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Mining companies are losing patience as licensing system delays and policy uncertainty threaten South Africa’s revival…
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Africa has turned the screw on its gold miners. Just ask Gold Fields
Gold Fields is one of a number of mining companies to feel the pinch as resource nationalism resurges in Africa’s gold sector…
Motsepe’s ARC ruled not liable for breach in Pula dispute
ARC has won a legal battle against Pula in South Africa, but it’s unclear if that ruling will have bearing on a case between…
Eskom’s tightrope: jobs vs chrome revenue
Unless South Africa’s ferrochrome producers get price relief from Eskom, as many as 2,400 jobs may be at risk…
From millstone to option value: how South Africa has changed for Anglo
An improved performance by Transnet could catalyse the expansion potential of the manganese and iron ore mineral fields Anglo has stakes in…
Anglo’s diamond migraine
The state of the market and specialist nature of the business make sale of the diamond producer more difficult…
Life after Rio: Glencore’s solace lies in DRC copper deal
After Rio’s rejection, Glencore’s $9bn US-backed deal for a 40% stake in its DRC copper-cobalt mines offers a new growth path…
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What place do alternative investments — including private equity, private credit and hedge funds — have in South Africa’s future?
A discussion between Rob Rose, and Reginald Labuschagne, head of…
Point break for the gold price
A frenzied gold rally in January has long since cooled,…
Lewis: debt, with a side of furniture
Lewis’s market-beating success is powered as much by credit as…
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South Africa needs to be careful that it doesn't repel…
