Zimbabwe foot-changing leaves policy stranded
Zimbabwe recently delayed 15% levy on unbeneficiated platinum - the latest example of policy confusion and foot-changing in southern African country.
I will make tough calls: AngloGold’s Venkat
His demerger voted down, AngloGold's Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, has the job of reinventing the SA assets, a task that means winning over unions.
Can a carbon tax still fly as SA mining sinks?
The SA mining sector has warned that implementing a carbon tax next year with heap further pressure on an ailing sector yet, for now, government is unmoved.
Exxaro’s Nkosi confident BEE will be resolved
Exxaro Resources's Sipho Nkosi said his firm would continue to develop its BEE even if the courts decide in favour of once-empowered, always empowered.
Marooned mines legislation needs urgent attention
The Minerals & Petroleum Resources Development Act is marooned somewhere in the parliamentary process. When will the South African government save it.
Who the hell wants to be in platinum?
Managing a platinum firm today is no easy task but Northam Platinum CEO, Paul Dunne, claims to have been relishing the challenge.
Gone South
Notwithstanding the pessimism in the mining market, demergers of non-core assets generally work well - as should be the case for South32.
Gemfields dancing a merry jig
Gemfields is a rare beacon of light and hope when it comes to fortunes in the global mining sector with sales for coloured gemstones on the rise.
Backdrop to gold wage talks shows pressures
The backdrop to this year's round of wage negotiations in the gold sector demonstrate just why it'll be so difficult to arrive at a quick and painless solution.
Zambia U-turn makes mountain of investment
If Africa's mineral rich continents need a lesson of how not to tackle regulatory change in their mining sectors, look no further than Zambia.