TFR shifting coal at record tempo
Transnet Freight Rail was consistently upping its game, Transnet Group CEO, Brian Molefe has said with weekly rates topping 1.6 million tonnes.
Gordhan takes stock of SA’s mining woes
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has given a frank assessment of why SA's mining sector has failed to keep up with its peers in attracting new investment in recent years.
IMF encourages Ghana to up mining revenue
Ghana has to look at options to increase tax revenues from its mining sector, says the International Monetary Fund.
NUM, Xstrata agree to end dispute within days
The National Union of Mineworkers says it has agreed with Xstrata to resolve within 7 days a dispute over an employee share ownership programme.
Gordhan aims for primary balance by 2015
South Africa will see its budget deficit widen a touch this year to support a weak recovery, but aims to constrain expenditure and keep debt in check.
Xstrata, Num stand-off continue
Xstrata says it had met with the National Union of Mineworkers in a bid to end a strike at its coal and alloys operations, but the talks were unsuccessful.
Shabangu to mediate in Xstrata dispute
The Minister of Mineral Resources, Susan Shabangu, is to help resolve a dispute between the National Union of Mineworkers and Xstrata.
Sata’s shake-up ‘for the better’
A leading Zambian legal expert says mining firms have little cause for panic over the policies of Zambia’s President Michael Sata, saying these steps will help to stamp out corruption.
Tanzanian mining stumbles through 2011
Tanzania's mining sector grew only slowly this year due to uncertainty over government policies and a prolonged energy crisis, says a mining official.
Zambia suspends issuance of mining licences
Zambia has suspended the issuance of new mining licences to root out potential corruption and "clean up" the process, says its mines minister.