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26 May 2012
                       
 
 
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17 Apr 2012
 
 
 
 
Daily podcast – April 17, 2012
PODCAST
ANC Youth League spokesperson Floyd Shivambu's public criticism of ANC appeals chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa was made in his personal capacity and does not represent the League’s official position,...
 
 
16 Apr 2012
 
Consumers still underpinning SA’s growth, bank shows
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Consumption was continuing trumping production in South Africa, Absa Investments GM Craig Pheiffer said on Monday. Real retail sales grew by 3.9% year-on-year (y/y) in January and manufacturing...
 
 
23 Sep 2011
 
ANC mulls legislation to supersede mining contracts – official
MINERALS LEGISLATION
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) wants to forge an economy in which its natural resources best serve the country, says the head of the party’s task team formed to study a...
 
 
04 Mar 2011
 
CoM says working on lung disease compensation framework reform
HEALTH & SAFETY
The Chamber of Mines (CoM) said on Friday that it had been actively working in tripartite forums to align and reform the statutory framework for occupational lung disease compensation. The CoM,...
 
 
 
 
Radioactive Revenues: Financial Flows between Uranium Mining Companies and African Governments (March 2011)
URANIUM
In 2009, Africa’s share of worldwide uranium mining amounted to 17%, with the vast majority of uranium production taking place four African host states: Niger, Namibia, Malawi and South Africa....
 
 
03 Mar 2011
 
SA court ruling opens door for claims against mines
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
A Constitutional Court ruling on Thursday in favour of a former AngloGold Ashanti worker in an occupational health disease case has opened the door to a litany of legal claims against the mining...
 
 
02 Nov 2010
 
State would have had to cover R67bn deficit if mines were nationalised – Sipho Nkosi
LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
Had the South African mining industry been nationalised, the South African government would have been accountable for the R67-billion post-meltdown deficit that the industry suffered in 2009,...
 
 
20 Oct 2010
 
Africa’s infrastructure deficit creates economic opportunity
INFRASTRUCTURE
Physical infrastructure remains Africa's most significant constraint as far as economic development goes, however, the backlog also represents big investment and business opportunities, head of...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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