Brown receives outstanding information on Eskom’s relationship with Gupta-linked Trillian

Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has received answers from Eskom to outstanding questions about its relationship with Trillian, a Gupta-linked company, her office said on Wednesday.... 

South African companies to seek mining opportunities in China

The minister of trade and industry, Rob Davies, said on Friday that China has agreed to support South Africa and Africa’s initiatives of industrialisation and mineral beneficiation as the country... 

NUM to be friend of court in Chamber’s interdict against Mining Charter’s implementation

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday that it will be approaching the North Gauteng High Court as an intervening party, or friend of the court, in the court interdict by the... 

Moody’s praises South African miners’ restructuring initiatives

Moody’s Investor Relations on Tuesday praised the restructuring initiatives made by South African gold and platinum group metals (PGM) miners in a bid to protect the sustainability and... 

Amplats worker dies after chemical incident at refinery

An Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) employee has died from his injuries after suffering chemical burns in an accident at the company’s Precious Metals Refinery (PMR) in Rustenburg. Amplats said... 

SA out of recession but growth far from NDP ambitions

The South African economy is out of recession at the moment, owing to a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 2.5% in the second quarter of 2017, StatsSA announced on Tuesday. “Let’s go straight... 

Zwane launches investigation into deadly Kusasalethu mining accident

Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has instructed that no stone should be left unturned in getting to the cause of the accident which claimed the lives of five mine workers at Harmony... 

Mogadishu requests 'urgent military assistance' over uranium mining claims

Somalia’s government has made an urgent request for “immediate military assistance” from the United States to prevent Islamist militants Al Shabaab from supplying uranium to Iran. In a letter,... 

Zwane calls for turning point after Kusasalethu mine deaths

Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane said on Friday that the Kusasalethu mine incident where five mineworkers lost their lives should be a “turning point” in the health and safety of the... 

Zwane to receive Kusasalethu mine seismic incident report

Harmony Gold management is on Friday, expected to brief Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane on the seismic incident a week ago, which killed five mineworkers at it’s Kusasalethu mine near... 

Kusasalethu mine fatalities: Chamber of Mines extends condolences

The Chamber of Mines on Tuesday extended its “heartfelt sympathies” to the families, friends, and colleagues of the three employees who died in a fall of ground accident at Harmony’s Kusasalethu... 

Zwane must be called to answer to MPs about Guptas 'now'

African National Congress (ANC) MPs on Wednesday resolved to call Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane to explain his relationship with the Gupta family “now”. Parliament’s House Chair Cedric... 

DMR welcomes sale of Tegeta to Swiss-based company

The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has welcomed the sale of Tegeta Exploration and Resources by Gupta-owned Oakbay Investments to a foreign-owned company for close to R3-billion. This comes... 

Parliamentary State capture probe hits first hurdle

The investigation into State capture by Parliament’s portfolio committee on public enterprises on Wednesday hit its first hurdle as it was confirmed to members that the legislature would not pay... 

Outa lays corruption charges against former Eskom board director

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has laid a criminal complaint with the police against former Eskom director, Mark Pamensky. Outa chief operating officer Ben Theron on Tuesday said the... 

Mngxitama and BLF found guilty of contempt of court

The South Gauteng High Court on Tuesday handed a three-month jail sentence to Black First-Land First (BLF), Andile Mngxitama, for violating a court interdict that prevented him and his party from... 

#ZumaVote: We can’t be led by people who don’t understand deficit, says BLSA

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) chief executive, Bonang Mohale, came down hard against President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday, saying that business was in support of his removal from power because... 

Samwu to march on Midvaal Municipality

The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) has said that it would be marching to the Midvaal Municipal offices, south of Johannesburg, on Thursday in protest against working conditions and... 

Zuma salutes SA women

A day after surviving a no-confidence motion in Parliament President Jacob Zuma received a rousing welcome on Wednesday at the National Women’s Day commemoration event in Galeshewe, Kimberley in... 

NUM to march against AngloGold Ashanti’s planned retrenchments

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is set to embark on a protest march to AngloGold Ashanti’s head office in downtown Johannesburg on Saturday. NUM spokesperson, Livhuwani Mammburu, said the... 

