Implats no closer to certainty on Zim
Zimbabwe’s Saviour Kasukuwere called Impala Platinum’s indigenisation offer
on Zimplats a "win-win’, but there’s no evidence the South Africans have
reason to celebrate.
Wesizwe, not lost in translation
For now, the strategy of Wesizwe Platinum’s Jianke Gao is to improve
communication with shareholders and find a means to derisk the company.
Amcu built presence on NUM failures
The Associated Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) saw its gap when
the NUM ignored the effect of departed platinum unionist, Archie Palane.
Pamodzi JPL deny blame for illegal-miner deaths
The Joint Provisional Liquidators say the accident occurred beyond the
Grootvlei property, raising the question as to where responsibility ultimately
lies.
Govt bungling of water crisis is worst ever
Instead of adopting the solution to polluted mines water of foreign-owned
Western Utilities Corporation, Government will be forced to implement more
expensive and temporary solutions of its own.
Implats blow-up requires careful introspection
The relationship between unions, labour and employers needs careful review
following the events at Impala Platinum’s Rustenburg mine.
Platinum market may swing into deficit
There would be a 300,000 oz swing in platinum supply which could spell good
news for the platinum price, even if South African platinum companies are
struggling to benefit from it.
Exxaro ponders iron ore consolidation
Exxaro may not get 100% of African Iron when its offer extension expires next
week, but this will surely clear the path to some much-needed consolidation of the
west Africa region.
Implats burns as NUM loses hold on members
The National Union of Mineworkers stands to lose the most in a strike that may spread
to other parts of South Africa’s platinum industry.
Anglo, Codelco fight gets down to nitty-gritty
Relations between Anglo American and Codelco look close to breaking down
completely as the companies wrangle over the details of last year’s failed
negotiations.