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Why can’t SA take leaf out of Zambia’s reform book?

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ZAMBIA is on the up. You can see it when you drive from the Kenneth Kaunda Airport, a stark and overpriced reminder of the...

Mineworker lot can be improved in 2015

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TEBA's Graham Herbert sets out some of the initiatives that will improve the lot mineworkers, and why we can be optimistic about the labour market in 2015.

COVID-19 pandemic may give fresh impetus to just transition in SA’s...

On South Africa’s energy landscape, a vision is taking shape – to not just a move away from burning coal for power, but to do...

South Africa’s energy storage opportunity lies in the value chain

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IN a year when African economies are battling to stay on course due to a global pandemic, it has become urgent for South Africa...

Zwane licence freeze is not in the national interest, and unlawful

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ON 19 July 2017, the South African Minister of Mineral Resources published a notice in the Government Gazette inviting interested parties to make submissions...

Why SA’s mining law grants special privileges to China

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I READ with interest, a comment by the Chinese delegation to BRICS, that South African Government procurement processes and BEE, are seen as an...

Asset valuation disputes rarely best settled through legal means

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LEGAL disputes over the value of mineral projects and mining companies are difficult to win conclusively, suggesting that a new approach in contracts is...

Test for AMCU’s ‘A Team’ as platinum dispute moves ominously towards...

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THE requirement for unions to run a secret ballot requiring majority support before declaring a strike recently became law in South Africa. The secret ballot...

African governments need to act together on energy transition or risk...

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AS the global market continues to pivot toward a low-carbon economy, African governments can no longer afford to ignore the energy transition. The shifting...

ANC will be a battleground over policy and prosecutions in 2021

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A TOUGH political and economic year lies ahead. Perhaps in the forefront of the questions is how the balance of power between the state...