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23 May 2013
                       
 
 
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06 May 2013
 
 
Zimbabwe to consult with miners before imposing election taxes
MINING TAX
Zimbabwe will consult with the mining industry before imposing any new taxes on the sector to help fund elections set for July, the country's mines minister said on Monday. The taxes have been...
 
 
25 Apr 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – April 25, 2013.
PODCAST
The UN Security Council is set to adopt a resolution on Thursday creating a peacekeeping mission in Mali, to take over from French and African forces in the conflict-torn north. The force would be...
 
 
Zimbabwe could tax mining sector to fund July elections
TAXES
Zimbabwe could introduce new taxes on its mining sector to help fund July elections instead of borrowing on the debt markets, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said on Wednesday. Zimbabwe, which is on...
 
 
05 Feb 2013
 
ENS: Statement by Otsile Matlou, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs director and head of mining, avers that the MPRD Amendment Bill will have devastating consequences for South Africa’s mining industry (05/02/2013)
STATEMENT
In the mining industry, where huge capital is required to develop projects and construct mines, the ability of the listed company to raise funds on the stock exchange is crucial. However the...
 
 
10 Dec 2012
 
Business seeks policy certainty and predictability from Mangaung
ECONOMY
Business Unity South Africa (Busa) echoed the sentiments of many individual businesspeople on Monday when it formally appealed for the emergence of policy certainty and predictability at the Africa...
 
 
20 Nov 2012
 
 
 
Daily podcast – November 20, 2012.
PODCAST
South Africa's government-allied mining union has lost up to 20 000 members since the start of 2012, a year marked by painful strikes and loss of life.
 
 
01 Nov 2012
 
Amplats to transfer 51% of Zimbabwe mine to locals
EMPOWERMENT
Anglo American Platinum, the world's largest miner of the metal, has agreed to transfer majority of its Unki mine in Zimbabwe to locals, the firm said on Thursday, following pressure from President...
 
 
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...
 
 
08 Feb 2012
 
ANC mine study seeks new taxes, buries nationalisation
NATIONALISATION
A study submitted to South Africa's ruling ANC to reform its vital mining sector proposes a 50% tax on profits and rejects nationalisation as an "unmitigated disaster" for Africa's largest economy.
 
 
13 Dec 2011
 
 
 
Daily podcast – December 13, 2011
PODCAST
Newly appointed Special Investigating Unit head Willem Heath will know the outcome of an investigation into his comments against former President Thabo Mbeki by the end of the week, Africa, small...
 
 
11 Aug 2011
 
 
 
Daily podcast – August 11, 2011
PODCAST
South Africa could shed nearly half a million jobs in the next 18 months, says JSE-listed Adcorp, as it reported a third consecutive month of job losses in July. South African business is engaging...
 
 
10 Aug 2011
 
Business engaging with government on climate change
CLIMATE CHANGE
South African business is engaging with government on climate change policy issues in preparation of the seventeenth conference of parties (COP17), which would be held in Durban, in November and...
 
 
20 Oct 2010
 
BEE ownership targets: an ineffective means of transforming SA’s mining industry
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
In September 2010, South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) released a review of the country's so-called Mining Charter, drafted in 2002 with the intention of facilitating the racial...
 
 
03 Oct 2008
 
 
 
Daily podcast – October 3, 2008
Multimedia
In today's podcast: Sasol will have to deposit the full 318-million euro amount that it has been fined by the European Commission for its leadership role in a paraffin-wax cartel within three...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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