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Hopefield: Brutal police vs brutalised citizens

National Charlene Roberts - 4 Aug 2020

The small town’s residents, who say they’ve been terrorised by rogue police officers for years, were unsurprised when Reginald Linnerd was found beaten to death in a holding cell

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Jobs at stake as financial losses hit ArcelorMittal

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 30 Jul 2020

South Africa’s steel producer’s earnings dropped in the first quarter of 2020 because of low demand and a lacklustre economy, exacerbated by the Covid-19 lockdown

Why Afrikaner affirmative action was more effective than BEE

Opinion Jantjie Xaba - 29 Jun 2020

The National Party government used a collective effort — social, cultural, linguistic, political and financial — to prop up poor white people

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ArcelorMittal to keep its head above water by cutting more jobs

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 1 Aug 2019

After announcing weak financial results for the first half of 2019, the steel manufacturer is planning to cut more jobs to be able to operate

Midrand’s ‘airpocalypse’ a reality with toxic air

Article Sipho Kings - 19 Jun 2019

The air people breathe in Midrand is often 50 times more toxic than is considered safe

ArcelorMittal facing criminal charges for alleged breach of pollution licence

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Jun 2019

Company is being charged for allegedly operating parts of its giant steel mill, and polluting the air, without permission to do so

Global investors are launching a climate plan to pressure gas emitters

Article Agence France Presse - 12 Dec 2017

The plan will focus on: improving governance on climate change, curbing emissions and strengthening climate-related financial disclosures"

Just how representative is the steel industry, when downstream players suffer?

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Sep 2016

In the wake of further calls to regulate the steel industry, downstream players are sidelined and ArcelorMittal has the loudest say.

US steels itself against SA imports

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Apr 2016

While the local steel industry is seeking tariff protection, its US counterpart is – surprise! – petitioning for anti-dumping duties to be imposed.

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SA’s steel industry on brink of collapse

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Apr 2016

China’s over-supply is putting thousands of South African jobs at risk, but the state has been slow to respond.

Foes unite to keep job crisis at bay

Article Sarah Evans - 21 Aug 2015

The local steel industry is vanishing and about 190 000 people face losing their jobs.

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Steel crisis spurs state into action

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Jul 2015

Falling prices and a global oversupply could trigger import tariffs to protect local producers.

Just admit it, corporate SA: You are killers

Article Sipho Kings - 2 Jul 2015

For too long, industries have been able to operate unchecked, a situation that costs people's lives.

Big business shrugs off health concerns

Article Sipho Kings - 25 Jun 2015

Boipatong struggles to breathe and residents say the steel mill is to blame. But ArcelorMittal says it is not responsible for their health problems.

ArcelorMittal could face action in SA

Article Lloyd Gedye - 30 Nov 2012

Tough talk around ArcelorMittal's French plans has shone a spotlight on its local pricing structure.

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