Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel has urged mining investors to see South Africa as an attractive place for foreign investment.
The state has determined that coal will be declared a strategic mineral, boosting Eskom’s efforts to secure a steady supply to run its power stations.
Union membership is declining, but public servants are swelling the federation’s ranks.
The World Bank has welcomed the proposal by Brics nations – inclusing South Africa – to explore establishing a Brics development bank.
The Chinese model of state-led development has garnered wide support from a number of African governments, but it comes with governance-related risks.
Complex and varied factors are at play behind the unrest in the Cape farmlands, writes Lynley Donnelly.
Eskom faced heavy fire from business and civil society on the first day of public hearings on its application for electricity tariff increases.
Despite renewed support for a tax on mining superprofits, from the ANC’s elective conference, the implementation of the proposal has far to go.
The move by SAA to secure R550-million to cover operations during the festive season was unsurprising given the financial difficulties it has faced.
Mark Cutifani, head of AngloGold Ashanti will replace outgoing chief executive Cynthia Carroll at the helm of mining giant AngloAmerican.