BEE’s gaming problem, not racism, is driving a backlash
AT the Nedbank Top Empowerment Conference in Sandton last month, trade, industry & competition minister Parks Tau addressed the criticism that broad-based BEE (BBBEE)...
When it comes to gold, look past the obvious
EVERYBODY is asking me about gold. Specifically, why isn’t gold running higher? It started the year at $4,300 and went on a mad rush...
Why Pan African has outshone its golden rivals
TO paraphrase Warren Buffett, superior long-term wealth is often built by owning the goose that lays the golden eggs, rather than the golden egg...
Afrimat is a victim of failed industrial policy in SA
AFRIMAT is one of those companies that is surviving despite the chaos of industrial policy. But how long can these companies remain afloat?
Afrimat’s recently...
Comrade Gwede, BEE isn’t worth the scrap paper it was written...
THE mining industry is waiting apprehensively for the chairperson of the African National Cosa Nostra and sometimes minerals and petroleum Minister, Comrade Gwede, to...
Can SA take Govt’s $121bn trains strategy seriously?
LATE last month, South Africa's department of transport released for public comment its draft national master plan to revitalise, modernise and expand South Africa's...
Will BHP really bet on South African mining again?
SOUTH African mining is at one of those rare moments when its trajectory could tilt either way. There is talk of hope and renewal,...
Transnet reform critical if SA wants role in SADC metals flow
THE century-old Benguela railway is back in business. Running from the copper belt of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through Zambia to Angola's...
Ferrochrome: Eskom opts for less revenue than none at all
ESKOM has opted for less revenue from South Africa's ferrochrome producers rather than no revenue at all. For a company that now generates more...
Policy failures blight South Africa’s mineral wealth
THE Fraser Institute’s 2025 Annual Survey of Mining Companies, a global dipstick of investor sentiments towards mining jurisdictions, has once again highlighted South Africa’s...