Amplats to resume operations as police get tough on miners

Anglo American Platinum will resume work at its Rustenburg operations on Tuesday, days after the government launched a crackdown to disarm miners.

South Africa's maize farmers look east

SA maize and citrus farmers are setting their sights on Asia as they grapple with increasing competition in Africa and falling demand in Europe.

Political turmoil pushes Illovo out of Mali sugar project

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.

Oil import cuts from Iran poses problems for SA

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.