Anglo American Platinum will resume work at its Rustenburg operations on Tuesday, days after the government launched a crackdown to disarm miners.
SA maize and citrus farmers are setting their sights on Asia as they grapple with increasing competition in Africa and falling demand in Europe.
Should sanctions halt or cut the export of oil from Iran to South Africa, the department of energy says the country would struggle to fill the gap.
Paper maker Sappi says it will be cutting jobs and restructuring its operations to rein in costs and focus on higher margin businesses.
South Africa’s main fuel sector union and employees at state power utility Eskom said on Thursday they had rejected the latest raise offers.
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/ 13 December 2010
More SA farmers expect to receive land offers in Mozambique as they seek to expand across Africa amid uncertainty over land reform at home.
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/ 30 November 2010
SA’s maize prices, which have largely been depressed this year, will remain under pressure in 2011 unless the country secures new export markets.
Thousands of workers at South Africa’s Kumba Iron Ore mine on Monday embarked on a strike for better wages after pay rise talks collapsed.
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/ 27 September 2010
Kumba Iron Ore said on Monday it was willing to hold fresh talks with the National Union of Mineworkers, which plans to a strike next week.
A farmers’ group on Wednesday warned of an exodus of foreign investors from the country’s agriculture sector over land-reform policies.
Eskom and unions have failed to reach an agreement on a wage dispute that could cut power during the World Cup, officials said on Friday.
Africa’s first high speed urban train started operating in Johannesburg on Tuesday, just in time to help World Cup fans bypass traffic congestion.