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Jobs summit underscores contradictions

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It remains to be seen whether anything good can come from discussions between a compromised government and a divided business community.

Biggest aftershock reserved for energy

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It’s now possible to view the Japanese and European coal markets as growth areas again, with the imports of fossil fuels into Japan to be above normal levels in the near future.

Baleni calls for wage talks restraint

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General secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers Frans Baleni has sketched a sober picture of what workers should expect from oncoming wage negotiations.

Shabangu conquers, but troubles brew at home

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Mines Minister Susan Shabangu is selling SA mining’s future abroad with refreshing honesty - but there’s no escaping the reality of a vexed transformation struggle back home.

Cue cards for Shabangu’s high noon

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Mines Minister Susan Shabangu heads into meetings with North American investors this week keen to hear what she has to say about risk in South African mining. So what should she tell them?

Paying taxes, and then some

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One can easily see how vexed a debate on carbon tax - mooted in the budget speech - may become.

Anglo cautious despite comeback year

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Anglo American posted an excellent performance in its comeback year, but its slightly disappointing dividend just highlights why BHP Billiton is the gorilla in the jungle.

What to make of Shabangu?

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The jury is out over whether Mines Minister Susan Shabangu will be able to instil much-needed confidence in South Africa’s regulatory system.

The house Nogxina built

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Government probably wants Sandile Nogxina, the soon-to-be retired director general of the DMR, to stay on at this delicate point in time.

Flooding may break Grootvlei’s back

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Aurora's Chinese investors may find nothing other than a submerged dump at Grootvlei, one of the Witwatersrand's oldest operating orebodies.