Anglo American Platinum will resume work at its Rustenburg operations on Tuesday, days after the government launched a crackdown to disarm miners.
SA maize and citrus farmers are setting their sights on Asia as they grapple with increasing competition in Africa and falling demand in Europe.
South Africa’s Illovo Sugar has pulled out of a R2.6-billion sugar project in Mali, largely due to political risk and funding difficulties.
Should sanctions halt or cut the export of oil from Iran to South Africa, the department of energy says the country would struggle to fill the gap.
Paper maker Sappi says it will be cutting jobs and restructuring its operations to rein in costs and focus on higher margin businesses.
Eskom has increased its wage offer to unions, in a bid to prevent a prolonged strike that could cut power and bring disaster to the economy.
South Africa’s main fuel sector union and employees at state power utility Eskom said on Thursday they had rejected the latest raise offers.
SA’s genetically modified crop area for the 2010/11 season rose 6% but perceptions make it hard for other African countries to adopt the practice.
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/ 13 December 2010
More SA farmers expect to receive land offers in Mozambique as they seek to expand across Africa amid uncertainty over land reform at home.
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/ 30 November 2010
SA’s maize prices, which have largely been depressed this year, will remain under pressure in 2011 unless the country secures new export markets.