Black mine boss rips into Mantashe’s ‘contaminated pen’
A mine owner has scored a legal blow against Mantashe, with the court suspending government’s decision to cancel his mining right…
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Falling off BHP’s dance card makes ‘zero difference’ to Anglo
Reports that BHP has cooled on the prospect of buying Anglo American make no difference to Anglo’s strategy, says CEO Duncan Wanblad…
Trump digs in: How the Cape Town Mining Indaba unearthed global shifts
Two big global trends emerged from this week’s mining indaba: geopolitical realignment and the shape-shifting commodity supercycle…
How Stilfontein spiralled out of control
There are many issues feeding into the humanitarian crisis at the North West mine. But there’s no doubt the state’s iron-fist response made things…
Zama zamas: The brutal face of state failure
If you don’t fix the systemic issues that allow illegal mining – and criminality – to flourish, the battle is lost…
The exchange … with Raubex CEO Felicia Msiza
Once wholly associated with roadworks, Raubex is now active in housing construction, solar and wind farms, materials handling, contract mining and chrome ore extraction…
Zama zamas’ new target: South Africa’s farms?
Two weeks ago, Ali van Wyk wrote a piece for Vrye Weekblad: “Let’s Go for a Ride: South Africa’s Growing Kidnapping Plague”. His account…
The great Anglo American semigration
There was a lighter moment at the Joburg Mining Indaba last week that was deeply illustrative of the angst in South Africa over Anglo…
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Is the organisation being drafted in to help fix the…
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A revenue tax to become BEE compliant and score tenders…
Can SuperRand hang onto its hero year?
The rand’s gains are largely a story of dollar weakness,…
