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The EFF forges on with the invasion of unoccupied land

Article Sapa - 18 Jan 2015

The EFF announces its land occupation programme, calling for the invasion of unoccupied land across the country.

Former JSE chief tears into ‘racist’ Malema, ANCYL

Article bogdan TagDiv - 18 Oct 2012

Former JSE chief executive Russel Loubser has delivered a scathing attack on Julius Malema and the ANC Youth League, calling them racist and greedy.

Nationalisation back-and-forth damages the economy

Article bogdan TagDiv - 5 Jul 2012

As the ANC debates the merits of nationalisation, investors are losing their appetite for the local mining market.

Mine seizures not a given

Article Lynley Donnelly - 5 Jul 2012

The call for strategic - as opposed to wholesale - nationalisation following the ANC's policy conference last week will face many hurdles.

Phosa: We (still) won’t nationalise

Article Sapa - 23 May 2012

ANC treasurer general Mathews Phosa has moved to assure the international community that the ANC doesn't intend changing policy on nationalisation.

Gloves off as union heads for elections

Article Matuma Letsoalo Author - 11 May 2012

A qualified audit is playing into the hands of a mineworkers' union faction vying for control.

ANC youth in KZN expected to back nationalisation

Article Charles Molele - 10 May 2012

Party structures in KwaZulu-Natal have joined their peers in Limpopo in their endorsement of nationalisation.

Malema’s great ideological irony

Article Ebrahim Fakir - 27 Jan 2012

Economic freedom implies unconstrained markets and less state intervention, not more.

Nationalism, not nationalisation

Article Kevin Davie - 2 Dec 2011

The ANC is pondering a windfall tax as a less risky way to maximise benefits from minerals, writes <b>Kevin Davie</b>.

Malema stands firm on mineral wealth distribution

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Oct 2011

Julius Malema has urged hundreds of Bantu Bonke township residents not to vacate the mineral rich land they occupy should anyone want them to move.

Ramaphosa: Mines ‘not transforming as agreed’

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Aug 2011

Business leaders must bear part of the blame for a call to nationalise South Africa's mines, according to Cyril Ramaphosa.

A foregone conclusion, says Cosatu

Article bogdan TagDiv - 5 Aug 2011

A senior Cosatu economist has warned business that nationalisation will take place in SA and the only outstanding issue is how it will be implemented.

A Lula Continua, Zweli

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Jul 2011

Brazil offers economic policy lessons for South Africa but not in the manner proposed by Malema or Vavi.

Business ‘could be more involved’ in nationalisation debate

Article Natasha Marrian - 21 Jun 2011

Business could have been more "proactive" in the debate around nationalisation of the country's mines and banks, says Business Leadership SA.

Shooting the messenger won’t help

Article Richard Calland - 11 Oct 2010

The 'liberal' media isn't responsible for any of our social ills and attacking it won't solve them.

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