SA’s plunge as mining destination ‘no surprise’ – law firm Mining Weekly | JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South Africa’s deterioration as an attractive mining investment destination should come as no surprise, said Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr corporate and commercial practice director Allan Reid on Friday. | Mini...
Steel manufacturer increases interest in supplying Africa Mining Weekly | Steel infrastructure manu- facturer and distributor Structa Group says its presence at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba will improve the company’s position as a significant player in Africa’s mining and mineral beneficiation ind...
SA will have to pick sides in Iranian stand-off Independent online It probably doesn’t matter much that South Africa has, during its stints on the UN Security Council, backed all sorts of dodgy dictators such as the late Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi or Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe. | South Africa m...
South Africa mooted as platinum industry’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Mining Weekly | South Africa’s unique opportunity in platinum-related development is beckoning. There is growing conviction that South Africa could and should become the first mover in creating a kind of ‘Platinum Valley’ that emulates the great ...
Analysis: Agriculture in a changing environment IRINnews JOHANNESBURG, 24 January 2012 (IRIN) - Agriculture has been seen both as a cause and victim of global warming at the UN climate change talks over the past few years - something that has thwarted efforts to attract the investment it needs, s...
Analysis: Agriculture - cause and victim IRINnews Photo: Jaspreet Kindra/IRINCows release huge amounts of warming methane every yearJOHANNESBURG, 24 January 2012 (IRIN) - Agriculture has been seen both as a cause and victim of global warming at the UN climate change talks over the past few years - s...
Universal seeks advice as South Africa attracts interest The Australian | UNIVERSAL Coal may appoint a financial adviser after being approached by companies seeking to invest in its South Africa coking coal project. | Universal Coal said interest in the Berenice-Cygnus project from a number of steel companies may prompt ...
Illegal strike slows Implats production Mining Weekly | JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Platinum miner Impala Platinum (Implats) was losing 3 000 oz/d of production at its Rustenburg operations owing to an illegal strike, said spokesperson Alice Lourens. | The work stoppage, which entered its se...
Higher education in 2012: a global perspective The Guardian | In the last of our predictions series, we ask HE leaders in the US, Australia, India and South Africa to share what trends and issues could have the most impact on the sector Where will the road ahead lead for HE sectors across the world? Photograp...
Chinese manufacturing data boosts FTSE The Guardian | Strong chinese manufacturing data boosted shares on the first day of trading in 2012, as a deathly quiet hush descended on the corporate world. | The Chinese manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for December showed a rise in activity, the index recording 50.3 against a figure of 49 in November. | That was enough to boost the big miners listed...
