A big player in the South African supply chain and logistics field acquired a 55% stake in one of the largest Zambian trucking companies - a move that will lead to many business opportunities in the mining sector in East Africa.

Shell confident that government is gaining a better understanding of the technology behind fracking and the advantages it can offer industry.

Hatch is currently working on a project for producer and marketer of concentrated phosphate and potash, Mosaic Potash, in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Global steel demand could be affected by China's current growth phase and the Eurozone's debt crisis.