Nationalisation is dead, until next time
The ANC’s national elective conference in December will bring still less certainty
over right of tenure for the mining industry.
SA govt hell-bent on control of the coal
Of all the minerals the state desires, it's coal that it deems most strategic and most important, hence the changes to the MPRDA and the pressure on exporters.
This scavenger trader likes Julius Malema
Headlines such as "More people want to leave the country because of Julius" make Trader Vic very excited about new opportunities the media's fear of Julius Malema is going to create.
Cutifani is a coup for Anglo, and defensive
Whereas Cynthia Carroll was appointed to change Anglo's DNA, Mark Cutifani is more about strategy implementation, a role his natural restraint will suit.
Eskom also responsible for above-inflation coal hikes
A PROPOSAL by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to benchmark the price of coal Eskom buys from mining companies will add...
SA must source power outside Eskom
Electricity utility Eskom lacks the capacity to grow and other suppliers of power have to be found otherwise South Africa cannot grow, writes Jan de Lange.
Hope for less drastic power price rises
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters has raised hopes with her statement that a new electricity pricing system is being considered.
CoM ups ante against intractable AMCU
Having failed to have AMCU sign the framework agreement, the chamber has now turned to legal means to have the intractable union come in from the cold.
Jury out on Anglo despite Cutifani barnstormer
Anglo American's Mark Cutifani, dazzled when he set down an action plan aimed at resolving the firm's woes. Analysts, however, want to see action more than words.
Motlanthe leads rare chance for AMCU entente
Kgalema Motlanthe, South African deputy president, has a golden opportunity to turn labour strife to entente in a summit meeting with AMCU on Friday.