Zim withdraws controversial mining Bill

Zimbabwe's new inclusive government has withdrawn from Parliament the country's controversial mining Bill.

De Beers cuts workforce by 4 700 this year

Diamond Giant De Beers has cut its global workforce by 23%, or 4 700 positions, this year so far.

Lonmin suspends all opencast operations

Lonmin on Tuesday said it planned to suspend all its opencast operations from the end of this year as it scales back on unprofitable ounces.

Gold Fields says strike ends, all workers safe

Gold Fields, the world's fourth-largest gold producer, on Friday confirmed that the illegal strike at its Beatrix mine near Welkom in the Free State had been called off.

Stratton won't return to SA, denies bribing Selebi

Australian businessman John Stratton is fighting South Africa's plans to have him extradited in connection with the murder of mining magnate Brett Kebble. Currently living in Perth, Stratton is wanted by the Scorpions as an alleged co-conspirator in the brutal murder of mining magnate Brett Kebble in September 2005.

Eskom tariff decision quietly postponed

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has quietly postponed its final decision on Eskom's application for a 53% tariff hike to June 18. By Thursday the regulator had not yet posted notice of the change in its decision date on its website, despite the conclusion of this week's public hearings into the proposed tariff increases.
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