President Jacob Zuma will have to return to court on Wednesday in an attempt to prevent an investigation into his alleged corruption.
Analysts say the infrastructure drive unveiled by President Zuma must be combined with other programmes if it is to succeed in growing SA’s economy.
Nationalisation may be off the table but analysts warn that any changes to the tax regime in the mining sector will also scare away investors.
Protesters opposed to the DRC’s Joseph Kabila are picketing outside the Mining Indaba, calling on investors to eschew the country’s mineral resources.
A climate change consultant at the Mining Indaba says global warming is a ruse to create a global bureaucracy to rule the world with impunity.
Simply listening to his people won’t help, President Zuma must lead us, writes <b>Nickolaus Bauer</b>.
More militant, and a lawyer to boot: Meet the man waiting in the ANC Youth League wings, Julius Malema’s eager young deputy, Ronald Lamola.
While the ANC’s appeals committee has upheld the majority of the ANCYL suspensions, Malema and his co-accused can still present mitigating evidence.
The ANC Youth League says there’s no point in promoting nationalisation at the Mining Indaba because it will be non-negotiable once it becomes policy.
Busa said there is no need for drastic action in the South African economy, but rather encourages government to spend its money better.