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Gold Fields says strike ends, all workers safe

Gold Fields, the world's fourth-largest gold producer, on Friday confirmed that the illegal strike at its Beatrix mine near Welkom in the Free State had been called off and that all 1 300 mine workers had been safely returned to surface. Andrew ...

From SHERILEE BRIDGE, Mail & Guardian Online,  6 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Gold Fields Ltd.

Stratton won't return to SA, denies bribing Selebi

Australian businessman John Stratton is fighting South Africa's plans to have him extradited in connection with the murder of mining magnate Brett Kebble. Currently living in Perth, Stratton is wanted by the Scorpions as an alleged co-conspirator in the ...

From SHERILEE BRIDGE, Mail & Guardian Online,  3 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Brett Kebble,  Bill Clinton

Eskom tariff decision quietly postponed

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has quietly postponed its final decision on Eskom's application for a 53% tariff hike to June 18. By Thursday the regulator had not yet posted notice of the change in its decision date on its website, ...

From SHERILEE BRIDGE, Mail & Guardian Online,  30 May 2008

Mitsubishi mulls Pebble Bed investment

Japanese engineering and heavy machinery maker Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is reportedly considering a ¥10-billion (R746,5-million) investment in South Africa's Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR). The investment would buy the Japanese company a stake ...

From SHERILEE BRIDGE, Mail & Guardian Online,  27 May 2008
Related Topics: Toshiba

Sasol shareholders okay R25,9bn BEE deal

Petrochemicals giant Sasol on Friday said its shareholders had approved its planned R25,9-billion black economic empowerment (BEE) transaction. The world's largest producer of oil from coal announced its intention to conclude a broad-based BEE ownership ...

From SHERILEE BRIDGE, Mail & Guardian Online,  16 May 2008
Related Topics: Sasol Ltd.

Replacing petrol pumps to take 'several months'

The South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) said the replacement of older petrol pumps, which are unable to reflect a price of more than R9,99, would take several months. Roughly 18 500 petrol pumps, or about 30% of all South Africa's ...

From SHERILEE BRIDGE, Mail & Guardian Online,  6 May 2008
Related Topics: Peter Morgan

Uranium deal to net Harmony R1,9bn

Harmony Gold Mining will receive a foreign-capital injection equivalent to R1,9-billion once all the conditions precedent in the $420-million transaction with the Pamodzi Resources Fund have been fulfilled, Harmony CEO Graham Briggs said on Thursday. A ...

From SHERILEE BRIDGE, Mail & Guardian Online,  17 Apr 2008
Related Topics: AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.,  Gold Fields Ltd.

SACP threatens mass action over Eskom price hikes

The South African Communist Party (SACP) on Friday threatened to "take to the streets" in protest against South African power utility Eskom's proposed electricity hikes. "We will announce in due course a rolling mass-action programme to stop this ...

From SHERILEE BRIDGE, Mail & Guardian Online,  28 Mar 2008

Standard Bank loses $1,2bn Zambian oil-import deal

Zambia has ended negotiations with Standard Bank, Africa's largest bank by assets, to finance a $1,2-billion (R9,7-billion) oil-import deal after the two parties failed to reach agreement. Talks between the Zambian government and Stanbic Bank Zambia, a ...

From SHERILEE BRIDGE, Mail & Guardian Online,  27 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Levy Mwanawasa

Gold, oil continue to climb on dollar slump

Gold added $24,95, or 2,49%, to trade at $1 025,05 by 1.30pm on Monday -- this after rising more than 3% to a record $1 032,60 a troy ounce in overnight trade. Oil prices have also rallied in response to the dollar's weakness overnight with ...

From SHERILEE BRIDGE, Mail & Guardian Online,  17 Mar 2008

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