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27 May 2012
                       
 
 
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28 Feb 2012
 
 
Too much debt set to remain a global concern for years to come
GLOBAL ECONOMY
It is ‘business unusual’ across the globe as economic parameters are out of the normal range of growth and expectations, economic analyst UBS head of emerging markets research Costa Vayenas...
 
 
15 Jul 2011
 
Seifsa says metal workers strike may end on Monday
STRIKE
The two-week strike by metal and engineering workers might come to an end on Monday as bilateral wage negotiations were concluded late on Thursday with a higher offer on the table. The Steel and...
 
 
06 Jul 2011
 
Copper and Capital Flight: How Corporate Debt Becomes Public Debt
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Capital flight is a significant obstruction to Africa’s development. Each year, the continent loses US$148 billion – four times the amount of foreign aid it receives – in this way. Corporate...
 
 
24 Jun 2011
 
Used goods law to help combat stolen copper cable trade
COPPER CABLE
The Second-Hand Goods Act, No 6 0f 2009, which is expected to be fully implemented on January 1, would include several controlled metals and would regulate dealers to combat trade in stolen goods,...
 
 
19 May 2011
 
Is China’s growing involvement in Africa a boon or bane for the continent’s sustainable development?
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Africa has traditionally been characterised by conflict and underdevelopment, and unfortunately when Cold War scrambling subsided to civil conflict and dictatorship rule, development was only...
 
 
30 Sep 2010
 
Congo minerals ban puts stress on firms, workers
DRC MINING
A ban on mining activity and exports in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo has left millions of dollars' worth of tin ore stuck in the conflict-strewn zone and put thousands of people out of...
 
 
19 Aug 2010
 
Govt finally sets up acid drainage response team
ACID MINE DRAINAGE
A special Ministerial-level task team has been assembled by the South African government to develop a coordinated strategy to deal "urgently" with the issue of acid-water drainage, which some...
 
 
18 Aug 2009
 
DA: Statement by Pieter van Dalen, Democratic Alliance shadow deputy minister of public enterprises, on cablr theft (18/08/2009)
Statements

In response to a parliamentary question by the DA, it has been established that the combined losses incurred at Transnet and Eskom due to copper theft increased by 38.1% in 2008/09 and the...

 
 
 
                       
 
 
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