Reserve Bank governor warns of deeper recession

South African Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago warned on Tuesday that the country’s economic recession could deepen unless there was policy certainty on mining and agriculture, the two... 

Marikana lawyers, government mull compensation

Discussions to compensate Marikana mineworkers are continuing with the State, their lawyer said on Monday. “We are busy in discussions with the State in relation to quantifying our claims. The... 

Eskom CFO Anoj Singh placed on special leave

Eskom’s chief financial officer Anoj Singh was placed on special leave on Thursday, amid mounting allegations of improper financial dealings by the power utility with companies in the Gupta... 

Reject the Mining Charter, urges Phosa

African National Congress (ANC) presidential hopeful, Mathews Phosa, has rubbished the recently revised Mining Charter as a document crafted by “corrupt politicians who colluded with illegal... 

Four bodies retrieved from North West mine

Rescuers have retrieved bodies of four mine workers trapped underground during a seismic accident at Tau Lekoa mine in Orkney, North West. The incident happened over the weekend. 

Vavi urges Rustenburg mineworkers to join Numsa

South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi on Sunday urged mineworkers in Rustenburg to join the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa).... 

Hawks nab Zama Zamas at Harmony Gold’s Kusasalethu mine

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (Hawks) said on Thursday that they had arrested six men aged between 24 and 35 years for corruption, illegal dealing in precious metals, possession... 

Namibia to establish mining and marine institutes at the coast

The University of Namibia (UNam) plans to establish marine engineering and mining training institutions at the coast. The School of Marine Engineering and Maritime Studies will be established in... 

Zwane meets with AngloGold Ashanti after retrenchments announcement

Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane on Friday instructed the Minerals and Petroleum Board to verify whether the information provided by Anglo Gold Ashanti that it plans to retrench over 8... 

Zwane confident courts will find in favour of new Mining Charter

Minister of Mineral Resources Mosebenzi Zwane said on Tuesday that he had noted the actions taken by the Chamber of Mines in applying for an urgent interdict on the 2017 Mining Charter, adding that... 

Zuma backs Zwane on new Mining Charter

President Jacob Zuma on Thursday threw his weight behind the controversial revised Mining Charter published by Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane. “Yes, I believe firstly, the minister gave... 

New Mining Charter a catalyst for more inclusive economy, says Zwane

Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has said the controversial 2017 Mining Charter gazetted last week was meant to be a catalyst that provides practical expression to the country’s goal of a... 

MPs to include State capture in Molefe probe

Parliament’s portfolio committee on public enterprises on Wednesday resolved to devote August to an in-depth probe of the circumstances surrounding Brian Molefe’s re-appointment to the helm of... 

Chamber of Mines meets ANC over Mining Charter

The Chamber of Mines said on Tuesday, that a group of its office bearers met a delegation from the African National Congress (ANC) led by secretary general Gwede Mantashe, at the Chamber’s request,... 

Brown accused of exaggerating renewable energy prices

Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown and the Department of Energy were accused on Tuesday of exaggerating the price of renewable energy to win public support for Eskom’s contested nuclear... 

Gigaba announces ministerial meeting on economy, says fiscal consolidation will stay

President Jacob Zuma has called a meeting of key ministers in a fortnight to devise a strategy to spur the South African economy out of recession, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Thursday.... 

#MiningCharter: Chamber of Mines concerned about capital flight

Chamber of Mines president Mxolisi Mgojo said on Thursday, that the mining industry was concerned about the new mining laws contained in the Reviewed Mining Charter, saying that these laws may... 

Num welcomes Mining Charter, but says it wanted higher black ownership targets

The National Union of Mineworkers (Num) on Friday said while it welcomed the reviewed Mining Charter gazetted this week, the goverment-set targets for black ownership of the country’s mineral... 

Eskom confirms tariff application, says necessary for financial sustainability

Eskom should achieve financial sustainability in seven years, but that was conditional on the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) agreeing to tariff increases of some 20%, the... 

Lily mine secures funding and will resume search in September

The search for the remains of three Lily Gold Mine workers — who were trapped underground in Barberton in Mpumalanga in February last year, when a lamp-room container they were working in fell into...