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10 February 2012
                       
 
 
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20 Jan 2012
 
 
Entirely Avoidable
REAL ECONOMY: RIGHTS DISPUTE
Given the amount of reputational damage done to South Africa as a result of the Sishen mineral rights dispute, Judge Raymond Zondo’s assessment that the “matter could have been handled better...
 
 
04 Jan 2011
 
Carbon tax could earn govt R82,5bn a year
CARBON TAX
The South African government stood to collect some R82,5-billion a year in additional revenue from carbon tax, if a price of R165/t of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) was assumed.
 
 
18 Aug 2010
 
Cosatu calls for unwinding of Mittal's R9,1bn BEE deal, steel nationalisation
BLACK EMPOWERMENT
South Africa's influential Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has added its weight to a call by one of its affiliates for government to intervene to reverse "seriously embarrassing"...
 
 
 
 
Daily podcast - August 18, 2010
PODCAST
In today's podcast, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says that SA's minerals legislation will be overhauled; the WWF reports that 50% of SA's electricity generation could come from...
 
 
Minister in ‘major overhaul' of ‘ambiguous' mine laws, ‘licence-tracking' to go public
LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT
South Africa's "ambiguous" minerals legislation would be subjected to a "major overhaul" and issues relating to Kumba Iron Ore, ArcelorMittal South Africa and platinum miner Lonmin would be dealt...
 
 
13 May 2010
 
Polity – News this Week
NEWS
A roundup of news this week.
 
 
29 Mar 2010
 
Shabangu moves to avoid repeat of iron-ore right controversy
MINERAL RESOURCES
South Africa's Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu has moved quickly to avoid a repeat of the Sishen iron-ore right controversy.
 
 
12 Mar 2010
 
State should seize iron-ore initiative and move debate into developmental realm
REAL ECONOMY: CORPORATE DISPUTE
Without question, there is very little sympathy out there for ArcelorMittal South Africa in its fight to hold on to a favourable 25-year iron-ore arrangement with Sishen Iron Ore Company (SIOC)....
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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