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26 May 2013
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African countries must learn infrastructure lessons from each other
URBANISATION
Although Africa has learned many lessons from the UK and the US regarding infrastructure development, it was important for countries on the continent to learn from each other, as they shared many...
 
 
Progress being made on new labour deal for Medupi, Kusile
POWER PROJECTS
Progress is being made on the overhaul of the problematic project labour agreement (PLA) at the Medupi and Kusile power-station sites, in Lephalale and Emalahleni respectively, with Eskom still...
 
 
AMCU, Lonmin talks reach deadlock, formal arbitration to start
PLATINUM
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) and platinum miner Lonmin on Thursday again failed to reach agreement on a new recognition agreement and the matter has now been...
 
 
Provinces spend 92% of capital budgets
PROVINCIAL SPENDING
South Africa's provinces have spent R28.4-billion, or 92.2%, of their R30.8-billion capital budgets in the 2012/13 financial year – an increase of 9.1% on the previous financial year, the...
 
 
Zuma warns on mining unrest
MINING UNREST
Continuing wildcat strikes and tension in the mining industry could impoverish South Africa, President Jacob Zuma warned on Thursday. "If the workers demand higher wages and that becomes a point of...
 
 
Repo rate held steady at 5%
ECONOMY
South Africa's Reserve Bank left its repo rate unchanged as expected at 5% on Thursday, citing concerns about the inflationary impact of a lower rand exchange rate against a weakening economic...
 
 
Biodiversity guideline a ‘step in the right direction’ – panel
MINING & THE ENVIRONMENT
The latest environmental guideline report aimed at the mining industry has been welcomed as a first step in starting the process of finding the delicate balance between mining economically and...
 
 
Side-stream beneficiation needs more recognition
BENEFICIATION
Side-stream beneficiation required more recognition in South Africa, with much of the focus having been on defining downstream beneficiation, Chamber of Mines (CoM) senior executive Roger Baxter...
 
 
 
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