tension within the mining sector as reason.
Gold wage talks fail, retrenchments likely
Striking mineworkers and their employers in the gold sector are seemingly further
apart than ever as formal wage discussions collapse.
Shabangu tells ANC to drop nationalisation
Mining Minister Susan Shabangu has warned the ANC to axe nationalisation once and
for all at its Mangaung conference if it wants to save the economy.
De Beers registers $750m in October sight
De Beers’ marketing arm, the Diamond Trading Company, is estimated to have sold
$750m in rough diamonds, the best sight of the year so far.
Tshipi mines its first manganese ore
Tshipi e Ntle Manganese says it has mined its first manganese at the new Borwa
mine in the Northern Cape.
Presidential summit to discuss strike wave
President Jacob Zuma has summoned business, labour and civil society leaders to a
meeting on Friday in a bid to find solutions to the current wave of violent strikes,
reports BDLive.