Eskom Optimum suit may be a long shot
Eskom may have to take its place in the queue of creditors should business rescue proceedings at Optimum Coal Holdings and the mine fail.
Harmony investors to sanction life-saving deal?
Whilst we wait for South African gold shares to pull out of their headlong dive, let's speculate on what might be going on at Harmony Gold.
Harmony value typical of crazy SA gold shares
The valuations of Harmony Gold and Pan African don't seem to stack up and while that's par for the course in SA's gold sector, it makes for intriguing possibilities.
Recapitalise Eskom if you want to save jobs
An Eskom tariff and above inflation wages will break South Africa's gold industry. So why wasn't this point made at MIGDETT which is all about saving jobs?
Questioning Total/Exxaro BEE is bizarre
It makes no sense why South Africa's mines minister, Ngoako Ramatlhodi, should bring into question the empowerment credentials of a coal deal between Total and Exxaro.
Amplats sales weigh as Anglo nears D-Day
With D-Day approaching for Anglo American Platinum on its restructuring plans, there's just no easy way to divest of non-core assets.
Molefe coal claim out of touch with reality
Not for the first time, Eskom's interim CEO, Brian Molefe, has proved himself completely out of touch with the utility's problems, writes Brendan Ryan.
Pembani, Anglo coal deal on the cards?
Pembani's Phuthuma Nhleko missed Anglo American's December board meeting - which is no big deal unless, of course, a case can be made for a potential deal.
Ramatlhodi, SA miners step back from the brink
Faced with a potentially disastrous impasse, mines minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi and his industry put the mining charter to legal test.
Charter audit an opportunity for Ramatlhodi
The mining charter audit, progress of which will be announced on March 31, is a opportunity for mines minister, Ngoako Ramalthodi to show true leadership.