Mining Minister Susan Shabangu has put paid to nationalisation at the Mining Indaba, while outlining plans for a tax-heavy resource nationalism.
Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu has argued that Paia prevents access to draft reports, minutes and research of her fracking task team.
Much rests on a court decision on who owns a minority stake in the lucrative mine.
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/ 2 November 2011
The National Union of Mineworkers and Xstrata have reached an agreement on the mining group’s employee share ownership plan.
A key Gupta lieutenant and the deputy president’s girlfriend are drawn into the fray.
The Wild Coast belongs to future generations and should not be mined if its fragile ecosystem will be damaged, said Susan Shabangu.
South Africa’s department of mineral resources will require boards of mining companies to submit reports on health and safety.