Harmony suffers fataility at Masimong
A fall of ground at Harmony Gold's Masimong mine took the life of a miner last night, the gold producer said.
Fitch switches SA outlook to ‘negative’
Ratings agency, Fitch, changed its outlook for South Africa to negative from stable partly owing to the protracted strike in the platinum sector.
Ramaphosa, Mantashe to blame for strike
The Workers and Socialist Party has hit out at former trade unionists for failing to negotiate a living wage for miners in the past.
Resource rents back on agenda
The issue of resource rents and super profits tax raised its head again in meetings by the ANC and the South African Communist Party.
Rand under pressure as problems weigh
Lower mineral output, the threat of load-shedding by Eskom, and a shift in sentiment by emerging market investors could weaken the South African rand.
Diamond demand to grow 4.5% in 2014
Demand for polished gems is forecast to grow 4.5% this year owing to a recovery in the US and buoyant trading conditions in China and India.
Zimbabwe gold miners killed
Seven miners in Zimbabwe's Golden Valley mine were killed when the hoist cage carrying them snapped and fell 80 metres into a pool of water.
Keaton shares up 9% on trading update
Shares in Keaton Energy gained nearly 9% in Johannesburg as the company said in a trading update that its full-year share earnings would be 150% higher.
Cutifani’s Anglo succeeds or is lunch
Paul Gait, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein said Anglo American is either turned around or it will be bought out "in fairly short order".
Platinum producers may mothball mines
South Africa's platinum producers may take the drastic step of mothballing mines in Rustenburg affected by the 20-week strike in the sector.