- 25 Jan 2013 00:00 - Lisa Steyn
- Eskom's sudden withdrawal of an objection to Glencore's merger with Xstrata, since coming to an agreement with the company, has puzzled observers.
- 23 Jan 2013 07:17 - Reuters
- The Competition Tribunal has given the green light to the proposed takeover of global miner Xstrata by commodities trader Glencore.
- 18 Jan 2013 15:50 - Lisa Steyn
- Eskom has withdrawn its intervention in the multi-billion dollar merger between resource companies Glencore and Xstrata.
- 28 Dec 2012 11:43 - Reuters
- Unions and management at Glencore's Zambian copper mine have agreed on a 10% wage hike for 2013, a union official said on Friday.
- 11 Dec 2012 10:59 - Reuters
- A hearing by SA's competition tribunal on commodities trader Glencore's takeover of miner Xstrata has been postponed until next month, the court said.
- 07 Dec 2012 13:12 - Rupert Neate
- Neighbours of Glencore boss Ivan Glasenberg feel uneasy about the bounty they have received.
- 19 Oct 2012 11:08 - Lloyd Gedye
- The mooted merger between commodities trader Glencore and mining company Xstrata is likely to face few regulatory hurdles in South Africa.
- 14 Sep 2012 11:24 - Simon Goodley
- But the to and fro unsettles potential investors in the mining and commodity giant.
- 10 Sep 2012 16:07 - Sophie Sassard, Clara Ferreira-Marques,
- Commodities trader Glencore has laid out what it says is a final $36-billion takeover offer for Xstrata, warning it would not improve the terms again.
- 07 Sep 2012 12:47 - Emma Farge, Clara Ferreira-Marques,
- Commodity trader Glencore has raised its offer for miner Xstrata to salvage a bid, now worth about $37-billion.
- 05 Sep 2012 14:00 - Andre Lehmann
- The blockbuster merger commodity giants Glencore and Xstrata is in jeopardy as key shareholder Qatar threatens to block the union in a vote on Friday.
- 11 Jul 2012 16:26 - Clara Ferreira-Marques
- Xstrata says shareholders will vote on September 7 on the miner's planned $26-billion takeover by Glencore.
- 10 Apr 2012 08:48 - Staff Reporter
- Ivan Glasenberg and Mick Davis are expected to begin global tour to coax shareholders into accepting their proposed £23-billion merger deal.
- 23 Mar 2012 00:00 - Sharda Naidoo
- Governments has a right to be paid its due by companies but excessive demands will scare off investors, says Cyril Ramaphosa and Ivan Glasenberg.
- 06 Mar 2012 11:29 - Staff Reporter
- Zambia's environmental agency has shut down a treatment plant belonging to Mopani Copper Mines after it violated pollution regulations.
- 05 Mar 2012 11:47 - Staff Reporter
- Glencore has brushed aside worries over Xstrata investors, sticking to its guns on what it called a "fair" deal for the companies' merger.
- 10 Feb 2012 00:00 - Comment
- Xstrata and Glencore to go ahead with merger.
- 10 Feb 2012 00:00 - Staff Reporter
- But Glencore and Xstrata executives maintain that they are merely consolidating their business.
- 07 Feb 2012 10:41 - Staff Reporter
- Commodities trader Glencore has reached agreement with Swiss mining group Xstrata on a merger that would create a global group worth $90-billion.
- 02 Dec 2011 00:00 - Kevin Davie
- The ANC is pondering a windfall tax as a less risky way to maximise benefits from minerals, writes Kevin Davie.
