Glencore Xstrata could irk authorities over merger plans

But Glencore and Xstrata executives maintain that they are merely consolidating their business.

Which way for Botswana coal?

Choosing the route of a new railway is a tough and imminent decision the government faces.

Botswana seeks to exploit its coal reserves

Botswana will lift a moratorium on new prospecting licences for coal in a bid to optimise benefits from its 212-billion tonnes of coal reserves.

State-owned mine shuts amid controversy

A partly state-owned coal mine in Mpumalanga was forced to close down two months ago due to community violence.

Coal strike threatens power supply

The coal strike currently under way will threaten the immediate ability to provide electricity, say the unions and state power company Eskom.

Mapungubwe listing under threat

Mapungubwe National Park's listing as a World Heritage Site hangs in the balance, writes Fiona Macleod.

Eskom in costly rights bungle

Eskom has to negotiate for coal from a mine to which it once owned the mineral rights.

The water is mine

Half of South Africa’s coal resources lie under the Waterberg region and mines are gearing up to move in.

A giant coal mine

Lynley Donnelly reports so many prospecting concessions have been granted there are fears Mpumalanga will become ...

Digging for mining licences

In environmentally sensitive areas politically connected companies seek to cash in on the country’s coal resources, writes Yolandi Groenewald.

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