Mick Davis speculated to be Rio Tinto’s preferred new chairman
MICK Davis, the former CEO of Xstrata and more recently appointed head of Britain's Conservative Party, could be heading to Rio Tinto, according to...
Glencore to keep Joburg listing after opting to cut Hong Kong
GLENCORE, the Swiss headquartered mining and marketing group, would retain its Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) listing, said the Financial Times.
The group, which today reported...
Agarwal seeking joint ventures between Vedanta and Anglo
VEDANTA chairman, Anil Agarwal, would not seek a seat on the board of Anglo American, the UK-listed mining group in which he has invested...
DTI’s Rob Davies assisted Zwane in drafting Mining Charter 3
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), led by its minister, Rob Davies, was instrumental in assisting mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane, in the controversial...
Zuma defends Mining Charter as an action that cannot cause harm
SOUTH African president, Jacob Zuma, lauded the redraft of the country's Mining Charter saying it was necessary to "ignite" the economy and bring change...
Ngubane departure presages latest musical chairs at Eskom
BEN Ngubane has resigned as chairman of Eskom, said BusinessLive citing an announcement by Public Enterprises minister, Lynne Brown on Monday evening.
Ngubane's departure from...
High Court supports DA, EFF in blocking Molefe Eskom return
SOUTH Africa's High Court (Pretoria) has granted an order brought by political parties, the Democratic Alliance and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) preventing Brian...
#GuptaLeaks point to staggering hijack of SA utility companies
ASTONISHING evidence supported by e-mails provided to investigative units amaBhungane and the Daily Maverick's newly-found Scorpio show how the Gupta family attempted to finance...
NUM had “in depth” talks with DMR on mining charter
THE National Union of Mineworkers had "in depth stakeholder engagement" with South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) regarding the impending mining charter redraft,...
Molefe pleads innocence in Parliament as coal deals sent to SIU
COAL supply deals signed by Eskom more than 10 years ago would be referred to a special investigating unit, said Businesslive citing the comments...