Environmental destruction and social conflict are plaguing small-scale mining mining operations in Ghana, Afua Hirsch
reports.
But why are politicians so reluctant to admit it and so averse to a neat solution to the eurobond crisis?
The new licence rules appear to render communities powerless to object to new shebeens popping up.
The European Union’s focus on austerity has hit the limits of public acceptance, says the head of the trading bloc’s executive arm.
The Goedgedacht Trust has increased its self-sufficiency by trading in oil and table produce.
Many investors have lost hope that the gold price — which has plummeted to its lowest level in two years — will ever get back to its 2011 mark.
Although it is tempting for social media users to help to solve cases like the Boston bombing, they should leave it to the experts.
With Eskom’s rolling blackouts highly likely this winter, consumers have no choice but to switch off.
Although the appointment of Monwabisi Kalawe as chief executive of SAA has been criticised, industry commentators are cautiously optimistic.
The chicken industry is caught in a quagmire of politics that may soon lead to a price increase of as much as 50% in SA’s favourite source of protein.
Throwing money at problems does not solve all the issues that schools face.
Companies scramble for frequency bands as policy delays halt the fast network roll-out.
Oil major BP is investing R2.5-billion in the upgrade of the Sapref refinery in Durban.
The battle by SA banks for the hearts and wallets of the consumer remains a priority, as financial institutions work to increase their reach.
Welkom’s decay reflects the grim reality facing what was once one of the world’s richest places.
The feud between the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa and Wireless Business Solutions has turned ugly.
Banks and communists seldom go well together.
The Conservative Party leader wielded a famously heavy hand over fiscal policy in the UK, leaving strongly divided opinions of her leadership.
Old Mutual is the first long-term assurance company to achieve level 2 broad-based BEE status and has maintained this status for three years.
The moribund economies of Italy and Japan have to release funds for investment if they are to prosper.
The loss of as much as 75% in advertising volume has spurred retrenchments in the business media.
Portugal is heading towards its second international bailout.
Research forecasts a 12.5% average annual growth in household wealth.
Working together is the only way to effectively reduce costs.
View from the former judge.
But many feel Gauteng’s legislation requiring them to register does not go far enough.
Incentives have come in for criticism but economic benefits outweigh costs, says state.
But the roads agency, flush from its victory in Gauteng, is up against very different odds.
Although Standard Bank got most of the attention for its empowerment deal, its insurance subsidiary, Liberty, formed a critical part of its scheme.
A tale of two companies — one saw generics as the future, the other is playing catch-up.
The late Margaret Thatcher doggedly insisted that privatisation was the only remedy for Britain’s ills.
As the world debates about how safe and cost-effective nuclear power is, Dirk de Vos focuses in on SA and other power source options for the country