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.
RBPlat’s Phiri delivers Govt social plan poser
Steve Phiri uses the firm's annual report to pose a subtle question about where private sector social responsibility ends and that of government begins.
Alienating Anglo, BHP compounds Eskom coal cliff
Anglo American and BHP Billiton have given up on the South African domestic coal industry, events that don't make it easier for Eskom to source new coal.
What happened to the ‘spirit of the mining charter’?
In the first years of the mining charter it was common for business and government to speak collaboratively of 'the spirit of the charter'. Those days are long gone.
300-day licence procedure quizzed by attorneys
Attorneys were unsure the Department of Mineral Resources could commit itself to a new, streamlined 300-day mining and prospecting licence application process.